Garnett Replay From Game 3

[Hopper]

I wonder if the league will ever institute a rule where calling a foul on Rondo after replay or allowing the Lakers to keep the ball in a situation like the Rondo\ Odom scenario.

The league used to have a rule that a player who was out of bounds, but only because he got pushed, shoved, or bumped by an opposing player, would still be awarded the ball, even though, technically, he was the one out of bounds. The emphasis then seemed to be on who "caused" the ball to go out of bounds. Later, I guess they just decided that if a player was pushed out of bounds, it was simply a foul and should have no bearing on a "possession" call, which makes a lot more sense, really.

In most cases I've seen, the replay actually does help "get it right," even though "judgment calls" are not subject to review. Whether a made basket was a three-pointer or not, etc., that kinda thing. No matter what methods ya use (especially 100% reliance on the refs), it will never be perfect, and there will be cases where the method seems flawed or inadequate. What else is new?

 

[Hopper]

There's probably sumthin to be said for this approach, too:

"Odom isn’t appealing to the league, the rules or anything else. He envisions a different solution to prevent this issue next time. “I was mad at myself” he says. “I have to be a lot stronger with the basketball. Make my space. You have to do it with your elbows a little bit, to keep guys off you. That’s the way it is.”

Odom was grabbed on his right wrist, no doubt, but the way the ball then just went flying out of his left hand looked preventable. Ya gotta wonder if Odom was simply assuming that a foul would be called, especially if he "exaggerated" the effect of the foul.

 

[moevillini]

...Of course, none of this addresses the fact that I'm responding to HopperNuthin, and that the subsequent response will be nonsensical and/or will not address the point.

meh, HopperNuthinn is kinda weak - I think Aint Hoppin has more potential.

kinda like Utahman just wouldn't have had the same cachet as Simpleheel, ya know?