CA Open Championship (Boys)

[Rich]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

You know, there was this college game a few years back where this guy named Chris Weber was playing with these other 4 really good players from Michigan, and wouldn't you know it, he tried to call a timeout thingy when they didn't have any timeout thingys left.

Good thing for him the refs just chose to ignore his request, cause it was just too good of a game to end with...wait. What? The refs did give him the timeout? And called a T??????

Why those dirty basturds. I bet they got run out of town and never worked another big college game in their...what??? They did???

Never mind.

This would be a really easy decision for me on the floor. Like I've said to others, this isn't football, where we're expected to ignore the request.

[mutantducky]

yes but there was 11 seconds to go in the C-Webb game. I said if there had been more time then then it would have likely been granted.
In this situation, it was off a miss, a player without the ball. And pretty much everyone else thinking the time had run out. Maybe one second to go.
My point is, if the refs had seen the TO request, the right thing to do was to ignore it and let the game be rather than a horrible ending which that would have been.

[APG]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

My point is, if the refs had seen the TO request, the right thing to do was to ignore it and let the game be rather than a horrible ending which that would have been.

An ending made "horrible" due to a player's/coach's mental mistake.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

... the right thing to do was to ignore it ...

[rockyroad]

some people just don't get it...

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

yes but there was 11 seconds to go in the C-Webb game. I said if there had been more time then then it would have likely been granted.
In this situation, it was off a miss, a player without the ball. And pretty much everyone else thinking the time had run out. Maybe one second to go.
My point is, if the refs had seen the TO request, the right thing to do was to ignore it and let the game be rather than a horrible ending which that would have been.

Please post the CIF Section in which you officiate so that they can be contacted and told that you are in need of additional training.

[The_Rookie]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

My point is, if the refs had seen the TO request, the right thing to do was to ignore it and let the game be rather than a horrible ending which that would have been.

Simply stated..as officials, we get into trouble when we don't understand the rules or misapply them or blow them off. Many decisions that we make are necessary but unpopular..that is called courage and it is part of what makes a great official...

[mutantducky]

I would never grant a TO with one second to go in a highly contested game, one of the best in the nation, if it meant the game would end like that.
btw, those were three highly regarded refs. None of them called it (assuming they had seen it)

[MechanicGuy]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

I would never grant a TO with one second to go in a highly contested game, one of the best in the nation, if it meant the game would end like that.
btw, those were three highly regarded refs. None of them called it (assuming they had seen it)

This is an embarrassment.

What other rules do you selectively ignore?

If a kid travels on a game winning half court shot do you let it go so the game doesn't end like that?

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

I would never grant a TO with one second to go in a highly contested game, one of the best in the nation, if it meant the game would end like that.
btw, those were three highly regarded refs. None of them called it (assuming they had seen it)

Hmm, let's see, what happens when we assume? . . .

[IUgrad92]

It almost does look like the new lead ignores the White player trying to call timeout. New L maintains his focus to the new back court the entire time. If he truly didn't see the player calling a timeout (that went initially from the paint area all the way out to the 3 point arc with time still running), I have no idea what else he may have been looking at.