Get Rid of the Charge

[barfolomew]

Awe, that sucks, but I stand corrected.

That does suck.
Imagine if Theo had been able to wear jersey number 3:16 instead of 4.

[romey]

Some other interesting rule changes in there, including:

++ Under two minutes, when a coach requests an out-of-bounds play be reviewed, that team will be charged a timeout if the original call is not overturned.

(This should help speed up the end of games, which often become interminable bores.)

++ A timeout will be able to be granted when a player has possession of the ball even though the player is airborne. An example would be a player grabbing a loose ball and calling timeout before landing out of bounds.

(This used to be allowed but they stopped allowing it several years ago.)

++ Players will be allowed to wear numbers 0-99.

(Nice. There's no good reason players shouldn't be restricted to the numbers they have been.)

In the dark ages, it was so the referees could signal the scorers table with one digit represented on each hand when calling a foul. Thus 55 was the highest number available.

[lawdog77]

In the dark ages, it was so the referees could signal the scorers table with one digit represented on each hand when calling a foul. Thus 55 was the highest number available.

Yes, because either the refs, or the scorers were too dumb to be able to figure out the higher numbers like 77. I would go with the refs being too dumb.

[brewcity77]

In the dark ages, it was so the referees could signal the scorers table with one digit represented on each hand when calling a foul. Thus 55 was the highest number available.

They should've just hired Count Rugen.

[romey]

Yes, because either the refs, or the scorers were too dumb to be able to figure out the higher numbers like 77. I would go with the refs being too dumb.

Well, it did take 15 years after the game was invented to cut the bottom out of the peach basket.  Evolution.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Well, it did take 15 years after the game was invented to cut the bottom out of the peach basket.  Evolution.

TGFBR.

[wadesworld]

Bump.

[Newsdreams]

Bump.

Yes give the offense the ability to run over the D, get rid of all fouls, period.

[wadesworld]

Lol. Bump. Even if you like the rule, refs have absolutely no idea how to call the rule correctly. Kid is backpedaling and moving to the side. First of all, dangerous for the airborn player. Second of all, just garbage bail outs for not actually being able to defend. You get penalized for being more athletic. Which is wild to do in sports.

[Tyler COLEk]

Ref just flat out missed that call. The near-elimination of the charge this season has been wonderful. What an improvement to the game.

[MuggsyB]

Ref just flat out missed that call. The near-elimination of the charge this season has been wonderful. What an improvement to the game.

Awful call for sure. 

[MU82]

Lol. Bump. Even if you like the rule, refs have absolutely no idea how to call the rule correctly. Kid is backpedaling and moving to the side. First of all, dangerous for the airborn player. Second of all, just garbage bail outs for not actually being able to defend. You get penalized for being more athletic. Which is wild to do in sports.

Brutal call for sure.

But at least the refs weren't as bad as the as the announcers.

[BLWarrior91]

I guess we can't get Jason Benetti and Bill Raftery for every game.

[wadesworld]

Lollllllllllllllllll

[wadesworld]

But then Newton just blatantly lowering his shoulder and pushing Stevie off of him over and over and over and they won't call that lollllllllll.

I mean come on. If you're going to call it, freaking call it.

[wadesworld]

Haha that call on Bacott in the UNC/Duke game was nuts.

[wadesworld]

Now one on Carmack Ryan lol.

[wadesworld]

😅

Will call the flop a charge. But will allow 5 steps to get set for a (banked in) 3 point shot.

[wadesworld]

Bump. Such a trash call. Nowhere close to "set."

[The Sultan]

Bump. Such a trash call. Nowhere close to "set."

I don't think it was a good call but he doesn't have to be set. He just has to be in good defensive position, which he wasn't far from.

[mileskishnish72]

That's not a GD foul!

[wadesworld]

Lollllllll.

Double foul hey? Just get rid of rewarding players for not being able to defend without just falling over. Refs have no idea how to call it. Stop turning this into soccer where every body flail is rewarded with a whistle.

[MarquetteDano]

Lollllllll.

Double foul hey? Just get rid of rewarding players for not being able to defend without just falling over. Refs have no idea how to call it. Stop turning this into soccer where every body flail is rewarded with a whistle.

Overall tho, things are going your way, Wades. Much harder to get a charge anymore, which is a good thing.

[wadesworld]

Overall tho, things are going your way, Wades. Much harder to get a charge anymore, which is a good thing.

Agreed. It's definitely much better the last 2 years or so than it had been for a while.