mutantducky I calls it awesome 😀 go to the 2.58 mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti2Ncll2K64#t=191
jmwking Reminds me of Lou Bello! A friend of my parents, a good man, and a - well - "dynamic" ref. -jk
JRutledge It is so weird. They did not wait on anything, they just put the ball in play as quick as possible. Peace
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.
OKREF Sharpshooternes wroteThis 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 Lcubed48 wroteA 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 Lcubed48 wroteI 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
[deleted] Welpe wroteSo that's where High Stress Ref got his mechanic from. That was painful to watch. I would post the link but I don't want any of you to have to watch that.
Mark Padgett LRZ wroteIs 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.
WhistlesAndStripes Welpe wroteSo that's where High Stress Ref got his mechanic from. AremRed wroteThat was painful to watch. I would post the link but I don't want any of you to have to watch that. I'll get it: High Stress Ref