Just like prohibition stops drug use right? Bro, I'm speaking from experience. Quick story: I'm doing a varsity Forest Grove vs Lincoln. After the captain's meeting the little point guard tells me "We take a lot of charges". I tell him: "you'll get every one you earn tonight". The first 2 block/charge decisions I have make are complete flops (what I expected tbh). I give him eye contact while he's on the ground to let him know I see what happened. I smirk and leave his ass on the floor. A 3rd one (in a row) happens. He looks at me, again while on the ground, and says "C'mon ref!" I make eye contact again, smile and say: "You can't play defense or offense on your butt can you? Get up and stop flopping." Now, I've made it abundantly clear that I'll leave you on the floor and you will be a detriment to your team while you're there. Afterward we're administering a free throw and the coach says: "We took 65 charges last season." I say: "If your kids keep flopping you won't see one called tonight." This all happened within the first 4 mins of the game. There were no more flops the rest of the game. This is the tactic we use and that's why there isn't a rampant flopping problem in NCAA/NFHS.
You're not correct. When the player takes the ball out after a made basket the clock does not stop. Hence the term dead ball.
So basically when the above tactic is used, the kid understands how that call is going to be made so he self corrects. The coach understands the same thing and he has to coach his kids up. Everyone from players, coaches, the table, and fans have to adjust to the officiating.
Not to sound like an ass but your last paragraph is not speaking from the experience of actually changing player behavior. It's a bit of armchair Quarterbacking. The first paragraph I completely agree with.
Good Analogy. I understand now. I took ignoring as literal. I get it based on how you described above. all good.
I won't argue with you anymore. I know the rule. A dead ball is always with a stopped clock. You keep saying "from what you understand" just look up the rule and prove yourself right. Edit: Oops. Already responded. My mistake.
How I interpret dead ball in my opinion is that the only way the ball comes back into play is when the ref allows it by blowing his whistle and handing the ball to the player... if the players play the ball immediately after anything, it's not a dead ball.
A dead ball happens whenever my whistle is blown. It stops the clock. I don't have to blow my whistle to start play. I do it at key moments like the start of the game or quarter. Or if a huge play happens that causes a good amount of crowd noise. I always whistle the play dead though (fouls, infractions, timeouts).
You said it better, and I realized my error in how I worded it. But yes, this is what I -meant- to say lol.
