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Forum: Basketball Mon Nov 15, 2021, 06:35pm
Replies: 4
Views: 761
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
The hardest technical foul they will call will be...

The hardest technical foul they will call will be the first one. From there, it's all downhill!
Forum: Basketball Sat Dec 08, 2018, 08:47am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,597
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
I expected it to happen too. Fast as lightning,...

I expected it to happen too. Fast as lightning, even.
Forum: Basketball Fri Feb 23, 2018, 06:58pm
Replies: 32
Views: 4,008
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Congratulations Bob, have a great game! I'm...

Congratulations Bob, have a great game! I'm surprised to learn this is your first Finals - it is, I'm sure, well deserved based on everything I have seen you post here.
Forum: Basketball Thu Feb 22, 2018, 01:17pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,473
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Give Pennsylvania a try. Some of us have entire...

Give Pennsylvania a try. Some of us have entire regular seasons like this! :cool:
Forum: Basketball Wed Feb 21, 2018, 08:09am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,037
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Honestly, I see this a handful of times a season....

Honestly, I see this a handful of times a season. Guys get in a hurry and anything outside the routine is a disruptor. Not saying it's right, by any means, but it happens far more than it should.
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Forum: Basketball Mon Feb 05, 2018, 11:57am
Replies: 47
Views: 6,118
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Emphasis on "read," too. I got docked on an...

Emphasis on "read," too. I got docked on an evaluation for having memorized the sportsmanship statement and, therefore, not holding the PIAA card in my hand and reading from it.

I'll leave it to...
Forum: Basketball Mon Feb 05, 2018, 10:48am
Replies: 47
Views: 6,118
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
A few schools here have their PA announcers read...

A few schools here have their PA announcers read them before the starting lineups are introduced, five minutes after the crew was forced to read them to head coaches and captains - doubling down on...
Forum: Basketball Mon Jan 22, 2018, 12:00pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,209
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
They won't limit this expansion of...

They won't limit this expansion of micromanagement to players, though. For 2019 all officiating crews will be required to include one bald official and one official with a BMI >35.
Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 19, 2017, 08:53pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,158
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
This was one of the mechanics suggested in our...

This was one of the mechanics suggested in our disagreement, with the by-the-manual, trail-is-trail approach being the other.

I posted out of interest in how this is handled by others at all...
Forum: Basketball Tue Dec 19, 2017, 07:51pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,158
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Last-second shot coverage in transition

Had a gentlemen's disagreement last night regarding when the old lead becomes the new trail in transition, catalyzed by two turnovers with fewer than two seconds on the clock.

The NFHS manual...
Forum: Basketball Fri Feb 03, 2017, 10:37pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,587
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Correct. Always nice when a coach sends in...

Correct.

Always nice when a coach sends in video showing you doing the right thing!
Forum: Basketball Wed Jan 25, 2017, 02:02pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,067
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Designated spot throw-in question

I'm sorry to take your time up with this, but I can't find an answer in the rules or case book so I hoped one of you could.

Visitors are inbounding the ball along the sideline following a charged...
Forum: Basketball Tue Jan 22, 2013, 05:36pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,103
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
But it was all "salisbury steak" by lunch the...

But it was all "salisbury steak" by lunch the next day!
Forum: Basketball Thu Dec 23, 2010, 09:04am
Replies: 92
Views: 9,553
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
My new Smittys have very little elastic in the...

My new Smittys have very little elastic in the waistband, they almost feel like cardboard compared to the old Sansabelts. I was told it's a new waistband construction and it's not going to change...
Forum: Basketball Wed Dec 22, 2010, 10:59pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,555
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
My night went alright, thanks for asking! ...

My night went alright, thanks for asking!

Girls JV. Visitors dressed six players. Teams combined for probably 50 turnovers (at least 30 travels or illegal dribbles) and 40 fouls... and 37...
Forum: Basketball Thu Dec 16, 2010, 07:43pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,281
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Usually by now I've lost at least a game or two...

Usually by now I've lost at least a game or two to weather, but so far I have been lucky. We've only got a foot or so of snow down here in the mountains, but I've seen where Erie and the surrounding...
Forum: Basketball Fri Dec 10, 2010, 12:50pm
Replies: 46
Views: 4,248
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Probably a few teeth, too. Eww.

Probably a few teeth, too. Eww.
Forum: Basketball Sat Feb 13, 2010, 09:26am
Replies: 9
Views: 6,191
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
In PA, we are told that with a 40-point...

In PA, we are told that with a 40-point differential or greater, the clock should continue to run through our foul report until it is complete, at which point the calling official should signal to...
Forum: Basketball Fri Feb 05, 2010, 04:44pm
Replies: 66
Views: 5,754
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Our chapter's rules interpreter is working a...

Our chapter's rules interpreter is working a girls' varsity game tonight. His wife coaches the home team.

We either need more officials or more officials who understand when it's appropriate to...
Forum: Basketball Thu Feb 04, 2010, 07:14pm
Replies: 66
Views: 5,754
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
The Catholic school in my hometown assigns its...

The Catholic school in my hometown assigns its chaplain as one of the referees for each of its boys and girls varsity games. Not quite family, but still a pretty obvious conflict of interest.
Forum: Basketball Wed Jan 06, 2010, 07:40pm
Replies: 2
Views: 4,715
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
Pennsylvania's PIAA adoptions for basketball...

Pennsylvania's PIAA adoptions for basketball games at all levels include a mercy rule with a running clock in the second half of games in which one team has a 40-point lead over their opponent. In...
Forum: Basketball Mon Nov 30, 2009, 08:48pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,365
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
In PA, the head coach is required to attend the...

In PA, the head coach is required to attend the captain's meeting, and we have been instructed that we are to ensure he or she does attend so that we do not have to explain that the assistant who did...
Forum: Basketball Mon Sep 28, 2009, 04:36pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,393
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
I started with baseball and added basketball...

I started with baseball and added basketball seven years later (to "stay in shape" for baseball through crummy NY winter weather). For me, the toughest part was getting used to NOT making calls from...
Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 17, 2009, 08:44pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,003
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
How big is it shoulder to shoulder? This might...

How big is it shoulder to shoulder? This might be just what I'm looking for for the high school season.
Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 02, 2009, 09:50pm
Replies: 61
Views: 9,059
Posted By bigbeardedbryan
I own two of these, one in navy and the other in...

I own two of these, one in navy and the other in powder blue. They are surprisingly light (perfect for hot days since about half our HS chapter doesn't own powder blue) but are really prone to...
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