<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The committee had extensive discussions about expanding the use of instant replay for next season and voted to recommend a proposal which calls for the use of replay to assist referees in determining whether a basket or a shot on which a player is fouled is taken from behind the 3-point line. The committee, as expected, is also backing the league's wish to use instant replay to resolve discrepancies on clock malfunctions, after a major clock issue during the Detroit-Orlando series in the second round. The league was forced to admit earlier this month that a 3-pointer made by the Pistons' Chauncey Billups at the end of the third quarter of Game 2 against Orlando should not have counted. There were 5.1 seconds remaining in the quarter when the ball was inbounded, but the clock froze at 4.8 seconds as Billups dribbled into the frontcourt. The whole play actually consumed 5.7 seconds, meaning that the buzzer should have sounded before Billups' shot went up, but the play was not reviewable under current rules. Referees are presently allowed to use instant replay only to rule whether a shot goes in before the end-of-quarter clock expires. "We still need to refine the procedures involved, but it's expected that Board of Governors will vote on those proposals [in October]," Jackson said.</div> ESPN
As long as it doesn't disrupt the flow of the game for too long, I'm all for "expanded" instant reply. Getting the correct call is all that matters. I just don't want to see the refs staring at a monitor for 5+ minutes trying to figure out a call; people don't pay money to sit and watch that.
They should just go from 3 man crews to 4, and have one of them be a video official. Changing a 3 to a 2 could happen without disrupting the game, and other questionable calls could be reviewed much quicker with an official already setup at a monitor, watching plays at multiple angles.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Thrilla @ May 29 2008, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>They should just go from 3 man crews to 4, and have one of them be a video official. Changing a 3 to a 2 could happen without disrupting the game, and other questionable calls could be reviewed much quicker with an official already setup at a monitor, watching plays at multiple angles.</div> That's actually a pretty good idea.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Thrilla @ May 29 2008, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>They should just go from 3 man crews to 4, and have one of them be a video official. Changing a 3 to a 2 could happen without disrupting the game, and other questionable calls could be reviewed much quicker with an official already setup at a monitor, watching plays at multiple angles.</div> Now this is a really interesting idea that I actually like. It would make sense to put a fourth official as a replay official much like the NFL has. I don't like the idea of going to a two person crew on the floor because with two officials, it is very easy to miss quite a bit of calls. Three officials with the replay official sounds like the way to go. Now the question becomes, what all would you allow to be reviewed?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hunter @ May 29 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Thrilla @ May 29 2008, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>They should just go from 3 man crews to 4, and have one of them be a video official. Changing a 3 to a 2 could happen without disrupting the game, and other questionable calls could be reviewed much quicker with an official already setup at a monitor, watching plays at multiple angles.</div> Now this is a really interesting idea that I actually like. It would make sense to put a fourth official as a replay official much like the NFL has. I don't like the idea of going to a two person crew on the floor because with two officials, it is very easy to miss quite a bit of calls. Three officials with the replay official sounds like the way to go. Now the question becomes, what all would you allow to be reviewed? </div> You know, if there's a 4th ref, he can probably review almost everything. But you don't want to interrupt the game all the time. So how about... he can be allowed to review anything in the last 30 seconds of any quarter, and most calls in the last 2 minutes of the game? Also, he should automatically let the officiating crew know about any shot clock malfunctions and 24 second violations. This person has got to work fast though, as to not interrupt the game too much.
