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I'd say it was an outstanding call, but frankly it was an easy call. Any ref who wouldn't make that call just because the game is close should hang up his whistle and announce to the world that he is a coward. Any ref who would try to overrule the calling official on this would never work this level of basketball, so that's not really relevant.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Welpe Under which rule would they do that under? There's no mercy rule in Texas. Very true, about having no mercy rule. How about the forfeiture due to unsporting conduct?

Me too.

Quote: Originally Posted by mbyron That's NOT the penalty for an intentional foul. Well, he did say that it was for "dead ball contact that cannot be ignored", so, unless he's talking about a foul on or by an airborne shooter, it is an intentional technical foul, and his penalty is correct.

Quote: Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap When are you going to say something funny? Tu quoque .

Quote: Originally Posted by chseagle I've been doing scoreboard/timer & shot clock since 2005, & I don't remember even an "X" being marked last year during 4A Regionals. When I was Boys' Basketball Manager from 1997-1999, I never saw any school having the marking. How did you find where you were supposed to sit without the X?

Good for you!

Quote: Originally Posted by Snaqwells Seriously? I've officiated in three different metro areas in two states. Some have used the head pat, others the wrist tap, and in my current association we point to the sky. I tend to chest pat if it's mine, but we always pregame the last shot as well. The reminder is good, though. We also use the horns at 6 fouls pull the trigger finger when we have a sub for a FT shooter. I've never seen...

Quote: Originally Posted by rfp I think this interp is giving us the allowance to make up our own "definite knowledge" -- to a degree. Note the "tenths of a second" phrase. Is that 1/10? 2/10? 3/10? Not much clarity there. Sounds like we can add what we think. I'm not sure that's the "definite knowledge" we've been debating. I do not profess to remember every single conversation that was had on...