3-Person Mechanics
This position will never give a player a ball for a throw-in
What is Center?
These are the 4 elements we look for when officiating the defense. If any of them are interrupted, we have a foul.
What are rhythm, speed, balance, quickness?
This is what happens if you score a layup in the wrong basket
What is your opponent getting 2 points?
This is when the ball becomes live during a jump ball
What is when the ball leaves the official's hands?
This infamous strategy involved intentionally fouling poor free throw shooters like Shaquille O'Neill
What is the Hack-a-Shaq?
This official never marks 3-point attempts
What is Lead?
This type of foul should be called if a defender moves FORWARD, from "A to B," and makes illegal contact with an offensive player.
What is a push?
This is how a 2OT game ends (in intramurals)
What is a team leads by 2 or scores a field goal?
This is when the ball becomes live during a throw-in.
What is when the ball is at the disposal of the thrower?
This infamous fight during a 2004 match between the Pacers and Pistons was so bad it resulted in the entire rest of the game being cancelled - the only time in NBA history this has happened.
What is the Malice at the Palace?
This is what we as officials move in order to see, in order to avoid being "clotheslined" by a player
What is the space between players?
This is the type of foul we would administer if there was intentional, but not flagrant, contact during a dead ball.
What is a technical foul?
If there are fewer than this many seconds on the clock, a team may not attempt a try for goal and may only attempt a tap?
What is 0.3?
This is when the ball becomes live during a free throw.
What is when the ball is at the disposal of the free thrower?
With a whopping 332, this Utah Jazz great has the most technical fouls of any player in NBA history.
Who is Karl Malone?
This official chops the clock in during a missed free throw
What is Center?
This is how many free throws will be attempted if two players commit technical fouls against each other at approximately the same time.
What is 0?
This many points will be awarded if a player lobs a pass from beyond the 3-point line and a defensive player accidentally deflects it into the basket?
What is 3?
A coach (or player) may call timeout without team control if what is true?
What is the ball is dead?
With 4,657 fouls, this Lakers legend holds the record for most fouls in his career.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
This is what we call the location the lead will stand when they are about to initiate a rotation
What is lock down/close down?
This is what we call for a player intentionally striking the backboard in order to cause the ring to vibrate while the ball is in its flight or in the cylinder.
What is a technical foul?
This is how many points are awarded if a passed ball from behind half court bounces off the ground inside the 3 point line and then into the basket
What is 2?
Contrary to popular belief, this running vs. not does not have a direct correlation with the ball's status as dead or alive
What is the clock?
This 2004 NBA Champion has been ejected 29 times in his NBA career, holding the record over second-place Draymond Green.
Who is Rasheed Wallace?