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OT: SMU "Goaltending call"

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That is literally the worst call I have ever seen. UCLA down 2, throws up an airball 3 with ten seconds left, and the ref calls goaltending when the SMU player grabs the rebound.

I think that's worse than the time Rutgers got jobbed in the Big East tournament in Mike Rice's first year...
 
Worst call you've ever seen? lol. The ball was almost certainly going to hit the rim...It was the right call.
 
1. It was CLEARLY goaltending. The ball was on its way down to hit the right side of the rim and, therefore, it can be qualified as goaltending.

2. The SMU player did NOT grab the rebound; he only swatted the ball. A UCLA player secured the ball. It wasn't a block attempt, obviously, but it can be seen as such because the SMU player did not secure the ball (you can be called for goaltending when catching the ball, but its harder to see)

3. Getting jobbed against St. John's I believe it was in the BE Tourny remains the worst officiating job in the history of college basketball, and one of the worst in sports history. You ref until the end of the game, not until there are 2 seconds left.
 
Originally posted by Doctor Worm:
I guess that is not reviewable?
No, you cannot review goaltending. The reason I can think of why is becaus you wouldn't be able to tell whose ball it was, it is as close as any call gets, etc
 
I think last nights non foul call against Dayton and Boise St. was worse with time expiring.
 
I agree, don't give a team a win on something that might technically be the right call. I don't even know the technical rule, i thought it had to be above the rim, looked like he only prevented it from maybe graving the bottom of the side of the rim. If there was even a magic bounce of a chance of it going in then fine, but there wasn't even that. Use your brain, it has some common sense within it.
 
Not clearly goaltending because one part of the rule requires that it has the possibility of going in and that is a judgement call. I think it had no chance and was not goaltending but that is my judgement.
 
I agree, the rule requires a chance of going in and I do not see that.
 
Originally posted by Veiox:
Not clearly goaltending because one part of the rule requires that it has the possibility of going in and that is a judgement call. I think it had no chance and was not goaltending but that is my judgement.
CBS studio panel (or shown on one of their networks) had the Head of Officiating on for a long discussion and review of the call, who called it and where, etc...and it showed the ref with the worst angle (right even with ball and rim) from almost 30 feet away outside 3 pt line made the call (one ref underneath hoop can't make that call...only other ref was right behind the shooter who raised his arm for 3 pt shot but he did not call goaltending on that call.

Not a reviewable call (only thing they reviewed was whether it was a 2 or 3 pt shot.

SMU, made a great comeback...then jumped out to a nice lead...just self-destructed in the final min or two,...topped off by that crazy play.
 
If that was goaltending, how do you explain alley-oops?

Alley-oops would be illegal. I have no clue if that was or wasn't goaltending (as to the official rule)..but if it was goaltending and the correct call, how are alley-oops legal??
 
Pulled this paragraph from ESPN front page article.

Crew chief Antinio Petty said the call was an interpretation of the
rule that says goaltending occurs when a defensive player touches the
ball during a field goal try and each of the following conditions is
met: The ball is on the downward flight, and the ball is above the level
of the rim and has a possibility of entering the basket.

The officials ruled both of these criteria were met.

I think that sums it up well. Both of the 3 criteria were all met for sure.
 
This ref would have called goaltending when NC St. won their national championship.
 
Originally posted by RUblackshirt2006:

Pulled this paragraph from ESPN front page article.

Crew chief Antinio Petty said the call was an interpretation of the
rule that says goaltending occurs when a defensive player touches the
ball during a field goal try and each of the following conditions is
met: The ball is on the downward flight, and the ball is above the level
of the rim and has a possibility of entering the basket.

The officials ruled both of these criteria were met.

I think that sums it up well. Both of the 3 criteria were all met for sure.
and this is why the ref that called it should be ashamed of himself.

I'll just copy my post from the bball board-
That goal tending call was awful! In what world does the ref say that shot has any chance of going in?
All decisions aside the part that just annoyed me to no end was the kid Alford making the smirk as he gets congratulated by his teammate right after the call...as if he actually hit the game winning shot...more like you threw up a terrible shot and didn't even coming close!
It's also pretty ridiculous that the refs aren't allowed to review. So hypothetically, they go to the monitor to see whether it was a 2 or 3 pointer and the ref sees that he's completely botched the call and wants to reverse himself, he can't. There is something wrong with that scenario.
 
