2015 NCAA Tournament thread

If the standard is did the ball have a shot to go in, then no, it was not goaltending. If it is did it have a chance to hit/graze the rim the rim, then yes it was. Horrific way to lose a game, but SMU was up by seven or eight with less than a minute, so they screwed themselves.

 

Doesn't have to go in or even touch the rim.
If it is above the rim, and in it's downward flight, it is a goaltend.

 

UCLA guy got the rebound and would have had an easy stickback to tie without the whistle.

But that was a horrible call, by a guy 35 feet away from the basket. Doesn't matter if the ball is on a downward flight, if it is short or wide of the basket and has no chance to go in, it isn't goaltending. CBS finally showed a replay showing that shot was as wide-right as Scott Norwood's field goal.

 

Then there you go. The announcers are all over the place with what goaltending means which is adding to the confusion. There was zero chance that ball goes in if it isn't touched. Zero. But if the standard is it has to be above the rim, then yes.

 

Doesn't matter. The guy that called it had the best angle at it. His side of the floor. His side of the basket. If the ball is above the rim going towards the basket on it's downward flight, it is a goaltend.

 

The only thing that ball touches is the fucking floor.

 

NCAA rule:

"Violations -- Goaltending. (Rule 9-17.5). When the ball contacts the backboard and any part of the ball is above the rim on a field goal attempt, it is considered to be on its downward flight. In such case, it is goaltending when the ball is touched by a player as long as it has a possibility of entering the basket."

That ball had no chance of going in. Isn't that why they have replay at this level? To look at things like that?

 

Judgment.

Same as travel, double dribble, 3 seconds, etc,etc,etc.......

No review.

 

In other words, bad eyesight is not reviewable. Once again, we see that the best way of appreciating NBA refs is to watch college basketball.

 

From the NCAA rulebook:

Section 34. Goaltending
Art. 1.
Goaltending shall have occurred when a defensive player touches
the ball during a field-goal try and each of the following conditions is met:
Exceptions
: Rules 10-3.6; 10-6.1.i
a.
The ball is in its downward flight; and
b.
The entire 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.

Entire ball was not above the basket, and had no chance of going into the basket because it was wide-right.

 

Judgement, yes. An example of remarkably shitty judgement.

 

UCLA was shitty most of the year, yet they live another day.