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NCAA Instant Replay
I have noticed in a lot of games that the officials are reviewing every 3 pointer that they are unsure as to whether the foot was on the line or not. Now I know that the the old 3 point lines are causing a problem as they are still painted on some floors and also the differential between NBA and NCAA lines. But many times the official is not in the proper position causing him/her to miss the necessary look to rule a 3 or 2 pointer.
I agree with the use of instant replay, but not everytime an official wants to bail his/her ruling out of scrutiny because of improper positioning or "wondering of the eyes". I think by using instant replay we are taking the human error out of the game, which at one time made the game fun to watch. By having instant replay in sports to determine every knick picky ruling we are making the game a technological one and not a human one. Just my opinion but would like to know what others think! Thanks |
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they're not stopping the game very often...I think you are "mis-remembering" the frequency....
btw, getting the 2pt or 3pt shot correct is an "easy fix" and definitely has an impact on the game (can you imagine the out cry of a Final Four game that ends in a 1pt victory where the officials did not award 3pts on a shot during the game?!). for simple corrections like this, stop the game, get it right, and move on... |
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I think we need to remember our #1 priorty as officials: keep the game fair.
An incorrect ruling could have a huge impact on a coach's job, a team's season, etc. That is why the instant replay rules exist. If you think Basketball is bad, check out the NFL... they go to IR much more frequently and to top it off, they let the coaches challenge rulings! |
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1) review a 3-pointer that I'm not sure of and get the call right. 2) guess at a call that has to be made even though I'm not sure and then hope that I do get it right. Hmmmmmmm.......tough decision knowing that my boss is gonna be looking at the tape no matter what. Jmo but I think that you'd have to be an idiot not to go to the monitor. |
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Yeah we make human errors as officials and for the past (2002-2003 was first for NBA not sure for NCAA) years we have not used the monitor. It made the game fun knowing that the officials had to be on their game just like the players. Just seems to me that they should implement a system where a coach can call a timeout to request that the officials review the 3 to rule whether it was a 3 or 2 pointer. If its upheld or over ruled charge the timeout and resume play as normal. |
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I'm going to go against the crowd and completely agree with you cdurham.
I think the officials should be on their toes and be ready to make the right call. Some officials will just get lazy because they know they can 'fall back' on the monitor. And you know what? If they miss a call and blow the game it wouldn't be the first time it happened. Officials are people and they make mistakes. To the person who said something about NCAA tournament game losing by one and turns out the official scored a three pointer as a two. You know what? The official might have scored the three as a two and lost the game for them. But I am sure their were questionable calls earlier in the game that they gave to that team not knowing for sure if it was the right call or not. There is always questionable calls and that is what makes the game fun. I read somewhere where they are creating a behind the plate umpire computer thing where it automaticly reads balls and strikes. This to me is absurd, it takes the fun out of the game. A great deal of calls by officials are judgement calls and it should stay this way. I like the monitor replay if there is a fight or something. But to review OOB, etc I believe that the three officials should be able to come to some conclusion their selves instead of heading to the monitor. |
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Instant replay in college football is just about perfect....and that has only come about as the technology to support it has matured. Sure, it is viewed by a person, but it uses technology to make it possible. Replays for basektball are less than perfect as they interfere with the game too much. The flow of game just doesn't lend itself to the types of replays that are now being utilized (3-points or not). As for baseball, it shouldn't be too difficult to have an immediate indicator that precisely and accurately determines if the ball was over the plate or not (and not too high or low)...to a far greater accuracy than is humanly possible.
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If we miss a call, it's on Sports Center or at least a local telecast the next day. And the rulesmakers and supervisors don't want us to miss this particular call...because there's no longer a reason not to. Don't you think that maybe a better idea might be to try and fix the cause instead of the effect, if the cause actually is what you say it is? If the officials are really causing the problem(which I completely and vehemently disagree with btw), then the NCAA should be going back to those officials through their conference supervisors. And.....how do you know that they aren't already doing that? |
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Question: how much of a problem is it when the line is painted yellow against the "wood-colored" floor? I have seen two schools (San Francisco and California) use a yellow men's 3-point line (the book says that when both lines are there, they need to be different colors, and the women's line is supposed to be the same as the other lines on the court as it touches the top of the free-throw circle), and it's almost impossible to see it on HDTV. -- Don |
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Great comment. I agree 100%. They don't want to take the guy out who has 30 years in the game who cant get up the court well at all, compared to a guy with 10 years and a lot of younger years. Some guys are not being evaluated by their fitness, position, ect as someone stated above from what I have seen. I've seen Bruce Benedict call many horrible games at Gardner Webb and also SEC from being to slow and out of position. And he is still in with both conferences? He is a terrific guy though Quote:
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