Anyone see this? (Video)

[HokiePaul]

Originally Posted by Da Official

It seems that everyone (the coach, players, fans, sports fans, other officials) simply wants to know WHAT was the judgment call or ruling by the officials.

I'm a bit surprised it doesn't look like that will be answered.

I guess no one will ever know??? Pretty bizarre in this day and age, right?

Not necessarily bizarre for a HS level game I don't think. I believe my association has a policy where officials will not comment on games. And I can see an association taking a position that it will not comment on judgement calls (no foul).

[Da Official]

Originally Posted by HokiePaul

Not necessarily bizarre for a HS level game I don't think. I believe my association has a policy where officials will not comment on games. And I can see an association taking a position that it will not comment on judgement calls (no foul).

Hokie...the question is WHAT was this judgement? Someone blew a whistle during regulation....most want to know what did they judge to have occurred. Also, I agree the officials should not comment after the game but someone should clear the air about what occurred.

"What happened?"

"Not telling you. Watch this 40 time."

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by Da Official

Hokie...the question is WHAT was this judgement? Someone blew a whistle during regulation....most want to know what did they judge to have occurred. Also, I agree the officials should not comment after the game but someone should clear the air about what occurred.

"What happened?"

"Not telling you. Watch this 40 time."

Do you live anywhere near all this? I'm from the East but I know TX is a rather large place

[HokiePaul]

Originally Posted by Da Official

Hokie...the question is WHAT was this judgement? Someone blew a whistle during regulation....most want to know what did they judge to have occurred. Also, I agree the officials should not comment after the game but someone should clear the air about what occurred.

"What happened?"

"Not telling you. Watch this 40 time."

As an official who wants to understand what happened ... yes, I'd love to know. I also wouldn't expect a press release out to the public for something like this. Do we know for sure that the Athletic Department, State Association, Officials representative (assignor/association) haven't addressed this privately?

[zm1283]

High School Basketball Playoff Game Ends In Stupid, Ridiculous Way

Here's Deadspin's article. What is the one official doing with the raised open hand as they leave the court?

[j51969]

Originally Posted by zm1283

High School Basketball Playoff Game Ends In Stupid, Ridiculous Way

Here's Deadspin's article. What is the one official doing with the raised open hand as they leave the court?

If I had to guess he was gestering to the table to see if they were good to go (i.e. a scoring issue that could have made a difference in the game).

[Da Official]

Here's the story picked up by the local news station. So apparently the judgement is the foul or whatever the call occurred after the buzzer so game over. Now that we have an answer I'm done...


Celina fights against UIL's decision in controversial ending | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by zm1283

High School Basketball Playoff Game Ends In Stupid, Ridiculous Way

Okay, so now we know (from the article embedded in the Deadspin story): UIL says the crew determined time expired before the contact.

That still doesn't clear up anything. Last shot responsibility belonged to C since he was opposite the table, though they may have decided to let T take it since the action was in C's primary. C and L looked genuinely shocked by the whistle - as they should have been since it came before the LEDs on the backboard lit up.

My guess is T wasn't waving off the shot because his partners didn't seem to know what was happening until more than a few seconds after the play was blown dead.

At any rate, that's where the "judgment" part of UIL's statement comes in. Saying time expired wasn't great judgment but it was still judgment.