The Worst Error You've ever made reffing a game?

[bigcityballer]

Four games into my officiating career, I missed an offensive player stepping on the baseline. The offensive player made a really nice series of moves to get by the defender. As he plants his feet to go up for the dunk he clearly steps on the baseline. The beaten defender pointed to the spot and yelled he stepped out. BUT I had taken my whistle out of my mouth to say, "Oh, man nice move" and watched the dunk. I knew he stepped out but felt it was too late to call it after he dunked and my stupid comment. At any rate, I quit the association at the weeks end and went back to coaching. I was not missed.

[jeremy341a]

Originally Posted by bigcityballer

Four games into my officiating career, I missed an offensive player stepping on the baseline. The offensive player made a really nice series of moves to get by the defender. As he plants his feet to go up for the dunk he clearly steps on the baseline. The beaten defender pointed to the spot and yelled he stepped out. BUT I had taken my whistle out of my mouth to say, "Oh, man nice move" and watched the dunk. I knew he stepped out but felt it was too late to call it after he dunked and my stupid comment. At any rate, I quit the association at the weeks end and went back to coaching. I was not missed.

You couldn't call it anyways. It was too athletic to penalize.

[OKREF]

This summer at camp, biggest brain fart I've ever had. 3 man mechanics. Free throw late in the game. Shooting team down 1, under 20 seconds left, second free throw. Shooter shoots the shot, runs about five feet in before the shot hits the rim. Makes the shot. I step in call a violation and wave off the bucket. Only problem is I was in the trail position. The "C" said he just missed it. It was so egregious, I just saw it and reacted.

[APG]

Originally Posted by OKREF

This summer at camp, biggest brain fart I've ever had. 3 man mechanics. Free throw late in the game. Shooting team down 1, under 20 seconds left, second free throw. Shooter shoots the shot, runs about five feet in before the shot hits the rim. Makes the shot. I step in call a violation and wave off the bucket. Only problem is I was in the trail position. The "C" said he just missed it. It was so egregious, I just saw it and reacted.

I see nothing wrong with this?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by APG

I see nothing wrong with this?

Neither do I.

MTD, Sr.

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by APG

I see nothing wrong with this?

Well I was at the trail, at around half court. Staffers asked me what I was looking at. If the C didn't get I shouldn't have. They told me we should have gotten together as a crew and came up with an inadvertent whistle. I didn't even realize it wasn't mine until we went down the court.

[APG]

Originally Posted by OKREF

Well I was at the trail, at around half court. Staffers asked me what I was looking at. If the C didn't get I shouldn't have. They told me we should have gotten together as a crew and came up with an inadvertent whistle. I didn't even realize it wasn't mine until we went down the court.

If it's as blatant and obvious as you're making it out to be and you gave the center an opportunity to get it, then I don't see the problem or error in getting this.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by APG

If it's as blatant and obvious as you're making it out to be and you gave the center an opportunity to get it, then I don't see the problem or error in getting this.

Me either. If you hadn't gotten it, they probably would've ripped you for not "saving the crew." And yes, some evaluators are like that.

Originally Posted by OKREF

Well I was at the trail, at around half court. Staffers asked me what I was looking at. If the C didn't get I shouldn't have. They told me we should have gotten together as a crew and came up with an inadvertent whistle. I didn't even realize it wasn't mine until we went down the court.

As I learned recently, there is a lot of "do as I say, not as I do" among camp clinicians. Beware.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by OKREF

If the C didn't get I shouldn't have. They told me we should have gotten together as a crew and came up with an inadvertent whistle.

So, by this reasoning...a crew meeting...followed by a declaration of "inadvertent whistle"..followed by a PLAY ON? All because your partners were asleep? So you pass on the correct call because it's technically the wrong mechanic? What kind of camp was this???

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

So, by this reasoning...a crew meeting...followed by a declaration of "inadvertent whistle"..followed by a PLAY ON? All because your partners were asleep? So you pass on the correct call because it's technically the wrong mechanic? What kind of camp was this???

State association sponsored camp.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by OKREF

Well I was at the trail, at around half court. Staffers asked me what I was looking at. If the C didn't get I shouldn't have. They told me we should have gotten together as a crew and came up with an inadvertent whistle. I didn't even realize it wasn't mine until we went down the court.

That's crazy. So an obvious violation gets ignored b/c of mechanics? From what I've been taught in a 3-man crew the trail is responsible for helping the Lead and Slot with obvious fouls/violations.

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

That's crazy. So an obvious violation gets ignored b/c of mechanics? From what I've been taught in a 3-man crew the trail is responsible for helping the Lead and Slot with obvious fouls/violations.

It was blatant. A player on the bench from the shooters own team, asked me after the game, what I called. I told him and he said yea, I could see that. They told me the trail should never call a violation because he has no responsibilities on the free throw as far as the lane and shooter are concerned.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by OKREF

Well I was at the trail, at around half court. Staffers asked me what I was looking at. If the C didn't get I shouldn't have. They told me we should have gotten together as a crew and came up with an inadvertent whistle. I didn't even realize it wasn't mine until we went down the court.

That's the problem with camps. Staffers are more worried about their damn philosophies than getting the call right!