OT NBA to try out 4 and 5 person referee crews

[dviss1]

I don't know, at the end of the day 5 bags of shit will accomplish the same as 3 bags of shit. It's going to smell bad and will inevitably find a way to ruin your night.

Artificial intelligence is the only logical option.

Damn... Tell us how you really feel about the refs.

 

[riverman]

You have to be moving to Referee basketball.

I know you're a pro and have learned the modern ref game but I disagree if you have 5 refs placed on each qtr of the floor above the players, I contend you'd have a less obstructed view and like all other sports...replay could resolve anything in question...it would be different for sure

 

[noknobs]

Damn... Tell us how you really feel about the refs.

I think they're horrible human beings and a detriment to society. Immoral men, valuing bribes and sexual favors over fairness and integrity. Anarchists who love to watch the world burn, and blow their whistles while it does. So unfulfilled and resentful in their own lives that they seek to destroy the dreams of others. Failed athletes with Napoleon complexes who are given a modicum of authority in two-and-a-half hour spurts and use that temporary clout to undermine athletes working their asses off by continuously failing at their job. Unable, or just unwilling, to live up to the standards in which they hold others. Biased, emotionally stunted and incompetent. I'm sure they hate puppies too.

 

[riverman]

I think they're horrible human beings and a detriment to society. Immoral men, valuing bribes and sexual favors over fairness and integrity. Anarchists who love to watch the world burn, and blow their whistles while it does. So unfulfilled and resentful in their own lives that they seek to destroy the dreams of others. Failed athletes with Napoleon complexes who are given a modicum of authority in two-and-a-half hour spurts and use that temporary clout to undermine athletes working their asses off by continuously failing at their job. Unable, or just unwilling, to live up to the standards in which they hold others. Biased, emotionally stunted and incompetent. I'm sure they hate puppies too.

That's straight out of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas!!! Folks, the new Hunter Thompson! Enjoyed the post!

 

[jlprk]

I see a future with refs on hovercrafts or with jetpacks

Keep it simple. Chairs hanging over the middle of the floor on ropes. If you want technology, go full bore. No human refs, just cameras transmitting to computers in Secaucus, New Jersey.

I think they're horrible human beings and a detriment to society. Immoral men, valuing bribes and sexual favors over fairness and integrity. Anarchists who love to watch the world burn, and blow their whistles while it does. So unfulfilled and resentful in their own lives that they seek to destroy the dreams of others. Failed athletes with Napoleon complexes who are given a modicum of authority in two-and-a-half hour spurts and use that temporary clout to undermine athletes working their asses off by continuously failing at their job. Unable, or just unwilling, to live up to the standards in which they hold others. Biased, emotionally stunted and incompetent. I'm sure they hate puppies too.

You are needed in the police threads.

 

[Strenuus]

5 man crews would be interesting, as each ref could watch a position. This wouldn't likely lead to better refereeing as its easier to lock into two guys than it is certain spots. You'd have two refs up top, two refs in the corners, and a ref on the baseline. The baseline ref would watch the centers, the two up top would watch the guards, and the two near the corners would watch the forwards.

When possession switches, one of the refs up top would rotate to the baseline and the previous baseline ref filling that refs spot up top. Therefore you'd have two refs watching PGs and Cs, two refs switching between SGs and a F spot, and one ref staying on one F spot the while time. This is a good thing because that ref would have to run the most (corner to corner on the side that rotates to the baseline)

Actually, that's not how it'd work. Here's how 5 man would work - from the article I linked:

In the five-person tests, the existing three-person system will rotate typically with the two additional officials taking lead stationary positions on each end of the court

That actually makes sense, really.

 

[BonesJones]

Actually, that's not how it'd work. Here's how 5 man would work - from the article I linked:



That actually makes sense, really.

It doesn't make sense. Why have 3 refs running and crossing paths with 2 stationary refs? I like my system better.

 

[BonesJones]

Do I need to explain every design to you? You're a student....think it through!!

Answer: It's not physically possible to hit a ball from ones side, have it hit the opponents side, then have it hit the chair, as one would have to put a RPM amount of spin on the ball that is physically impossible for a human to achieve.

 

[Strenuus]

It doesn't make sense. Why have 3 refs running and crossing paths with 2 stationary refs? I like my system better.

Read it again. The 3 man system just like it is now, with the other 2 stationary at each end line in the unoccupied endline ref side... There will be no criss crossing because the only time they will will be on dead ball situations.. I.e. after a foul call. All they are doing is adding 2 more sets of eyes.

 

[dviss1]

It doesn't make sense. Why have 3 refs running and crossing paths with 2 stationary refs? I like my system better.

They would never cross paths. The other 2 end line referees would rotate to the opposite side of the trail referee.

I could see this working.