Game Thread GAME# 2: CLIPPERS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 27, 2016 - THURSDAY, 7:30 (PDT), TNT

Thanks for responding.

So my question though is about the bear hug Griffin gave Plums first. Did the refs ever get footage of it being so far back? I don't know? I am assuming that they see more than what is actually broadcast over the air?
I also know they cant go back and call a foul on Griffin in that instance, but Im mostly curious about whether they actually even saw the replay of it, or if it was JUST on the big screen for the fans?

I'm not saying Plums didn't foul Griffin, but a Flagrant is very debatable and even becomes more debatable when you see the whole replay of what lead to Plums foul?

I guess the point I am trying to make is two fold...
One, how do the fans know what the refs are actually seeing is the same as what the fans are seeing, when the TV doesn't show what the refs are looking at and doesn't show what the fans in the arena are looking at? TNT's control, I know, just thought you might have more insight.
Second, Do you know if the league is thinking about reviews ans opening up how far back they can look at a play to determine the right call? Id like to see maybe a 5-7 second rule, so the refs can go back far enough to actually make the correct call. The correct call should have been a foul on Griffin with it being the Blazers ball at half court... IF the calls were called in the proper timeline.

It just seems like complete bullshit when a ref can blow a whistle and call a foul 5 seconds after it happened and ONLY because the player fouled told her to cal lit, but then cant go back and give Griffin a foul 8-9 seconds later on the other play.

Complete BS. This game will have me riled up all year. I saw both sides and IF I didn't know better I would be saying that it was a fix...