You're really in favor of having your butt hauled into court every time you work a game? Because once you open that floodgate, people will litigate every foul and violation you call, no matter the final point spread.

No, the referees should remain the final arbiter of the rules of the game and courts should continue to keep their noses out of it. After all, they have things that actually matter that they already can't get to without having to decide whether a shot grazed a rim or not.

If you don't want a referee's mistake at the end of a game to cost you a win, lead by more than 4 points at the end.

You're not understanding what I'm saying. I'm in favour of replay. If it takes a court case to expose the need for replay, then I'm for the court case.

The technology exists. It is affordable. People can be trained easily enough. Replay is already accepted. The NBA has it. NCAA has it, too. But apparently, not for this game.

It was Washington University in St. Louis. Not sure what division they're in.

Lawsuits? It's just a game. I know the higher up you go, the more stake there is for the coaches and players, but the majority of us do high school ball. It's just a game.

It's Washington University in St. Louis. They are Division 3.

Not even all D1 schools have replay for every game. At the D3 level, it's *generally* used only duirng the championship series.

I tried giving a benefit of the doubt, so I thought "maybe it clipped the front of the rim" and watched it again and then again in slow motion. It wasn't even close.

I had such a shot clock violation in a women's game on Saturday, but it was in the middle of the half. I did hesitate a second (as the trail) because I thought the C was in better position to get this, but when he had no whistle, I called the violation. Actually, my play was slightly different in that the shot clock expired just as the offense got the rebound, but the result should've been the same.

It's game awareness. I know that I would've pulled the crew together and reminded them of the shot clock situation. Having it just a couple of seconds apart like that screams out extra awareness on this play.

Juggling: Lawsuits? Really? Are you serious?

And you're not understanding the objection.

Not even every D1 game has a monitor.

Also, I don't think they based the shot clock non-violation on the jump shot hitting the rim, I think they judged the rebounder to have released her shot in time. She didn't, but that weak shot clock horn sure doesn't help.

If you look at the video counter the throw-in was caught at 0:09 and the rebounder released her shot just as the counter changed from 0:19 to 0:20.

Division 1 is about the only level you can guarantee to have any replay. And if you did it would be inadequate most of the time anyway.

And the idea of a lawsuit is stupid. For one courts throw out these kinds of lawsuits in this country all the time when they do happen. Courts have better things to do than ask for a system that would be too much money to function at the Division 3 level. Schools at that level do not even have a lot of people at those games, you really think they can afford equipment and people to run them for every game. Three Junior Colleges just dropped football to save money and not much makes these schools that much different than Division 3, but what the school decides to commit to financially. Replay could happen, but it would likely not be good enough to show if the ball hit the rim consistently in these situation.

Peace

I see the light on the backboard light-up, then as the W23 flips the ball a buzzer sounds. Which is the correct signal? The delay seems to be almost half a second between the backboard light and the buzzer. If the buzzer is correct, the try by W23 seems very close to being released before the buzzer.
The final buzzer is a lot louder and seems in sequence with the backboard light.

Two different buzzers or am I hearing things?

The light is for the shot clock expiring.

Which adds the hilariousness of the situation.

Maybe this video should go viral.

This is interesting in that I know 2/3 of the officials on this game. I'm actually working with one of them next Thursday.

I agree that there definitely should have been a shot clock violation, but I'd like to hear the story that they told to the coaches. I'll find out next week and report back what I hear.

Promise? Do they still a schedule?

Yes, I promise. The official I am working with has not been removed from the game (it's in a different league and a separate assignor than the game that we are viewing).