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Post by wsuraider09 on Feb 27, 2015 16:15:10 GMT -5
Yeah the over and back call was crap. First off, I watched the replay last night, and paused at the moment that the alleged infraction occurred. Now it is NOT EVEN close... here's my beef....the official wasn't in the correct spot to assess if Joe's foot in fact touched the line. The segment of the line closest to where he could have touched it was in the center of the arena, where the Raider head is, and the line isn't present, but only outlined. Even pausing the replay, you can clearly tell his foot never touched the line. But the official was the rear official on the play had to backtrack to see if in fact a back court violation occurred, however, he was 6-8 feet from the half line when the touch might have happened, Joe quickly picked up his foot, and the official came in well after his foot was picked up, and blew this whistled for the infraction. The official was out of position to call the infraction, and should have resorted to the #1 rule of officiating, don't blow the whistle unless you are certain. If there's a level of uncertainty, by rule, you have to error on the side of no foul occurred. I think the official saw the faster than usual reaction from Joe at the half line, and assumed he was guilty. One of the few calls in basketball that's black and white...and he obviously blew it. See attached photo.
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Post by raidergrad98 on Feb 27, 2015 16:29:04 GMT -5
Yeah the over and back call was crap. First off, I watched the replay last night, and paused at the moment that the alleged infraction occurred. Now it is NOT EVEN close... here's my beef....the official wasn't in the correct spot to assess if Joe's foot in fact touched the line. The segment of the line closest to where he could have touched it was in the center of the arena, where the Raider head is, and the line isn't present, but only outlined. Even pausing the replay, you can clearly tell his foot never touched the line. But the official was the rear official on the play had to backtrack to see if in fact a back court violation occurred, however, he was 6-8 feet from the half line when the touch might have happened, Joe quickly picked up his foot, and the official came in well after his foot was picked up, and blew this whistled for the infraction. The official was out of position to call the infraction, and should have resorted to the #1 rule of officiating, don't blow the whistle unless you are certain. If there's a level of uncertainty, by rule, you have to error on the side of no foul occurred. I think the official saw the faster than usual reaction from Joe at the half line, and assumed he was guilty. One of the few calls in basketball that's black and white...and he obviously blew it. See attached photo. Excellent pause/capture.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Feb 27, 2015 16:40:36 GMT -5
Thanks to MS Paint for the analysis.
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