I could not believe what I saw!

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Our cable system as part of its own channels has two local sports channels like ESPN and ESPN2, they are both HD channels, and with a 46 inch HD screen I do not miss much, .

When the Kansas State-Michigan football game went to half time I switched over to BCSN1 which was showing a delayed broadcast of the 3rd place game in a local H.S.'s boys' VAR holiday tournament. One school was a Div. IV (smallest schools in Ohio) and the other school was a Class C (2nd smallest schools in Michigan).

I wasn't too happy with the positioning of whoever was in the C and T positions: C never went deeper than the top of the key and whoever was in the T barely went past the Division Line by 3 or 4 feet (half the time you couldn't see the T in the screen).


Now for the Play: A1 is dribbling toward his basket from the C's Side of the FT Lane. While A1 is still dribbling the ball, B2 (remember B2's number) pushes A3 (remember A3's number) in the back (The L makes the call.). B2's contact with A3 sends A3 into A1 who has stopped his dribble after B2's foul and A1 starts to release the ball when A3 slams into him. The Ball goes through the basket.

Now for the Ruling: The L scores the basket, ! Reports the foul was committed by B3 (did you remember B2 and A3's numbers), , !! And awards A1 one FT, , , !!! Which he makes.

MTD, Sr.