Calls that may end a game

[TussAgee11]

I disagree totally. Players don't get calls in the NBA, officials judge the action and rule accordingly (unless you're Donaghy )

Basketball is a different story than baseball. Lots more gray area in basketball... subjective judgment.

If something were to happen like in the OP, I would probably ignore it. Why? Because in the 1st inning, I'm probably ignoring it too if I'm not above 80% sure of my call. I would run down the call through a checklist, and if it can't pass call sustainability, I'm not calling it. Will I be able to sustain that level of call throughout the game? This principle is used primarily in basketball, but at times, perhaps we can use the same philosophy.

Another way to think about it. Lets say that exact play happens 3 times in the game. I'm 60% OBS on each one. If I call OBS on every one, there is only a 21% chance I got them all right...

Plays like the one above, there is no call until proven otherwise. If I am sure I have an OBS in the bottom of the 7th, I'll take it, but if I'm not sure, I'll pass on it.

Just my .02.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

I disagree totally. Players don't get calls in the NBA, officials judge the action and rule accordingly (unless you're Donaghy )

Well, I gotta disagree completely with that. I've been officiating basketball for nigh on 50 years....and I don't have a clue as to what constitutes a "foul" in the NBE(the WWE with a ball). There just ain't no rhyme nor reason, or any consistency involved anymore either imo. You can apply that statement to violations like traveling and palming also.

The NBE is entertainment oriented, not sports oriented per se, and the league is called that way. Hell, the NBE still doesn't know what, if any, bad calls that Donaghy actually made. Their criteria, whatever the hell it is, showed Donaghy as being one of their better and more accurate play callers, even in games that he threw. That ought to tell you something right there. Note that I'm not knocking NBE officials either. They have to be the most scrutinized and over-trained officiating body in the world. Every single call is analyzed and graded, and Big Brother is watching every move. The problem lies with the direction that NBE officials are being given, again imo only. As I said, the NBE is entertainment oriented, and it wants its games officiated that way. If you want to critique the officials, you might just as well critique the guys officiating the Harlem Globetrotters' games also. In both sets of games, the officials are told how they have to call a game. Iow, if you want to watch the NBE and Trotter games for their entertainment value, fine. Just don't take either of them seriously.

The NBE in it's current reincarnation is simply unwatchable anymore, imo only. You've got a ton of players who can't shoot or pass worth a damn, but they can dunk and kick the sh!t out of their opponents(and trash-talk while doing so).