Should Goaltending be reviewable?

by tyeforshee on Feb 7, 2012 3:43 PM PST

The game vs OKC we witnessed a clearly bad call in which Aldridge was called for a goal tend when it was indeed a clean block. Currently in the NBA goaltending is not reviewable, and for good reason. Lets use a hypothetical scenerio in which goaltending is reviewable:

Team A goes for a shot and Team B gets called for a Goaltend. After reviewing the play the goaltend is overturned, but now you have a totally different problem of "who gets the ball". Do you reward the block by giving the ball to team B? Do you just make it a jump ball between the shooter of team A and the blocker from team B? Should the refs call goaltending after a rebound is secured to determine which team has possession of the ball? This would be the main problem with reviewing goaltending calls.

This is not the only solution though. As seen during the game there was only one referee that made the goaltending calll, even though he was 30 feet away. In this rule change any goal tending call made in the last two minutes can be overruled by the other refs. So in example of the game against OKC the other two refs can overule the call the ref 30 feet away made. This already happens with out of bounds plays and offensive vs defensive foul calls. If the other refs know that their fellow ref made a terrible call they should have the ability to meet together and over turn it if they know without a doubt he was wrong.

Traditionalists will say that this is a game ran by humans and that there is no way that we can overcome these errors. They say leave it "as is", it is just another part of the game.

What do you think?

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What should the NBA do concerning Goaltending?

Review it in the last 2 minutes of the game

72 votes

Leave it as is

4 votes

Let the other refs overturn it

11 votes

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Or perhaps a better question:

Should the NBA adopt the same standards for goaltending as international rules? It would result in a lot of crazy above the rim play and erased shots, but it would also make it easier for our guys to adapt at the Olympics, as well as making calls like last night a thing of the past.

by superfly05 on Feb 7, 2012 3:55 PM PST reply actions

while there are difference in international goaltending rules

the play last night is not a good example of them. in FIBA, just as in the NBA, one cannot hit the ball after it hits the glass, which was the pertinent section of the rule being invoked.

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by douglast on Feb 7, 2012 3:58 PM PST up reply actions

even if it would not have "fixed" last night's call

I still like the idea of adopting the more lax Euro rules about snatching the ball off the cylinder. It would be exciting to watch, reward agressive and athletic play, and reduce uncertainty.

by Saba on Feb 7, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions

agreed

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by douglast on Feb 7, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions

I fall on the other side of this debate

Watching players freely snatch the ball off the rim after decades of NBA goaltending rules would drive me utterly batty.

by Timmay! on Feb 7, 2012 5:39 PM PST up reply actions

i agree

by tyeforshee on Feb 7, 2012 5:47 PM PST up reply actions

me too

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by sammymohawk on Feb 8, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions

No.

I like losing basketball games.

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by JuwanMVPHoward on Feb 7, 2012 4:06 PM PST reply actions 4 recs

With two minutes left in the game coaches should be allowed one challenge to any call resulting in a deadball. Jump ball if over turned.

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by pixelpusher on Feb 7, 2012 4:51 PM PST reply actions

Sounds about right.. But...

It would coast so much chaos. Fouls and no calls can not be challenged. Besides goaltend what else could u challenge? I think as long the team has the time outs within the last 2 min, you should be able to challenge a call.

by Hoi on Feb 7, 2012 5:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Any "questionable" call especially crucial end of games close score etc

SHOULD ALL BE REVIEWABLE, at any time of the game for the refs. Or at the very least adopt the NFLs system of replay for a timeout type of deal, or 1 replay per qtr or 4 per game per team. Something anything, JUST GET THE CALL RIGHT!. If a crucial call like last nights went our way, we win that game and thats HUGE. We can never get that game back now all because the ref from midcourt blew the call. WEAKSAUCE!

by cavejunctionblazer on Feb 7, 2012 8:15 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

game reviews

I think the NBA should adopt the same rule about reviews as the NFL: A coach gets three reviews a game. If he’s right he still has three. If he’s wrong, he has two left and he loses a time out. What’s the logic in reviewing out of bounds plays and not goal-tending, or charging, or basket interference or whatever. Let’s get it right. The NFL rule doesn’t fix everything, but it allows the coach to ask for a review when he thinks its important…Sure would have helped last night, yes?

by diffident on Feb 7, 2012 8:57 PM PST reply actions

I think its absolutely ridiculous, both in the NBA and NFL

that plays are NOT reviewable.

What is the point of having this super awesome high tech set up to make sure the correct call gets made, if you’re going to completely elimiate the possibility of an entire class of calls being called correctly???

I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Sean in Vancouver on Feb 7, 2012 10:00 PM PST reply actions