So played league last night and player “A” (on my team) was shooting and using a bridge. He shot, miscued on the CB and it popped up and came back down and he still made the ball.
Player “B” approaches the table to question if this was a legal hit. Player “B” says well the league director is right here, and he was, let me go ask him.
Player “A” stayed at the table waiting for a decision to be made.
So player “B” speaks with the director and the decision is made rather quickly (within 30 seconds) that under BCA rules this was not a foul.
Player “B” and the league director continue to have discussions while player “A” waits. Clearly player “B” disagreed with this decision.
Well this discussion goes on for what felt like at least 5 minutes, so it probably more like 3 minutes.
Player “A” finally comes over and says to both, I would like a ruling so I shoot or not. This delay is not fair to me. So I am on player “A’s” team and the director calls me over regarding a definition of a jumped ball. I shared my input and then said that the delay is shark tactic on player “B”. This was not fair to my player. Once a decision has been made he should be allowed to shoot.
So I walked away and they still were talking. Finally a minute or 2 later player “A” was allowed to shoot. The delay in total now felt like 10 minutes, which means it was more like 5-6 minutes.
So in the end, player “A” missed his shot and then player “B” stepped to the table and ran out.
Needless to say I felt it was a shark move on player “B”. My league director disagrees and said well, everyone is entitled to get clarification of the rules. I guess I am of the opinion that that is not correct. Everyone who shoots needs to know the rules. Just because they don’t know or don’t understand the rules should not give them the right to wrongfully delay play.
As I said this was BCA rules. In my opinion, this was pretty clear cut that there was no foul. Maybe you had to be there to see it. The only argument would be that he double kissed the CB with his tip. Player “B” could not say that and therefore a miscue is not a foul.
I do understand some situations come up where a delay to get the right call is warranted. I guess I this situation, I don’t see it and there is lies my complaint.
Maybe I am just venting, but it did cost my team 2 points. This was the final game of the night.
I would like to hear the AZers thoughts on this.
Player “B” approaches the table to question if this was a legal hit. Player “B” says well the league director is right here, and he was, let me go ask him.
Player “A” stayed at the table waiting for a decision to be made.
So player “B” speaks with the director and the decision is made rather quickly (within 30 seconds) that under BCA rules this was not a foul.
Player “B” and the league director continue to have discussions while player “A” waits. Clearly player “B” disagreed with this decision.
Well this discussion goes on for what felt like at least 5 minutes, so it probably more like 3 minutes.
Player “A” finally comes over and says to both, I would like a ruling so I shoot or not. This delay is not fair to me. So I am on player “A’s” team and the director calls me over regarding a definition of a jumped ball. I shared my input and then said that the delay is shark tactic on player “B”. This was not fair to my player. Once a decision has been made he should be allowed to shoot.
So I walked away and they still were talking. Finally a minute or 2 later player “A” was allowed to shoot. The delay in total now felt like 10 minutes, which means it was more like 5-6 minutes.
So in the end, player “A” missed his shot and then player “B” stepped to the table and ran out.
Needless to say I felt it was a shark move on player “B”. My league director disagrees and said well, everyone is entitled to get clarification of the rules. I guess I am of the opinion that that is not correct. Everyone who shoots needs to know the rules. Just because they don’t know or don’t understand the rules should not give them the right to wrongfully delay play.
As I said this was BCA rules. In my opinion, this was pretty clear cut that there was no foul. Maybe you had to be there to see it. The only argument would be that he double kissed the CB with his tip. Player “B” could not say that and therefore a miscue is not a foul.
I do understand some situations come up where a delay to get the right call is warranted. I guess I this situation, I don’t see it and there is lies my complaint.
Maybe I am just venting, but it did cost my team 2 points. This was the final game of the night.
I would like to hear the AZers thoughts on this.
