Walt Cronkite wrote:Yea, I didn't write it very well.
I guess my point is that the calls are by nature objective. What's a flop? What's a blocking foul? What's a charge? How long do you have to be set to have position in order to draw the charge? Is the hand part of the ball?
When refs do the conference thing, do it at a video screen and make the right call. But if a call is made and it turns out that the defender only hits the shooter's wrist do you wait before the first ft is shot to make sure the foul was actually a foul?
Suggesting that a challenge can only occur when the whistle is blown doesn't solve the constantly complained about no-calls, which can alter a game just as much as blown ones.
Understood. I agree that officiating an NBA game is very subjective at first glance. However, I have faith that officials, if given the benefit of a replay, can make the correct call based on what they are taught prior to the season starting. They are all briefed on the same rules and are a team. Therefore, they should be able to come up with their best determination of the call.
Regarding free throw shooting, that seems like a simple problem to fix. A challenge can only be made prior to free throws being shot. If no challenge is called and a free throw is taken, then the game continues.
I do, however, think that neither of us are wrong or right. We simply see things differently. I have more trust that officials can make the right call if given multiple angles, etc. Others believe that many calls are just too close to make judgement on.
