NC v Louisville

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

This last part is not relevant is wrong by rule. Attempting to justify an incorrect call with some made-up rationale doesn't accomplish anything.

Just follow the rule.

You can write an entire dissertation on why you think you are right, that is a shooting foul to me. I have called it a shooting foul in the past, I will continue to do so in the future, and no supervisor I have will tell me I got it wrong.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

You can write an entire dissertation on why you think you are right, that is a shooting foul to me. I have called it a shooting foul in the past, I will continue to do so in the future, and no supervisor I have will tell me I got it wrong.

+1. The call made on the video is the expectation. You can quote all the rules/philosophies/etc. that you want but in the end the coaches and assignors at the college level have set an expectation and you (Nevada) are incorrect.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by deecee

+1. The call made on the video is the expectation. You can quote all the rules/philosophies/etc. that you want but in the end the coaches and assignors at the college level have set an expectation and you (Nevada) are incorrect.

The expectation is that the rules are to be applied correctly. Doing otherwise is going to get an official in trouble when the situation is analyzed on ESPN or CBS with ten HD cameras.
We've seen that happen in the past several years come conference tournament and NCAA tournament time.

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The expectation is that the rules are to be applied correctly. Doing otherwise is going to get an official in trouble when the situation is analyzed on ESPN or CBS with ten HD cameras.
We've seen that happen in the past several years come conference tournament and NCAA tournament time.

True but as you probably know there is a lot of gray area in our judgement of plays and how we apply the rules. The modern understanding of that gray area is perhaps a bit different than yours.

[rockyroad]

Don't the "rules" say that a foul is contact that hinders normal offensive or defensive movement? In that case, the egregious holding "foul" that one member says "must be called" is not a foul, as it obviously did not hinder anyone. The contact on the airborne player who has caught and is shooting the ball DID hinder his normal landing, and so was called a foul. Seems like the correct call to me (for whatever that's worth).

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The expectation is that the rules are to be applied correctly. Doing otherwise is going to get an official in trouble when the situation is analyzed on ESPN or CBS with ten HD cameras.
We've seen that happen in the past several years come conference tournament and NCAA tournament time.

The slight tug didn't cause a disadvantage, so it's not a foul.

Why's this so hard to get?