Officiating question

[Redz]

I did think Smart sneakily, but deliberately, took an elbow to Warren's nuts on the play.

Basketball players do so much dirty stuff, usually away from the ball.  Sneaking knees out on screens, pushing guys in the back...etc...etc... they know the refs can't see or  everything so they do whatever they can get away with. 

[droopdog7]

How can they do that well after a subsequent play and score

Simple answer, it is not football.

What kind of an answer is that? So you are saying it makes sense that they can review plays any time they want?

It's actually the right answer though.  For instance, in basketball they can review a 3-point shot several plays after it occurred (unless they are in the final minutes). 

The reason is simple.  The outcome of each play in football has a direct, and sometimes very large, impact on what follows.  Was it a catch?  Well, you need to know before you run the next play whether it's first and 10 or fourth and 5.  Simply not the same thing in basketball.   

[droopdog7]

I honestly don't care about the timing of officiating. As BB said, he doesn't care if the game is called by the book, or if everything is reviewable. As long as it is fair, then who cares?

Yes it should be fair. Who is BB? Problem is that things that should be reviewable are not and random things are reviewed like that play last night. I mean who decided it was reviewable? How about the Cavs game where they ruled KO out of bounds when he clearly was not. That should be reviewable. It could have easily cost us the game. I mean fair is fair and it should not be selectable.

The K.O. play against Cleveland I believe the ref. ruled the ball hit the end line and from the replay I saw it looked like it probably did.

Not sure where you got this from? Evidently the announcers didn't get this explanation either. That being said, if your explanation is correct who was the last team to touch the ball prior to it hitting the end line?

I can't remember when or what the play was now or I would post it here?

Oracle is right.  They said it on the broadcast, right after they came back from commercial (because you might recall that the announcers initially sided with celtic fan).  Anyway, they didn't show a full replay to confirm but from what I could tell, the refs were probably right. And yes, it was the celtics that slapped it out of bounds (assuming it went out of bounds).