Out of Bounds - Tough Call

[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by wanja

Did we see the same play? My look at the replay showed space between ball and Kobe after the deflection. It does go to show that obvious is in the eye of the beholder.

With regard to being discrete, I don't think one approach fits all situations. Most times that I blow the whistle I am quickly and discretely looking for my partner. If I have no clue on an out of bounds play, discrete and quick goes out the window. There are gradations in between.

I will watch it again sometime, i didn't get a great look at the replay as i was watching in a sports bar and my head was up and down and we didn't have HD TVs at that, so you could be right.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by btaylor64

I will watch it again sometime, i didn't get a great look at the replay as i was watching in a sports bar and my head was up and down and we didn't have HD TVs at that, so you could be right.

In my honest and humble opinion, this is one of the biggest problems in officiating. The call was wrong and to say anything else means you must have watched a different broadcast than the rest of us. It wasn't something they showed over and over again because it was clearly a wrong call. Back to the biggest problem: what is so wrong with being wrong? Some are saying the officiating is horrible in the NBA this post-season. I have talked to people close to the game who say they are being consistent, but everyone misses plays. I was told we could watch a game and they would tell me what the official was looking for on that particular play. That is just a bunch of semantics!

It just isn't in the NBA - I know some officials who always say they had a good/great game. It just doesn't happen that way.

The bottom line: there have been more missed plays in the NBA this post-season which leads the casual fan (this has been all my nephew has been saying) to say the officiating is horrible. Also, the commercials with the Lakers/Cavs/Kobe/LeBron don't help people believe otherwise. Stern comes off looking like the muppet master.

[btaylor64]

yeah you are right, kobe didn't knock it out off his leg.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Stern comes off looking like the muppet master.

That's awesome!!!