NBA Ref Makes Foul Call in last 4.2?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

There is?

Yes, according to Scott Hastings and George Karl in that article. They both said they haven't seen it in nearly 3 decades. Gee, that's almost 30 years, isn't it? That's a long time between last second calls in the NBE.

[jeffpea]

watching the play in the OP, I think it's very easy to say this charged was called correctly.

did you notice that for whatever reason (maybe straightlined) the L had no call, the C (after waiting) had a PC foul, and the T (after waiting a really long time) had a PC foul too?

the mantra in the NBA now is: "get the call right". this is an end of game/game changing call...IMHO, BOTH C and T got it right.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jeffpea

watching the play in the OP, I think it's very easy to say this charged was called correctly.

did you notice that for whatever reason (maybe straightlined) the L had no call, the C (after waiting) had a PC foul, and the T (after waiting a really long time) had a PC foul too?

the mantra in the NBA now is: "get the call right". this is an end of game/game changing call...IMHO, BOTH C and T got it right.

Well, I'm not thrilled with both the T and C making a call here (and I'd guess neither are they), but it's a fantastic call. And a bit of a delay is appropriate here in determining if the contact is incidental or illegal -- they also have to check the defender's feet to ensure they're outside the arc.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by jeffpea

watching the play in the OP, I think it's very easy to say this charged was called correctly.

did you notice that for whatever reason (maybe straightlined) the L had no call, the C (after waiting) had a PC foul, and the T (after waiting a really long time) had a PC foul too?

the mantra in the NBA now is: "get the call right". this is an end of game/game changing call...IMHO, BOTH C and T got it right.

You're really big on the Lead calling block/charge plays coming from someone else's area, aren't you?

[SNIPERBBB]

Looks to me like the L had his eyes on the shot going up instead of the players, not to mention 2 players between him and the shooter and defender.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by zm1283

You're really big on the Lead calling block/charge plays coming from someone else's area, aren't you?

If a secondary defender steps in, ABSOLUTELY!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Yes, according to Scott Hastings and George Karl in that article. They both said they haven't seen it in nearly 3 decades. Gee, that's almost 30 years, isn't it? That's a long time between last second calls in the NBE.

Heh, I enjoy Hastings on the local radio, and by virtue of geography I suppose I'm a Nuggets fan. The local radio emphasized Ginobli's penchant for flopping, so I expected a much more borderline call. After watching the replay, however, it's a no-brainer.