Forget the Birddog

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

It's happening so much in this tournament that its impossible to miss. Not sure it's necessarily a bad thing. Just know I don't do it at the fed level. The mechanic is in the officials handbook, though.

That is why I was surprised that Adam was surprised. It happens multiple times a game.

Peace

[Multiple Sports]

I'm sure there is a referee in the NW corner of Conn. who birddogs on every call, of course while wearing his pants with the belt loops.......

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

I'm sure there is a referee in the NW corner of Conn. who birddogs on every call, of course while wearing his pants with the belt loops.

Wrong little corner. Connecticuters who live in the northwest corner of Connecticut don't call it the northwest corner of Connecticut, they call it the Northwest Hills.

Originally Posted by zebraman

I see them do it a lot when the foul is in crowd and they want to show which one they called it on.

That's the way we do it here in my little corner of Connecticut, we meaning those of us who wear beltless slacks, and those of us who wear black belted slacks.

[constable]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

I'm sure there is a referee in the NW corner of Conn. who birddogs on every call, of course while wearing his pants with the belt loops.......

Either that or they could be doing a FIBA game which requires a birddog on every call...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is why I was surprised that Adam was surprised. It happens multiple times a game.

Peace

Like i said, I hadn't had a chance to watch much this year. This was the first full game I've seen all year, to be frank. It's just been too busy. I remember someone bringing it up here before, but I hadn't seen it.

I can't see how it's helpful, either. Not that often. IMHO, of course, from the cheap seats.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

Like i said, I hadn't had a chance to watch much this year. This was the first full game I've seen all year, to be frank. It's just been too busy. I remember someone bringing it up here before, but I hadn't seen it.

I can't see how it's helpful, either. Not that often. IMHO, of course, from the cheap seats.

It was more obvious in the tournament. I am not ripping you for it, just pointing out that it happens a lot. It explains why you have not seen it with what you have been not watching.

But I think it is helpful to still "birddog" when multiple players are around the place you called the foul. I know often some players think you call a foul on them until you point out the actual player that fouled.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It was more obvious in the tournament. I am not ripping you for it, just pointing out that it happens a lot. It explains why you have not seen it with what you have been not watching.

But I think it is helpful to still "birddog" when multiple players are around the place you called the foul. I know often some players think you call a foul on them until you point out the actual player that fouled.

Peace

I can understand the occasional birddog. But I didn't like the way it looked when he bent over and practically got in the players' faces. Obviously, what he does works for him, but it came across to me as unnecessarily confrontational when a standard, upright point would have been sufficient.

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by Adam

I can understand the occasional birddog. But I didn't like the way it looked when he bent over and practically got in the players' faces. Obviously, what he does works for him, but it came across to me as unnecessarily confrontational when a standard, upright point would have been sufficient.

Clearly, you haven't seen Scott Thornley work before. The bigger the stage, the more he "enjoys" the spotlight. (I especially liked when he called a foul and imitated the contact on the shooters arm by repeatedly - exactly SIX TIMES - hitting his own arm in demonstrating the foul).

When I found out before the game the crew was Scott Thornley, Doug Shows, and Tony Greene, I made sure to get my popcorn, cold drinks, and my Raisinets so that I could "enjoy the show"!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

Clearly, you haven't seen Scott Thornley work before. The bigger the stage, the more he "enjoys" the spotlight. (I especially liked when he called a foul and imitated the contact on the shooters arm by repeatedly - exactly SIX TIMES - hitting his own arm in demonstrating the foul).

When I found out before the game the crew was Scott Thornley, Doug Shows, and Tony Greene, I made sure to get my popcorn, cold drinks, and my Raisinets so that I could "enjoy the show"!

I don't pay attention to who the officials are. I really couldn't care less. I definitely wouldn't know their tendencies.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Adam

I don't pay attention to who the officials are. I really couldn't care less. I definitely wouldn't know their tendencies.

I can see why you wouldn't be interested in the officials seeing that only 1/3 of the officials came from your third of the country.