pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 345 Technical Foul

Button is determined to wear a jersey to coach. The referee spent a few minutes discussing the result. However, since it was the last game, the organizers were relatively open to some behaviors of both sides, but rules are rules. Button's behavior has constituted a violation, and the referee can only act in accordance with the rules.

The game between the two teams officially started. During the jump ball, Damian was not threatened in any way and successfully jumped to the ball. This is the 11th game of UCLA in this league, and it is also the 9th time that Damian has jumped to the ball. His jump ball success rate is truly terrifying.

But just as UCLA was preparing to plan the first offensive of the finals, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded.

This sudden whistle stunned everyone. The two did not make any physical contact when jumping the ball, and even the rest of the team kept a suitable distance. There was no possibility of any fouls. However, the whistle was crisp and fast, and it seemed that they had been prepared.

Black whistle?The inexplicable whistle caused waves of doubts, but if it was really a black whistle, it would be too obvious and extremely targeted.

"What's the situation?" The UCLA players on the field looked confused, but since the whistle had sounded, they stopped their offense and waited for the referee's decision. However, both teams felt that it was not their fault, because the scene was indeed clean.

However, this was not a simple whistle. At the same time as the whistle sounded, the referee also made a "T" gesture, which was a technical foul.

Fouls in the jump ball stage are relatively common, but they are ordinary fouls. As for technical fouls, they are very rare. As far as I can remember, there has never been any NCAA game that started with a "technical foul".

The bizarre whistle seemed destined to be an extraordinary game!

If one referee gestures for a technical foul, it may be a misjudgment, but when three referees all give the same gesture, this is absolutely true.

"Technical foul? Who is it?" The players were puzzled, waiting for the referee's gesture.

As a result, the referee's finger pointed not to any player on the field, but to the bench, the UCLA bench, and the direction of the fingertip was Barton!

"Coach?" This penalty is even more puzzling. During the jump ball, the attention of the audience including the coach should be on the player who jumped the ball, but the three referees even gave the foul to the coach on the bench at the same time. This is very strange.

Button was called a "technical foul" instead of being puzzled, but smiled slightly. He knew why this foul was blown on him.

"Technical foul" is generally awarded to the favorable side "one free throw, one throw". That is, although Marquette University lost the jump ball, they can not only get the ball through this whistle, but also get a free throw.

"This is the final punishment the referee can give to Button." There were two more familiar faces in the auditorium, and Louis and Alice also came to the final scene.

"When did NCAA referees become so merciful?" Alice said.

"In the finals, the scale has been appropriately relaxed, which is very good." Louis looked at Button and said, "If you can't start the game, the coach will be expelled."

Button didn't wear the coach's attire according to the regulations, and the color of his clothes and the team's jersey seriously contrasted. If you don't look carefully, it is really difficult to tell who is the player and who is the coach.

Therefore, his behavior has already constituted a violation. Based on the penalty standards of previous games, he can be directly expelled from the field. But this is the stage of the NCAA finals, and every move on the field will be broadcast to all parts of the four worlds through live broadcast. Therefore, in order to ensure the excitement of the game, the organizers did not punish Barton for expulsion. Instead, they chose to call him a technical foul.

Compared with Barton's behavior, this scale is simply too light.

Button also gave the referee a thumbs up. This was not to mock the penalty, but to thank them for their mercy.

However, this technical foul seemed innocuous, but it also put a shackle on Button.

In a normal game, whether it is a player or a referee, they will be expelled when they receive two technical fouls. This is also a special rule set up to restrict the behavior of the players. Expulsion after two chances also gives players the opportunity to "make mistakes".

At the beginning of the game, Barton received his first technical foul in the first second, which may also be the "fastest technical foul" since the birth of basketball.

But this time, Barton felt that he deserved the technical foul. Although it made him need to pay attention to his behavior in the following games, at least he could keep the jersey on his body, which was what he hoped most.

The referees could also understand Barton’s original intention, and they had already made an exception when calling the penalty, but the rules were there. Barton’s wearing clothes like this would affect the progress of the game, and would cause misleading and judgmental troubles to the players of both teams during the game. Therefore, the referees agreed that he was only allowed to wear the jersey in the first quarter, and he had to change back to “formal clothes” in the subsequent games.

The league has made the biggest concession to Button's behavior, which not only satisfied Button's "wish", but also preserved the authority of the rules of the game as much as possible.

Knowing that the league understood him enough, Barton agreed to the request that he would only wear the jersey in the first quarter.

The referee asked Marquette University to execute their free throws after explaining the "conditions" to Barton. The player standing on the free throw line was William, the core of Marquette. He calmly dribbled the basketball a few times. Then, with a firm gaze, like an extremely precise machine, he raised his hand and shot, and the basketball slid steadily into the basket.

With such a shot, William will only make the same movement a hundred times.

Marquette University scored the first point in the NCAA Finals.

This was far beyond the audience's expectations. They were more willing to believe that UCLA could score the first goal. After all, UCLA's strength on paper is much stronger than that of Marquette University. Even after losing an important player like Felix, UCLA's overall strength is still stronger than Marquette.

But it was not the more promising UCLA who scored the first goal, which disappointed many spectators wearing platinum T-shirts.

After executing the free throw, Marquette University had another chance to attack, and the basketball was sent from the center line.

(End of this chapter)