Had a 1st last night

[Zoochy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Why not just say, "Hold your spots."? That should have stopped them in their tracks. I've heard many other officials say that. I don't know why they say it, they just do. Kind of like saying, "Let it hit the rim", before a free throw.

Jump Ball- What if you say "Hold your spots" and they legally move? Do you call a violation?
Free Throw- What if you say "Don't move until it hits" and they move into the paint area. Or move backwards behind another player? Do you call a violation?

That is why you do not tell them to '"Hold your spots" on a Jump ball.
HokiePaul has a better phrase, "Pick a spot".

[Adam]

I don't say anything. I blow the whistle, step in, and toss the ball after I spit my whistle out.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

I don't say anything. I blow the whistle, step in, and toss the ball after I spit my whistle out.

My long lost twin.

[Eugenia]

This is a tricky one. I believe the no call is correct because in the case study books it states a player can more around the cirlce when more they are at least 3 feet away from the center circle. The coach read the casebook and applied the loop hole...we will probably see this disconnect corrected in future rule books because this is clearly a distraction and a potential safty hazard to everyone on the floor. Wow...good one! Thanks

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Eugenia

This is a tricky one. I believe the no call is correct because in the case study books it states a player can more around the cirlce when more they are at least 3 feet away from the center circle. The coach read the casebook and applied the loop hole...we will probably see this disconnect corrected in future rule books because this is clearly a distraction and a potential safty hazard to everyone on the floor. Wow...good one! Thanks

Why? They didn't violate any rule. Who cares what they do before/during the jump?

It would be a solution in search of a problem.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Eugenia

This is a tricky one. I believe the no call is correct because in the case study books it states a player can more around the cirlce when more they are at least 3 feet away from the center circle. The coach read the casebook and applied the loop hole...we will probably see this disconnect corrected in future rule books because this is clearly a distraction and a potential safty hazard to everyone on the floor. Wow...good one! Thanks

It's not:
1) a loophole
2) a safety hazard

It might be distracting, but it shouldn't be and isn't illegal just because it is.

Teams run a similar play during action and during throw-ins. They have never been discussed (afaik) as being removed from the game.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It's not:
1) a loophole
2) a safety hazard

It might be distracting, but it shouldn't be and isn't illegal just because it is.

Teams run a similar play during action and during throw-ins. They have never been discussed (afaik) as being removed from the game.

If it were, they'd have to outlaw motion offenses too.

[amusedofficial]

I always designate one-syllable colors at the jump and I prefer that the R do it when I don't toss. It is a short confirmation of the colors we are calling and affirming the "call" colors when we start sets them in my addled brain and helps make the nomenclature of the day automatic and the OOB and backcourt calls crisp. But then, I've always considered multi-tasking to be a fad.

[APG]

Originally Posted by Eugenia

This is a tricky one. I believe the no call is correct because in the case study books it states a player can more around the cirlce when more they are at least 3 feet away from the center circle. The coach read the casebook and applied the loop hole...we will probably see this disconnect corrected in future rule books because this is clearly a distraction and a potential safty hazard to everyone on the floor. Wow...good one! Thanks

Loop hole? A loop hole would imply that there is an unintended, unforeseen aspect in the rule that was not thought about. As far a safety hazard, how is this any more of a safety hazard then at any other time when players are constantly in motion?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

Free Throw- What if you say "Don't move until it hits" and they move into the paint area. Or move backwards behind another player? Do you call a violation?

Yes

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

Yes

It's the old hit the backboard first, and then the rim, trick. Oldest trick in the book.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

Jump Ball- What if you say "Hold your spots" and they legally move? Do you call a violation? Free Throw- What if you say "Don't move until it hits" and they move into the paint area. Or move backwards behind another player? Do you call a violation?

I was being sarcastic. We have guys who say things like this, and worse.

[Zoochy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I was being sarcastic. We have guys who say things like this, and worse.

Sorry, I didn't pick up that you were sarcastic.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I was being sarcastic. We have guys who say things like this, and worse.

Boy I am glad you admitted to that because you had be almost have a heart attack.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

Sorry, I didn't pick up that you were sarcastic.

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Boy I am glad you admitted to that because you had be almost have a heart attack.

Maybe I should Skype my posts so that you could hear the tone of my voice, and see my facial expression. I don't do smilies, and good Forum members don't use the blue font method.