'No-charge zone' approved in basketball

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

There are two huge problems with this.

1. They wish the officals to call it that way, but don't give them an indicator on the floor such as the arc that the NBA has. Very poor idea.

2. This is a 180 degree reversal in the NCAA policy. Just last season they stated how charges must be called in the area under the basket.

You are correct, but this is consistent with the NCAA being inconsistent. I know it would piss a lot of people off and cost them money, but NCAA officiating will never be what it could as long as things like this happen to make things more inconsistent than they already are. Sure, there will always be differences because officials are different, but when you do things like this it makes it worse. A play in Seattle should be officiated the same way it is in Chapel Hill (gasp), Memphis, Dallas, etc.

[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by tomegun

You are correct, but this is consistent with the NCAA being inconsistent. I know it would piss a lot of people off and cost them money, but NCAA officiating will never be what it could as long as things like this happen to make things more inconsistent than they already are. Sure, there will always be differences because officials are different, but when you do things like this it makes it worse. A play in Seattle should be officiated the same way it is in Chapel Hill (gasp), Memphis, Dallas, etc.

So you are saying that every level of officiating is inconsistent and that all refs suck?? Should we just show you to the fanboy website?? Are you even one of us anymore or am I just reading your posts incorrectly? I would like to say im just kidding but you seem to be really negative to the avocation in the last posts i've seen.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by btaylor64

So you are saying that every level of officiating is inconsistent and that all refs suck?? Should we just show you to the fanboy website?? Are you even one of us anymore or am I just reading your posts incorrectly? I would like to say im just kidding but you seem to be really negative to the avocation in the last posts i've seen.

I'm just being realistic about things. Have I said something that isn't true? Why would you make a new rule concerning the restricted area, but not give an area clearly marked? How do you think that is going to turn out? I've been all over this country and seen first hand the disparity among officials. Different things are important depending on where you live and unfortunately they sometimes have nothing to do with what is on the court. It is what it is.

[NICK]

2010 FIBA rule amendment: Art. 2.2.7 No-charge semicircles

The no-charge semicircles shall be marked on the playing court, under the baskets. The distance of the inner edge of the semicircles shall be 1,25 m from the centre of the basket (on the floor).

A charging (offensive) foul should never be called if the contact by the offensive player is with the defensive player standing within the no-charge semicircle.
Cheers- Nick

[tomegun]

I see two other things happening as a result of this:

1. Contact that was previously charging will result in a no-call. This will not be the case all of the time, but I think it will happen more than it should.
2. This will trickle down (even more) to the high school level and coaches will question offensive calls that are near where a restricted area would be in college or the NBA.

Note - I'm not being negative (Btaylor ). I'm just trying to think of all the things that could happen as a result of this rule change. Remember, the NBA adopted this rule, but they are full time employees.