So if the play was being called by some guy in a dark room in Jersey why was the in game ref wasting his time reviewing the play on the monitor there...this new off site review policy shows real confidence in the in game officials
The 4-point play was rough, but the out of bounds was legit; you could see the ball change trajectory twice.
In theory, refs have a natural inclination to support the initial ruling, as they have a stake in the outcome; overturning their own call could be a minor ego blow. In contrast, the remote official is (in theory) more objective, and will naturally be more willing to see both potential outcomes of a close call. Of course, some refs might actually just care about getting the call right...
Great idea for a recurring thread. I think this will endure. Most new ideas don't. Good self-deprecating intro, quoted here. This thing started right, so it will last.
Sorry folks. I didn't get to see the game. Also, with my schedule during the season, there are gonna be games that I miss because I'll be working games, and my son is playing his first season. I'll do my best though.
I've created a graph added to post 1 that will evolve over the season to show the disparity in calls. It will be interesting to see how often we get screwed and how often we get the refs good side.
You need a 3-D spreadsheet. Rows are Blazer games, columns are referees, depth is type of call. Next to the name is a portrait shot of his face, which changes from smiling to frowning, depending upon his history with us. Get on that. You young guys can figure it out in a snap. A 4th dimension could be timing of the call--Is it late in the game? Does it put a key player into early foul trouble.
Keep in mind though, lots of times in games there is a foul disparity. It could be because one team is going hard to the basket and the other is settling for jump shots. Any number of reasons can cause a disparity in the number of fouls that are called for either team.
Absolutely. But if every team "goes harder" when we are young and athletic there is a problem. My superb graph is just 1 aspect of the ref watcher. The visual side as well as quotes from game threads will add to the ref watcher system. Did they change momentum? Did they get emotionally involved? Did we lose? Because if we did it is most deffinitely their fault and someone needs to die.
Im about Half way through game 2 and ill be updating, interesting visual note, refs really seemed to let the game flow until about 6 minutes left in the half. An out of bounds call called in favor of the blazers by a ref behind the play who was out of position. On the in bound pass lillard was tackled Into the back court for a horrible back court violation make up call. While the last 6 minutes of the first half were being dominated by refs trying to insert themselves into the game, I started thinking perhaps we finally have a superstar who gets calls in dame. Im sure the stats wont lie. More to come in a few hours, my minions.
Apparently, Barrett is on your side. In game 2, he made a variety of off hand remarks, such as "he travels twice on his way to the basket, and lays it in..."
How about displaying opponent fouls divided by our FTs (do it for the other team too) to measure how strategic the fouls are?
