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Old Fri Jul 18, 2014, 01:35pm
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What I find unusual about it is that it's no more the official's job to chase basketballs than it is the players. I'm stunned that an assigner would put that on the officials, actually.
Maybe they've been watching too much NBA, where the officials do chase the ball for multi-millionaire athletes.
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Old Fri Jul 18, 2014, 03:33pm
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Maybe they've been watching too much NBA, where the officials do chase the ball for multi-millionaire athletes.
What? Those fans sitting in the thousand dollar courtside seats aren't allowed to keep the balls that end up in their laps?
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Old Fri Jul 18, 2014, 04:02pm
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Maybe they've been watching too much NBA, where the officials do chase the ball for multi-millionaire athletes.
Nobody chases anything in the NBA. The ball ends up back on the court.
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Old Fri Jul 18, 2014, 08:54pm
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Nobody chases anything in the NBA. The ball ends up back on the court.
It's like sorcery.
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Old Fri Jul 18, 2014, 09:24pm
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Nobody chases anything in the NBA. The ball ends up back on the court.
Not sure if you are being sarcastic. NBA refs often chase the ball down to speed up play. Happens a couple times a game.
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Old Fri Aug 01, 2014, 01:25pm
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