In light of the verticality post, I thought I would mention three calls everyone should understand.
1. A defensive player can take a charge while moving his feet. The issue is whether he is in a proper guarding position.
2. As long as it is a legitimate shot, the offender can catch his own "air-ball."
3. And this one is not understood by most refs. You see it late in games when a team is down. The inbounder bounces the ball down the court and the player inbounds does not touch it, to avoid starting the clock, until he is much farther down the court. What refs, coaches, fans, and players don't understand is that the five second inbound count should continue while the ball is bouncing because the ball has not been inbounded. You watch this year how many times this should be called (or how many times the ref stops the count when the ball leaves the inbounders hand instead of at the correct time when the player on the court touches the ball). This is especially an issue when the inbounder holds the ball for a second or two to let the defense clear before passing the ball in.
What are yours?
1. A defensive player can take a charge while moving his feet. The issue is whether he is in a proper guarding position.
2. As long as it is a legitimate shot, the offender can catch his own "air-ball."
3. And this one is not understood by most refs. You see it late in games when a team is down. The inbounder bounces the ball down the court and the player inbounds does not touch it, to avoid starting the clock, until he is much farther down the court. What refs, coaches, fans, and players don't understand is that the five second inbound count should continue while the ball is bouncing because the ball has not been inbounded. You watch this year how many times this should be called (or how many times the ref stops the count when the ball leaves the inbounders hand instead of at the correct time when the player on the court touches the ball). This is especially an issue when the inbounder holds the ball for a second or two to let the defense clear before passing the ball in.
What are yours?