Block/Charge/No Call? (Video)

[jpgc99]

Originally Posted by Adam

Yeah, that was as hard to watch as the missed taunting technical.

The C has his eyes glued to the ball during the entire video. While I agree with an earlier post that his poor position likely involved a missed rotation, the reason for the missed rotation is ball watching.

Watch his head... He follows the ball the entire clip. This causes him to be terribly out of position to begin and also causes him to miss a very easy and necessary T at the end. At first I thought he saw the taunt and that's why he came sprinting in from half court, but now I'm thinking he just really wanted to get the ball back. He doesn't go to the players and doesn't appear to say anything to diffuse the situation, so it seems he just wanted to hustle in and get the ball.

[jpgc99]

One more point... The taunt is definitely the worst miss in the clip and should have been seen by both the L and the C. I explained why I think the C missed it, but the L really should har been the first to pick it up. He has a foul, successful dunk, and players on the floor. In the context of the game situation he HAS to take those players all the way to the floor. If he would have done this he would have seen the setup for the taunt and should have stayed even longer to let the entire play finish. Instead he races out to report the foul and leaves the players alone with no eyes on them.

Somebody has to get that taunt, and it was missed badly by both the C and T primarily because of positioning and mechanics.

[APG]

The slot and the lead should have been racing to see who could get the T first.

The taunting was already over by the time the C was trying to corral the ball. He missed the T by not being at the FTLE and watching the players, not chasing the ball. Lead is most culpable here IMO.

[mutantducky]

If there was a taunt, and I'm not sure that there was(yes it does look it was) then it should have been the lead. That's tough because you are going for the foul motions, but in that situation I'd want the calling ref to see the outcome and wait around a bit more. The lead had the best angle to see if there was a taunt. I can't fault the center ref for not calling it.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

If there was a taunt, and I'm not sure that there was(yes it does look it was) then it should have been the lead. That's tough because you are going for the foul motions, but in that situation I'd want the calling ref to see the outcome and wait around a bit more. The lead had the best angle to see if there was a taunt. I can't fault the center ref for not calling it.

I don't know what you mean by the bolded part, but when I have a foul and any amount of players on the floor as a result, I do not leave the scene of the crime until one of my partners comes in. I stand there with a raised fist observing the subsequent action.

When I am the closest non-calling official, I sprint in and let my partner know I have it and he can go report.

Originally Posted by mutantducky

If there was a taunt, and I'm not sure that there was

What the hell do you think the player was doing then?