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nba_gsw asked in SportsBasketball · 8 years ago

Should NBA referees be allowed to look at replays for foul calls?

Currently during the last two minutes of the game, referees cannot look at their monitors at fouls. Do you think the NBA should change this?

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  • 8 years ago
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    Looking at the question from another angle, perhaps coaches should be allowed a certain number of challenges, with suitable penalties attached (time taken off clock, free throws & loss of possession).

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    8 years ago

    Refs can look at the monitor in the last two minutes. It happened last night in the OKC/SA game when Duncan hit the ball when Durant lost control of it going to the rim. I think the NBA should keep it at that. It slows the game down enough. Especially because they look at it 20 times when they already know the call probably from the first 2 replays. It's very boring if they were to do that the entire game, because there's a lot of close calls throughout the game

  • 5 years ago

    I do not consider video replays will have to be used for the duration of the game seeing that it'll slow down the sport. If there are flagrant fouls dedicated throughout the suit that used to be not famous and penalized properly, then it will have to be dealt with after the healthy. We will use technological know-how to determine if the ball crossed the intention line. Offside calls and penalty calls will have to proceed to be made with the aid of the referees with out utilising the video replay for the period of the in shape. The referees simply have to be more regular and better in making these selections.

  • 8 years ago

    No. The last two minutes of a game slows down enough as it is.

    I'm not opposed to a "challenge" system somewhat like what the NFL uses, but I don't want referees arbitrarily stopping the game to review every call.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    no

    for 1. It slows down the game soooooo much

    and 2. I honestly feel that when a ref makes a call it should stand no matter what evidence can overturn it. If a ref makes a bad or good call they shouldn't be able to overturn it no matter what! That ref has to live with that decision and deal with it

  • 8 years ago

    No, because it slows the game down

  • 8 years ago

    No the game will take forever

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