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Old Mon Jun 17, 2013, 06:25pm
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A player chasing a basketball rarely turns his head to see if the official is giving some kind of signal.
Sometimes they'll (offense, or defense) take a peek out of the corner of their eye to see if the official is counting for a closely guarded situation.
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Most times the tip signal is given immediately as information to whomever is looking.
I think this signal is for the coaches. If a coach is expecting a back-court violation, the tip signal given by one or even two officials lets him know why no call is being made.
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Old Tue Jun 18, 2013, 01:19am
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I think this signal is for the coaches. If a coach is expecting a back-court violation, the tip signal given by one or even two officials lets him know why no call is being made.
That could always have been done after it is picked up.
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Old Sat Jun 22, 2013, 12:35am
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Shouldn't they have to play based on what they see and hear instead of looking to us for information?
Bingo.
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