March 19, 201511 yr "It's all my fault (goaltend)... as a senior you can't make that mistake at the end of the game" - SMU's Yanick Moreira fighting back tears. Kid hustled- not your fault, son. The ref that makes that call can't work another tourney game. I'm sorry- that was an awful call! SMU defended and forced Alford into a terrible and ill-advised shot attempt at the end of the game. SMU kid went up to rebound an air ball. The ball only touches the rim after SMU mishandles the rebound attempt. Let the kids decide the game!
March 19, 201511 yr I think EVERY official that thinks the ball will come down and hit the rim makes that call. Every one. It comes down to angle.
March 19, 201511 yr Kid hustled- not your fault, son. The ref that makes that call can't work another tourney game. I'm sorry- that was an awful call! SMU defended and forced Alford into a terrible and ill-advised shot attempt at the end of the game. SMU kid went up to rebound an air ball. The ball only touches the rim after SMU mishandles the rebound attempt. Let the kids decide the game! It was not going to be an airball.
March 19, 201511 yr I can't see any way goaltending is called here! [video=youtube_share;sp2x4TiYTjY]http://youtu.be/mzksZ-7Ta3Y
March 19, 201511 yr Regarding whether the ball would have had a chance to go in: National Coordinator of Officiating John Adams, "It's all hypothetical after it was touched."
March 19, 201511 yr I've looked at the video finally 1) it wasn't going to go in 2) It WAS Goal Tending Tough but correct call.
March 19, 201511 yr No, it would have caught some part of the rim. No, you are wrong. The ball was already past the rim when SMU touches it. The ball only hit the rim because the SMU player tips it. I saw it live. I saw it 100 times on replay. We just disagree.
March 19, 201511 yr I've looked at the video finally 1) it wasn't going to go in 2) It WAS Goal Tending Tough but correct call. The rule says it has to have "the possibility [...] to enter the basket" so if you're #1 is true then tour #2 is wrong.
March 19, 201511 yr No, you are wrong. The ball was already past the rim when SMU touches it. The ball only hit the rim because the SMU player tips it. I saw it live. I saw it 100 times on replay. We just disagree. No, you are wrong. I saw it 5 times (didn't take me 100 to figure it out). :lol2: we disagree that's cool.
March 19, 201511 yr I slowed it down on my computer frame by frame. This is the frame that shows the ball past the rim when the SMU player touches it and tips the ball back toward the rim. Is it close, yes. I will say that live, I thought it was an air ball and looking at replays I still think it was going to be an air ball. The ref bails out UCLA, IMO.
March 19, 201511 yr The rule says it has to have "the possibility [...] to enter the basket" so if you're #1 is true then tour #2 is wrong. Goal Tending is called everyday on balls that had no chance of going in...if it's coming down headed towards the goal it get's called almost every time. May not be to the rule but that is the literal interpretation that we see executed all season long year after year.
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