Until the ball clears the rim, you don't know if it is going in or not. From the top-down shot, it looks like the ball was touched while it was still above the rim. Looks like goaltending to me.
 
Seriously, your only card here is a rule technicality and saying something about how other calls at other times in the game were also wrong and therefore it's all fair in the end... don't bring any bullshit about it possibly going in.
 
Originally posted by Caliknight:

This ref would have called goaltending when NC St. won their national championship.
The reason Akeem Olajuwon (sp?) did not leap and grab the ball (which was clearly short of the basket) was that he was afraid of being called for a goal-tend. Thus Lorenzo Charles was able to catch it and put it in.
 
I'm not arguing the center should have been smarter and considered how his action could potentially get called, but there is no way in hell anyone can say that ball had a shot at going in the basket (which by the rule the ref referenced must be the case in order to call). What I think should have happened was the red in line with the shot (the one behind the shooter) should have gone to the ref who made the call, spoken to him and overturned it.
 
It was goaltending. Period. End of story. There's zero doubt in my mind watching the video.

If it was any two other teams and not the one team who shouldn't be in the tournament (UCLA), this wouldn't be nearly as big of a deal. (Yes, it would still be news.)
 
Awful friggin call. Just awful. It wasnt even close to goaltending. The ball has to have been touched while within the cylinder with a chance of going in. The ball NEVER EVEN ENTERED the cylinder before clearing the rim. If you think this was goaltending you either need to see another view or open a basketball rulebook.
 
Forget even looking at the rim. You need only look at that guy fading away with 2 guys hands in his face to know that shot didn't go in.
 
Originally posted by PhilaPhans:
It was goaltending. Period. End of story. There's zero doubt in my mind watching the video.

If it was any two other teams and not the one team who shouldn't be in the tournament (UCLA), this wouldn't be nearly as big of a deal. (Yes, it would still be news.)
Apparently, you do not understand the rule.
 
Also, it has nothing to do with these 2 teams. In no way am I a fan of SMU nor do i care that people thought UCLA shouldn't be in the tournament. Any 2 teams would have had an equal reaction and I suspect that goes for everyone on this Rutgers board.

It really boils down to I just hate referees. They make these kind of calls all the time. There's gotta be a way to check this guys from getting caught up in the moment.

This post was edited on 3/19 8:06 PM by RUblackshirt2006
 
Originally posted by SkilletHead2:
This was goaltending?

Maybe if you're playing Calvinball and it's a Tuesday.
I just do not see how any ref could call that goal-tending. The SMU player went up for the rebound after the ball had bounced away from the rim.
 
Originally posted by ScarletKnightRider:
Awful friggin call. Just awful. It wasnt even close to goaltending. The ball has to have been touched while within the cylinder with a chance of going in. The ball NEVER EVEN ENTERED the cylinder before clearing the rim. If you think this was goaltending you either need to see another view or open a basketball rulebook.



Completely wrong. The rule is:

a. Goaltending occurs when a defensive player touches the ball during a field goal
try and each of the following conditions is met: (Exceptions: Rule
10-4.1.i)
1. The ball is on its downward flight; and
2. The ball is above the level of the ring and has the possibility, while in
flight, of entering the basket and is not touching the cylinder.


The rule for Basket Interference is:

a. Basket interference occurs when a player:
1. Touches the ball or any part of the basket while the ball is on or within
the basket;

Page 88.

Link
 
The problem as can be seen from the video, is that without divine intervention, there is no way that ball is anywhere near entering the basket.

Not even close to goaltending.
 
a little noise is good for the tourney .... so, I'm sure no one, other than SMU, really cares....

I'm a little confused by the controversy ... I'm no expert, even if it wasn't goal tending... not sure UCLA doesn't get the rebound anyway and have another shot..........
 
Originally posted by topdecktiger:
Originally posted by ScarletKnightRider:
Awful friggin call. Just awful. It wasnt even close to goaltending. The ball has to have been touched while within the cylinder with a chance of going in. The ball NEVER EVEN ENTERED the cylinder before clearing the rim. If you think this was goaltending you either need to see another view or open a basketball rulebook.



