Terrible lack of awareness

[Rich]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEgn-...layer_embedded

[APG]

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Women's basketball defeats NYU on controversial buzzer beater - YouTube

Maybe one of the officials thought that the ball nicked bottom of the rim? That's the only explanation that I can come up with.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Maybe one of the officials thought that the ball nicked bottom of the rim? That's the only explanation that I can come up with.

If so, they were terribly wrong.

[fiasco]

What's the rule here with no replay? I'm assuming not blowing the play dead when the shot clock expires is not a correctable error?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by fiasco

What's the rule here with no replay? I'm assuming not blowing the play dead when the shot clock expires is not a correctable error?

Correct. If none of the officials knows what heppened, then what happened happens.

[JugglingReferee]

Perfect example of a game where the referees did play a huge impact on the outcome of the game.

If you're going to screw up, fine. Make it happen 3 minutes into the game. Not on the last play of the game to break a tie. Endings like this with play-off implications are what leads to lawsuits. And rightfully so, imho.

[APG]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Perfect example of a game where the referees did play a huge impact on the outcome of the game.

If you're going to screw up, fine. Make it happen 3 minutes into the game. Not on the last play of the game to break a tie. Endings like this with play-off implications are what leads to lawsuits. And rightfully so, imho.

Rightful lawsuits? Really?!

[constable]

Inexcusable if you ask me.

With a stoppage at that juncture the crew should have been communicating how much time was left on the shot and game clocks.

I'm not well versed in NCAA mechanics. In FIBA, the outside officials have responsibility for the flight of the ball and related issues. That being said, with such an egregious error the lead should have stepped up.

Rarely do the officials cost a team the game but in this case they did.

[canuckrefguy]

Mechanics, whatever.

One of the six eyes responsible for monitoring the play should have detected the shot clock violation - stepped up and done the right thing. Period.

Yuck.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by canuckrefguy

Mechanics, whatever.

One of the six eyes responsible for monitoring the play should have detected the shot clock violation - stepped up and done the right thing. Period.

Yuck.

What do you mean "stepped up and do the right thing"?

All 3 officials missed it. Yes, that's inexcusable but how exactly should one them have done the right thing after the fact?

[canuckrefguy]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

What do you mean "stepped up and do the right thing"?

All 3 officials missed it. Yes, that's inexcusable but how exactly should one them have done the right thing after the fact?

I think you're looking for trouble where it doesn't exist.

I meant that one of those three should have caught the violation and waved off the false buzzer-beater.

Originally Posted by RadioBlue

-1 WRONG!!
While they missed the call, they did NOT cost a team the game. Now, I might have agreed with you if you said they cost a team a chance to win the game, but if they had gotten this call right, it would have (most likely) gone into overtime. Once in OT, anything could happen.

Picking nits, there. He surely meant costing the other team a chance to win on OT. Let's not think too much.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by canuckrefguy

I think you're looking for trouble where it doesn't exist.

I meant that one of those three should have caught the violation and waved off the false buzzer-beater.



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Must just be me b/c I'm thinking if someone caught the violation of course they would have waved off the buzzer beater. Saying someone needs to "step up and do the right thing" can easily be inferred as someone was lacking either 'nads or integrity.

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by canuckrefguy

Picking nits, there. He surely meant costing the other team a chance to win on OT. Let's not think too much.

Why would you think that? People say the exact same thing all the time when they are blaming the game on the officials.

[RadioBlue]

Originally Posted by constable

Inexcusable if you ask me.

With a stoppage at that juncture the crew should have been communicating how much time was left on the shot and game clocks.

I'm not well versed in NCAA mechanics. In FIBA, the outside officials have responsibility for the flight of the ball and related issues. That being said, with such an egregious error the lead should have stepped up.

Rarely do the officials cost a team the game but in this case they did.

-1 WRONG!!
While they missed the call, they did NOT cost a team the game. Now, I might have agreed with you if you said they cost a team a chance to win the game, but if they had gotten this call right, it would have (most likely) gone into overtime. Once in OT, anything could happen.