what do you call this signal?

[Sharpshooternes]

This is freaking fantastic.
I swear the officials high five each other at the 3:45 mark. Their mechanics and movements are very fluid. I actually like it. They sure don't hang back out of bounds in transition from lead to trail.

at 4:20 the lead is like "yep YOU GOT SWATTED!!! We are going that way son!"

[LRZ]

Is that Norm Drucker? Early NBA refs had personalities: Sid Borgia, Joe Gushue, Mendy Rudolph, Earl Strom, Richie Powers. I've always thought it regrettable that we've been trained to restrain ourselves in the interest of "uniformity."

[mutantducky]

I agree. They all seem bald or short hair, often slicked, with little body fat. The quality seems pretty good actually but I'd like a little more personality. I recognize a few of the under 40's but most of them are just blending together and I can't tell them apart.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by LRZ

Is that Norm Drucker?

Yes, it is. There's a link on his Wikipedia page to a photo of him wearing number 7 (you can see that in the above video) with Wilt and some others in the photo.

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

This is freaking fantastic.
at 4:20 the lead is like "yep YOU GOT SWATTED!!! We are going that way son!"

It's great. He's like oh yea, that way

[mutantducky]

ok....I may get criticized for this but you know I think I'm going to try the following. I see the lead ref is often in the middle of the key. So when they run down he sets himself in the middle. On a two person crew I think this can be a good idea and the ref can simply shift over depending on where the play goes which they are doing in this video.
I've found I haven't been in the post position to see fouls when I'm lead and I'm staying outside the key area. Yes, I can move over but it would be easier to set up in that middle area and then shift back and forth.

[Lcubed48]

A couple of other things that stand out in that video - 1) the collared shirts, and 2) the T administers the FT. I wonder how many members here have never administered a FT from the trail?

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

A couple of other things that stand out in that video - 1) the collared shirts, and 2) the T administers the FT. I wonder how many members here have never administered a FT from the trail?

I called my first season in 1997-98 (before taking a 10 year break for military service), and if I recall correctly, I believe the T still handed the ball to the thrower for the first free throw. I think it was shortly thereafter that the mechanic was changed to "L administers all FTs."

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

I wonder how many members here have never administered a FT from the trail?

http://youtu.be/-cDAqrywsHE

Count me in. With no regard to table side, or opposite table side, always from the shooter's left side.

[Rich]

Here's a game played in 1987-88, which was my first season. Entertaining to watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPFH8vUoD-E

And, FAN-SHAPED BACKBOARD!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGkvzRRzuEI

[Kansas Ref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

http://youtu.be/-cDAqrywsHE

Count me in. With no regard to table side, or opposite table side, always from the shooter's left side.

?what is meant by the "cadillac position" ?
I could venture a guess, but what I come up with is prolly incorrect.
anyone ever used or heard of this terminology?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

?what is meant by the "cadillac position" ?
I could venture a guess, but what I come up with is prolly incorrect.
anyone ever used or heard of this terminology?

Yes, that refers to the mechanics last used in about 1994 or so where the officials would always shift to get lead and trail on a specific side of the lane. This was for 2-person mechanics...not sure what 3-person did at the time.

The lane would be to the right of each official from each official's view. Even if the throwin was such that it would put the officials opposite sides, they would, during a live ball, rotate with the lead crossing the lane to the other side and the trail crossing across the top to get back to the Cadillac position. That rotation was triggered by the trail, IIRC.

I believe there was some thought that, since there were far more right handed players than left handed players, more drives came down the right side of the lane and it put the lead in a better position to see those drives. In the past, perhaps that was the case, but now players at the HS level are more equally adept at driving using either hand to dribble in.