Completely wrong. The rule is:

a. Goaltending occurs when a defensive player touches the ball during a field goal
try and each of the following conditions is met: (Exceptions: Rule
10-4.1.i)
1. The ball is on its downward flight; and
2. The ball is above the level of the ring and has the possibility, while in
flight, of entering the basket and is not touching the cylinder.


The rule for Basket Interference is:

a. Basket interference occurs when a player:
1. Touches the ball or any part of the basket while the ball is on or within
the basket;

Page 88.
[/QUOTE]Completely wrong? Ummm do you not realize that you literally just agreed with everything I said? As i said before the ball had cleared the ring already at the time it was touched meaning it was below the cylinder. Regardless, it never entered the cylinder at any time to top things off. You need to pay attention better before making a fool of yourself.
 


Originally posted by ScarletKnightRider:




Completely wrong? Ummm do you not realize that you literally just agreed with everything I said? As i said before the ball had cleared the ring already at the time it was touched meaning it was below the cylinder. Regardless, it never entered the cylinder at any time to top things off. You need to pay attention better before making a fool of yourself.


Well first off, the ball doesn't have to enter the cylinder. You keep saying that, and you are wrong. The ball only has to be in a downward motion, and the ball is "above the level of the ring." It doesn't have to be in the cylinder.

The other part where you are wrong is when you said the ball was below the cylinder. Hard to make that claim given this:

Goaltending_zps6mzd7fqh.jpg


Looks an awful lot like it's above the rim to me. [/QUOTE]
 
Originally posted by topdecktiger:


Originally posted by ScarletKnightRider:




Completely wrong? Ummm do you not realize that you literally just agreed with everything I said? As i said before the ball had cleared the ring already at the time it was touched meaning it was below the cylinder. Regardless, it never entered the cylinder at any time to top things off. You need to pay attention better before making a fool of yourself.


Well first off, the ball doesn't have to enter the cylinder. You keep saying that, and you are wrong. The ball only has to be in a downward motion, and the ball is "above the level of the ring." It doesn't have to be in the cylinder.

The other part where you are wrong is when you said the ball was below the cylinder. Hard to make that claim given this:

ec


Looks an awful lot like it's above the rim to me.
[/QUOTE] I actually do not keep saying that the ball needs to be within the cylinder. You are the one who keeps saying that. I said the ball was below the cylinder which it is. In that photo, the ball is already well beyond being tipped back upwards. Me mentioning that it never entered the cylinder in the first place is just a side note indicating that it was a complete and total airball, which it was. Also thats not a good photo because the ball is actually coming down a good 8 inches beyond the far side of the rim and it is NOT above the rim. Not even close You have to actually watch a video in which you see where its coming from and you'll see it come down past the rim before being tipped. If thats the only picture you're looking at then it's no wonder you think its goaltending. If you actually watched the game or any video footage you would know that he caught a blatant airball. The shot attempt was already completed and missed.
 




Originally posted by ScarletKnightRider:






I actually do not keep saying that the ball needs to be within the cylinder. You are the one who keeps saying that. I said the ball was below the cylinder which it is. In that photo, the ball is already well beyond being tipped back upwards. Me mentioning that it never entered the cylinder in the first place is just a side note indicating that it was a complete and total airball, which it was. Also thats not a good photo because the ball is actually coming down a good 8 inches beyond the far side of the rim and it is NOT above the rim. Not even close You have to actually watch a video in which you see where its coming from and you'll see it come down past the rim before being tipped. If thats the only picture you're looking at then it's no wonder you think its goaltending. If you actually watched the game or any video footage you would know that he caught a blatant airball. The shot attempt was already completed and missed.


Really? This is your first post:

The ball has to have been touched while within the cylinder with a chance of going in.

This is your second post.


Regardless, it never entered the cylinder at any time to top things off


You clearly said that the ball HAD to be within the cylinder, and it doesn't. So yeah, you did keep saying it, regardless of your backtracking.

That said, you are still wrong.

I said the ball was below the cylinder which it is. In that photo, the ball is already well beyond being tipped back upwards

Wrong. That is a screenshot from the instance the defender's hand initially touched the ball. I paused the video at exactly the point where his hand made contact. That's clearly above the ring.

Also thats not a good photo because the ball is actually coming down a good 8 inches beyond the far side of the rim and it is NOT above the rim.

