Is this the worst call you have ever seen?

grunewar

Johnny Ringo wrote
If you enjoyed the other clip ... these are worth a look as well.

Lebron James on a break away ...

And notice how many times the pivot foot is switched in this one!

The Dan Majerle video is excellent (in a sad, pathetic, wow the ref really missed the call, kinda way) - gotta be 9 or 10 steps there!

Jurassic Referee

grunewar wrote
The Dan Majerle video is excellent (in a sad, pathetic, wow the ref really missed the call, kinda way) - gotta be 9 or 10 steps there!

Missed the call?:confused:

When did they start calling traveling in the NBA?

fullor30

Jurassic Referee wrote
Missed the call?:confused:

When did they start calling traveling in the NBA?

precisely.....

Johnny Ringo

When they do call travel i have to laugh! 🙂

cdaref

Andy wrote
I'm still trying to figure out how the offensive player pushed off with the same arm he was shooting with......

Andy, my guess is you are referring to the ref waiving with his off arm as he is holding up his fist and that is what is leading you to say the call was a push off. I thought so too at first. I've now come to believe that he is simply doing a lame "no basket" mechanic with one arm. I mean, if this ref can blow that call that badly, I have no reason to believe his mechnics are right. But then again, this is clearly old footage and perhaps that was the right way to signal no basket.

Boy, that call sucked.

cdaref

fullor30 wrote
precisely.....

By the way, have you guys ever actually checked the NBA rule for travelling? We just presume it is the same as ours. It isnt. Here it is, in part:

a. A player who receives the ball while standing still may pivot, using either foot as the pivot foot.
b. A player who receives the ball while he is progressing or upon completion of a dribble, may use a two-count rhythm in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball.

A two count rhythm? He he he. I can just hear that explanation to a coach:

Coach: "Ref, that was a travel!"
Ref: "No, coach, he was in his two count rhythm."

bob jenkins

cdaref wrote
We just presume it is the same as ours.

"We" do? I certainly don't presume any such thing.

Mark Padgett

"NBA traveling"? I thought that was an oxymoron, like "Packer's correct". 😀

(That's Billy, not Green Bay).

In fact, "Billy Packer" is an oxymoron without the oxy. 😛

cdaref

bob jenkins wrote
"We" do? I certainly don't presume any such thing.

Ok, how about "I did." And my guess is just about everyone else does or did too until they looked it up and found it was different. Feel better now? 🙂 I shouldnt have said "we" and I didnt mean to speak for you, obviously.

Man, sometimes this board descends into bickering and nitpickicking for no good reason. Luckily, these are great boards despite that characteristic.

WhistlesAndStripes

Mark Padgett wrote
"NBA traveling"? I thought that was an oxymoron, like "Packer's correct". 😀

(That's Billy, not Green Bay).

In fact, "Billy Packer" is an oxymoron without the oxy. :p

How do you know he's not under the influence of oxy-cotin?

Chess Ref

Now I'm not saying this is or isn't the worst call in history, but sometimes the tape isn't always right.

I got a fast break. I'm old Trail moving down court to become new lead. The ball handler and one defender. The ball handler does the lower the shoulder run into the defender ugly push off thing. I come up with a PC foul. right in front of ball handlers bench. So we got the coach yelling at kid about lowering the shoulder. 😉

My wife tapes me every now and then. That game was tape night. Later on I'm watching the tape and it truly looks like the ball handler just drops the ball. You could not see everything else. You can hear the coach yelling at the kid so I know I didn't imagine the whole thing though on that tape you would have thought I was making stuff up.

I'm just saying there are limitations to film.

bellnier

original post...must have been a tournament game...

secondregionbug

Looks good to me, he was in the right position and was strong with his call>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Johnny Ringo

by the reaction of all ... I would say this film is showing all we need to see ...

tjones1

FrankHtown wrote
Maybe the offensive player was "giving him the business." 😃

Exactly...Frank nailed it!!! 😀

I actually saw this called on Friday during a holiday tournament game I was watching. It was several games before mine and I just happened to be sitting at the scorer's table taking in all the action (it was on a college court, so the table had plenty of room).

angryZebra

I don't think the video is that great. maybe the shooter got too far under the backboard and did that lateral movement and initiated contact with the defense. it doesnt look like he hit the defense that hard, and there's so many players in the way that what if he kicked his feet out funny and actually kicked the defense? at the angle we're watching it, its really hard to tell. if he barely hit the defense its a weak call, but probly not the worst call.

I don't think this is the worst call ever. its a bad & hard to see video.

secondregionbug

Great call

Mark Padgett

Chess Ref wrote
My wife tapes me every now and then.

Does she tape you during games, too? 🙄

Chess Ref

Mark Padgett wrote
Does she tape you during games, too? :rolleyes:

Boy I just served that one up for you.😉

Mark Padgett

Chess Ref wrote
Boy I just served that one up for you.😉

I know. Sometimes they're almost too easy. 🙂

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