Louisville/Baylor (Women)

[sj]

I'm going to open up a can of worms just to understand better.

Concerning the call at 16 seconds is there any procedure, allowance or mechanic where either the C, or the L, can go to the T to discuss the play?

If I'm a C in a situation like this and I had no foul and I know 100% that the T is wrong can we discuss it, find out what each other had, and then if the T wants to, change the call to nothing?

By asking I'm not saying it should be done but just simply asking to understand the pluses and minuses of doing so.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by sj

I'm going to open up a can of worms just to understand better.

Concerning the call at 16 seconds is there any procedure, allowance or mechanic where either the C, or the L, can go to the T to discuss the play?

If I'm a C in a situation like this and I had no foul and I know 100% that the T is wrong can we discuss it, find out what each other had, and then if the T wants to, change the call to nothing?

By asking I'm not saying it should be done but just simply asking to understand the pluses and minuses of doing so.

I guess you can discuss anything, but what is that going to do? You have an opinion and they have an opinion. And we could do that all day and every call. Not a good way to officiate.

Peace

[Referee24.7]

Since this has still been moving. . .

- The kick-ball call at 16 seconds where they come to talk. You HAVE to do that because by rule, its an illegal touch, nuff said. If I work with any partner and they come and ask me if the ball was kicked and the clock ran, rest assured, after the game, I'm going to thank them for it, and not be upset that they came to talk to me about it. . .

If any of us are working a game like that where every play and situation has impact and could affect the outcome of the game, whether it takes 3 seconds or 3 minutes in talking to get it right, that's what we have to do because its about the game.

Now, that being said, do I feel there should be a time limit when going to look at the monitor like they have in the NFL - that, I believe, will be a discussion that both mens' and womens' committees will have after the tournament is over. . .

All of us have personalities as well and those people that are working those types of games, for the most part, many of them are severely "Type A", so when you put 3 of those Type A's together - sometimes its great for the game, and other times, well. . .(please see Hess-Stuart on Marquette-UConn game), etc etc. . .

Bottom line for me is I'd much rather work with someone who isn't "safe" and says whats in their gut on the floor than to be that person and come into the locker room in postgame and say it after the fact. . .