NCAA Tournament and Precision Timing

Originally Posted by Rich

It's not for stopping the clock for a held ball, though.

It can be. Just because there is a specific signal to stop the clock for a held ball does not mean we need to use that signal.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by AremRed

It can be. Just because there is a specific signal to stop the clock for a held ball does not mean we need to use that signal.

I could do the hokey pokey to stop the clock, too. It would be just as wrong to do so on a held ball as raising an open hand.

Originally Posted by Rich

I could do the hokey pokey to stop the clock, too.

That might work, assuming you whistle too

[Rich]

Originally Posted by AremRed

That might work, assuming you whistle too

I prefer the Joey Crawford shuffle.

Originally Posted by Rich

I prefer the Joey Crawford shuffle.

You mean this?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by AremRed

You mean this?

Not specifically, although that GIF makes me laugh every time I see it.

You have to watch him work a game to appreciate it. He tends to shuffle his way from place to place.

Originally Posted by Rich

Not specifically, although that GIF makes me laugh every time I see it.

You have to watch him work a game to appreciate it. He tends to shuffle his way from place to place.

Glad I could make you laugh

I made some officiating image macros (pictures with funny text) a few months ago....has anyone ever made a thread for them?

[constable]

Originally Posted by Rich1

The open hand is for violations, the closed hand for fouls. A jump ball is neither which is why we simply signal it as a jump ball.

Our practice around here is to blow the whistle and take several steps toward the action (moving in to prevent continued jostling about) before giving the jump ball signal. This gives us a few seconds to see if our partners have something different.

If your partners have something different then you figure it out. If I have a held ball and my partner has a foul, figured out which came first.

[constable]

Originally Posted by AremRed

It can be. Just because there is a specific signal to stop the clock for a held ball does not mean we need to use that signal.

I am going to disagree here. Signals are part of the rule book. It states that a fist is to be used for a foul, a palm for a violation or other timeout, and the held ball signal to stop the clock for a held ball.

It is pretty clear.