Two problems here. First, the rule says the ball must be above the "level" ( i.e. plane ) of the ring. It doesn't have to be directly above the rim, just above the "level" of the rim. Also, the ball is not "a good 8 inches" beyond the far side of the rim. Again, another screenshot:

overheadview_zpsvcng9smd.jpg


So you are wrong on both counts. It wasn't past the rim. It doesn't matter anyway, because the rule says it only needs to be above the level of the rim.

You have to actually watch a video in which you see where its coming from and you'll see it come down past the rim before being tipped.

No, you are simply wrong. The ball was still above the cylinder when the defender touched the ball.

If you actually watched the game or any video footage you would know that he caught a blatant airball. The shot attempt was already completed and missed.

I did watch the game and videos. I got the first screenshot from the ESPN video, and the second one from the Bleacher Report video. The ball was still above the ring when the defender touched it. Whether or not it was an airball has absolutely nothing to do with it. You are just making things up as you go along.
 
Thank you.

The big problem for the goaltending call is that the ball has to have a possibility of entering the basket. There is just no way that ball had a chance of entering the basket when the SMU player touched it. The bottom of the ball was pretty much level with the rim (you could argue that one a bit either way) but there is no question it was beyond the basket and could not go back up again, reverse direction, and go into the basket.
 
Originally posted by topdecktiger:





Originally posted by ScarletKnightRider:






I actually do not keep saying that the ball needs to be within the cylinder. You are the one who keeps saying that. I said the ball was below the cylinder which it is. In that photo, the ball is already well beyond being tipped back upwards. Me mentioning that it never entered the cylinder in the first place is just a side note indicating that it was a complete and total airball, which it was. Also thats not a good photo because the ball is actually coming down a good 8 inches beyond the far side of the rim and it is NOT above the rim. Not even close You have to actually watch a video in which you see where its coming from and you'll see it come down past the rim before being tipped. If thats the only picture you're looking at then it's no wonder you think its goaltending. If you actually watched the game or any video footage you would know that he caught a blatant airball. The shot attempt was already completed and missed.

Really? This is your first post:

The ball has to have been touched while within the cylinder with a chance of going in.

This is your second post.



Regardless, it never entered the cylinder at any time to top things off

You clearly said that the ball HAD to be within the cylinder, and it doesn't. So yeah, you did keep saying it, regardless of your backtracking.

That said, you are still wrong.

I said the ball was below the cylinder which it is. In that photo, the ball is already well beyond being tipped back upwards

Wrong. That is a screenshot from the instance the defender's hand initially touched the ball. I paused the video at exactly the point where his hand made contact. That's clearly above the ring.

Also thats not a good photo because the ball is actually coming down a good 8 inches beyond the far side of the rim and it is NOT above the rim.

Two problems here. First, the rule says the ball must be above the "level" ( i.e. plane ) of the ring. It doesn't have to be directly above the rim, just above the "level" of the rim. Also, the ball is not "a good 8 inches" beyond the far side of the rim. Again, another screenshot:

ec


So you are wrong on both counts. It wasn't past the rim. It doesn't matter anyway, because the rule says it only needs to be above the level of the rim.

You have to actually watch a video in which you see where its coming from and you'll see it come down past the rim before being tipped.

No, you are simply wrong. The ball was still above the cylinder when the defender touched the ball.

If you actually watched the game or any video footage you would know that he caught a blatant airball. The shot attempt was already completed and missed.

I did watch the game and videos. I got the first screenshot from the ESPN video, and the second one from the Bleacher Report video. The ball was still above the ring when the defender touched it. Whether or not it was an airball has absolutely nothing to do with it. You are just making things up as you go along.
"No you are simply wrong". Over and over again, followed by zero relevant facts.... haha WOW, some compelling argument youve got there. I do think its adorable how you attempted to put worlds in my mouth however. You've twisted and misinterpreted my posts to the point where this is just comical now. I also gotta say I'm loving the even WORSE camera angle you chose complete with unrecognizable blur in which the ball is UNDERNEATH the rim and you can't even tell if the ball is being touched or not.

He caught an airball. It was a blown call. Anyone with a brain knows it. You're only kidding yourself.

This post was edited on 3/20 12:48 AM by ScarletKnightRider
 
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