Inbounds Ball-ball-ball shouting by defender

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Flimflam

I believe

While I respect your beliefs, they are of no importance in officiating.

The play you describe is legal and you need to set your beliefs (on this play) aside or not officiate.

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

While I respect your beliefs, they are of no importance in officiating.

The play you describe is legal and you need to set your beliefs (on this play) aside or not officiate.

1 - Welcome to the forum, Flimflam.

AND

2 - Always listen to Bob!

[HokiePaul]

I completely agree with the majority here--this is legal and should be ignored by the official.

However, interesting that if that player were to be shouting 1, 2, 3, instead of ball, ball, ball ... the majority on this forum (not me) seem to suddenly have a different opinion.
https://forum.officiating.com/basket...-annoying.html

[jTheUmp]

The difference is that one of them can be seen as making disparaging comments about the officiating, and the other is just someone saying "ball, ball, ball".

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by HokiePaul

I completely agree with the majority here--this is legal and should be ignored by the official.

However, interesting that if that player were to be shouting 1, 2, 3, instead of ball, ball, ball ... the majority on this forum (not me) seem to suddenly have a different opinion.
https://forum.officiating.com/basket...-annoying.html

Funny, I was thinking the exact same thing.

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

The difference is that one of them can be seen as making disparaging comments about the officiating, and the other is just someone saying "ball, ball, ball".

The times that I have seen this, the defender is in no way making disparaging comments about the officiating, but rather trying to get into the head of the opponent, similar to the bench or fans counting down the end of the quarter when there is still 15 seconds left. Would you still disallow it if you can confirm, with certainty, that it isn't directed at us?

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by frezer11

The times that I have seen this, the defender is in no way making disparaging comments about the officiating, but rather trying to get into the head of the opponent, similar to the bench or fans counting down the end of the quarter when there is still 15 seconds left. Would you still disallow it if you can confirm, with certainty, that it isn't directed at us?

I would only disallow it if I could confirm, with certainty, that it is directed at us. I'm looking for a reason not to make a call in this situation, and I won't unless I am convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the action is unsporting in nature.

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by frezer11

Funny, I was thinking the exact same thing.

The times that I have seen this, the defender is in no way making disparaging comments about the officiating, but rather trying to get into the head of the opponent, similar to the bench or fans counting down the end of the quarter when there is still 15 seconds left. Would you still disallow it if you can confirm, with certainty, that it isn't directed at us?

The differences between yelling "ball, ball, ball" and shouting 1, 2, 3 are:

1) The latter is sometimes directed at the officials to suggest that the official's count is not fast enough and to speed it up in their favor. This is trying to gain an advantage not intended by rule and can also distract the official from doing our job and administering the rules.

2) I will not allow players to try to officiate. Audibly counting a violation is mimicking and manipulating an officials visual count. I will not allow players in my game to continue other attempts at audible officiating either. Such as continually yelling "foul, travel, 3 seconds, etc.

3) As for trying to get into the head of other players. Doing so verbally is not something that players get a lot of rope with at the NFHS and NCAA level. And that goes for benches too. If players want to focus on verbal attempts to get in their opponents heads they should be in the stands with the rest of the fans. To me yelling "ball, ball, ball" is something that players are coached to do any time the ball is "dead" in a players hands to communicate to teamates. Even on an inbound where there may be some effort to "get in a players" head, its not something that's disrupts the game or mimics officiating so its not an issue.

[Mark Padgett]

If the kid guarding the inbounder is yelling "BALL BALL BALL", just turn to him and say, "Yes, it is a ball. You're very observant."

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Lcubed48

1 - Welcome to the forum, Flimflam.

AND

2 - Always listen to Bob!

This, exactly.

[BatteryPowered]

I had this happen one time in a boy's varsity game. Defender deflected the inbound attempt OOB again so we have another inbound attempt a few feet away. Before I could give the ball to the inbounder he looked at me and asked "Did a girl's game break out and someone forget to tell me?" I really had to fight not laughing but the defender kept quiet after the question.