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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Announcers treating the game as though it’s an And-1 ... others commenting on calls ... doing play-by-play during the action ... I told him to stop and he said no one had complained about it all season, which I can believe.

I've had this (above) exactly once in thirty-two years, with no other problems in almost a thousand of high school games. What's wrong with, "East Oshkosh basket by Joey Smith. Assist from Johnny Jones", after a score?

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I've had this (above) exactly once in thirty-two years, with no other problems in almost a thousand of high school games. What's wrong with, "East Oshkosh basket by Joey Smith. Assist from Johnny Jones", after a score?

Billy, what you’re describing will be the test case and I don’t see anything wrong with it. It would seem if a school’s game management has a question about “Basket by X, assist from Y, Team Z leads 32-22” those in charge should give a call to Indianapolis to find out exactly what’s allowed.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I've had this (above) exactly once in thirty-two years, with no other problems in almost a thousand of high school games. What's wrong with, "East Oshkosh basket by Joey Smith. Assist from Johnny Jones", after a score?

Nothing to my mind.

What's wrong (imho) is:
"East Oshkosh with the ball, Johnny Smith dribbling up the floor, passes to James Jones who's double teamed, passes to Bill Baxter who's wide open in the corner - THREE!!!!!!!"

Those announcers who think they are on the radio (whose listeners can't see the action) are annoying.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

"East Oshkosh with the ball, Johnny Smith dribbling up the floor, passes to James Jones who's double teamed, passes to Bill Baxter who's wide open in the corner - THREE!!!!!!!"

How about, "Oh no. How could she miss that free throw"?

The play by play bothered me the entire first half. I was only the umpire and the referee decided, at halftime, to just leave it alone. Until we heard this (above), and then he shut it down as fast as he could run to the table. We both followed up with phone calls to our assigner, who agreed with us and said that he would contact the athletic director the next morning and back us both up.

[APG]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I've had this (above) exactly once in thirty-two years, with no other problems in almost a thousand of high school games. What's wrong with, "East Oshkosh basket by Joey Smith. Assist from Johnny Jones", after a score?

I agree with others...nothing. If I were to have that in my game, I wouldn't even bat an eye.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by APG

I agree with others...nothing. If I were to have that in my game, I wouldn't even bat an eye.

I probably would not be that aware that even took place.

Peace

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Decades and decades ago, I had the PA announcer removed from a women's Div. I game because he would announce who committed the foul before either my partner or I even had reported the foul to the Table. The problem was this: He would do this whenever there was a foul was committed in the "paint" where there would be a group of players and he would always be wrong. The Head Coaches would listen to him and then get upset with my partner or me when we would report a different player. I told him to wait until we had reported the foul but he told me he could do whatever he wanted. To make matters worse we knew each other personally because he was the PA announcer at the Univ. of Miami's Mark Light Field. Needless to say, I did not lose any sleep over it.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Centuries and centuries ago, I had the PA announcer removed from a women's Div. I game because he would announce who committed the foul before either my partner or I even had reported the foul to the table.

Same problem in a high school game. I didn't have announcer removed, I just asked him to delay the announcement for few seconds until I reported the foul.

Hey Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.: Why didn't you just take the megaphone away from him.