Video Replay (in-game) helping or hurting officiating?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Is the ability to check video replay during a game helping or hurting the overall skill of officials?

A. It helps as people are aware that decisions can be checked and challenged and this are more certain of what they call and make more effort to get into positions for better looks.

B. No impact. The refs are the same people and they haven't changed.

C. It's hurting as people are now being lazy and relying on the monitor to catch what they don't and bail them out. Refs often won't even make a call on the court in a close situation (OOB, last second shot, Flagrant foul or not) and just head over to the monitor to watch it several times.

I don't think it is necessarily hurting their skill but they are wimping out and just depending on video. Some night, the video replay gear will fail and they'll be up a creek without a paddle since they were not paying close enough attention.