Question from Fanboy site

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Actually, quite the contrary. The question is whether even the most civil of objections from the stands leads to kicked calls.

I took it as asking whether a civil objection from the stands could in fact reduce kicked calls.

And I contend that the only possible in-game impacts of even the most civil objections are either neutral or negative (I don't mean by grudge, I mean because an official is either distracted or flustered.)

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

..... occasionally a "fan spouting rule terminology" would give me a "hey, maybe I have the rule wrong" reaction. I wouldn't let it change my actions in the current game, of course......

Why not? Anybody can make a mistake. If you realize the mistake in time to correct it, what difference does it make where the information came from.


Example: You're about to shoot free throws, when a voice from the stands yells, "That was a team control foul, you morons!" Oops, he's right. We are morons. White team OOB.