Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham for January 10, 2015

And that’s why they call him Makin’ Bacon. Or maybe that’s what Leisl will do with him.

Drat. Was hoping Bobby would go ballistic and cost Milford the game after getting T’d

hitting two free throws is pretty good work for someone who looks stone dead . . .

The referee called charging just to draw attention to the bounce and shine his new shampoo gives his hair.

wait, isn’t that one of those new-fangled dances?

Free throws are not shot on player control (charging in this case) fouls.

In all reality, @ gilthorp57 , Good Call .

Standing his ground, good thing he wasn’t in Florida.

Gilthorp57 nailed it – no FTs on a player-control foul. I’m not surprised that Milford held on, though – the refs substituted a bowling ball for a basketball once the Mudlarks were up 4, making it difficult for either team to score again.

You may have seen the recent video of a ref on his cell phone while calling a middle-school game. Hopefully he was calling this guy to say WTF? Maybe the Lewst. coach got a T for screaming about the bad call.

You don’t shoot free throws after an offensive charging call.

P2- One Adam 12, One Adam 12, we have Bacon splattered on the floor in Lewistown. Do you copy officer Jim Reed?

The ref, inspired by last season’s Milford girls basketball dance moves, breaks out “the sprinkler”.

A bowling ball would do quite a bit of damage to the floor. Surprised they allow it even to give Lewistown a chance!

In all reality, will Mop give his counterpart at Lewiston advice on how to get Bacon drippings off the gym floor ?

The way Maxwell Bacon is looking in P1, I almost expected the Milford PD to come out and draw a chalk line around him and call in the homicide unit.

Gratuitous pose of young Bacon, sizzling the coach’s shower dreams

That’s not a free throw, with seconds to go the ball gets stolen from a dazed Bacon. The Lewiston player tries a set shot from mid court with the bowling ball for the tie. As you can see it was short and left.

P-2 Flashback: Disco Refs

On defense, should you have hands up and say, “Don’t shoot?” Bacon’s going to lay there on the floor and sizzle/spasm a while.

The detail of the tiny arm hairs protruding from the ref’s left arm contrast starkly with the plain black hole that is the ball. The new beginnings of life vs the black nothingness of death. Micro vs macro. Bravo, Whigham.

GAH! As has been pointed out, you don’t shoot free throws after taking a charge. I can’t believe the writers would screw that up. Speaking of screwed up, here’s today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

Free throws are awarded in the bonus situation. Lewistown must have been over the limit.

National Federation of High School Associations 2014-15 Basketball Rules says “The offended team or player is awarded the following: 1. No free throw … b. For a player-control or team-control foul.” page 139.

We need Mendy Rudolph to resolve this debate.

No interactive character dialog today. Only by the voice over. Maybe instead of ‘grown up Kevin’ it’s non other than Gary Owens!

With today’s concussion protocols and looking like he does in panel one, Bacon has to sit out the next 672 games. Unless of course he’s cured.