Can the Kings Protest?

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Merdiesel

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I'm just as mad as everyone else we even let them into the game, but is there anyway they can protest the end of this game? Even if the ball wasn't tipped (definitely looked like it was), there is no way he got that shot off within .3 seconds. It wasn't a tip, it was damn near a reverse layup.
 
SacKings384

SacKings384

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Apparently the rule is less than 0.3 and you can't shoot, so I had it wrong. Unfortunately the clock looks like it starts absurdly late (it doesn't even start until the ball is out of his hands). Can the Kings protest? No. The game has an official replay center. If it's called on the court it's likely to stand. Blame JT for completely blowing his assignment.
 
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swisshh

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My personal pet peeve: Saying "well if this hadn't happened then you wouldnt' worry about refs"

Please don't say that. If the Grizz didn't get bodied in the first, then they blow the Kings out. Mistakes happen and that's a part of the game. Something like this isn't just a part of the game. It's the review system failing.
 
HndsmCelt

HndsmCelt

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This loss is not the kind of thing you want hanging around like a fart in a Fiat. You just walk away, then look at the tape to fix the things you can fix and move on.
 
kingjatt

kingjatt

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HereWeVivek said:
I understand the Defense was terrible and threw the game away. Doesn't mean Memphis should get away with a win on a basket that didn't count.

Last i checked, if a team playis a couple quarters of bad defense they don't just end the game and give you a loss
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my sentiments exactly i cant believe the garbage some recognizable kings fans are posting on twitter to justify the refs incompetence.
 
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sdballer

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A bs situation to end the game but not sure what we would be protesting. The clock didn't start on time so technically the refs didn't miss the call.
 
HndsmCelt

HndsmCelt

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Does anybody know if the NBA had ever overturned a game? That would be the necessary outcome of declaring the call erroneous. I guess the appeal shows the players commitment by management... but I hope this does not become a distraction from improvement or worse yet act to vindicate really poor play in the 4th quarter.
 
KingsFanSince85

KingsFanSince85

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Forget the possible tip. The clock didn't start until AFTER the ball left Lee's hand. That's what the announcers and, most importantly, the refs failed to notice or look at.

The rule is clear. With .3 or less remaining, only a tip can count. Lee caught the ball then temporarily possessed it in an effort to redirect the ball into the hoop on his reverse layup. That ladies and gentlemen constitutes a 'shooting motion'. The very reason the NBA instituted the .3 rule is to take clock operator error out of the equation.

Technically, had the pass been more accurate, Lee couldn't have even scored on an uncontested alley oop dunk according to the rule. Doing so would have meant gaining temporary possession of the ball on the catch and control, which makes the play invalid because it takes longer than .3 to execute. Only a redirect tip - which doesn't involve gaining temporary possession - is supposed to be permitted.

The Kings should most definitely win this appeal if the NBA follows their own rule.

Watch the replay in slow motion. Lee releases the ball before the clock starts. The clock operator made an error and the .3 rule is supposed to rectify it.
 
pdxKingsFan

pdxKingsFan

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HndsmCelt said:
Does anybody know if the NBA had ever overturned a game? That would be the necessary outcome of declaring the call erroneous. I guess the appeal shows the players commitment by management... but I hope this does not become a distraction from improvement or worse yet act to vindicate really poor play in the 4th quarter.
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I believe there was an incident that resulted in the final minutes of a period being replayed the next time the two teams met but I can't recall them ever returning the result on a last second play.
 
fansinceday1

fansinceday1

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KingsFanSince85 said:
Forget the possible tip. The clock didn't start until AFTER the ball left Lee's hand. That's what the announcers and, most importantly, the refs failed to notice or look at.

The rule is clear. With .3 or less remaining, only a tip can count. Lee caught the ball then temporarily possessed it in an effort to redirect the ball into the hoop on his reverse layup. That ladies and gentlemen constitutes a 'shooting motion'. The very reason the NBA instituted the .3 rule is to take clock operator error out of the equation.

Technically, had the pass been more accurate, Lee couldn't have even scored on an uncontested alley oop dunk according to the rule. Doing so would have meant gaining temporary possession of the ball on the catch and control, which makes the play invalid because it takes longer than .3 to execute. Only a redirect tip - which doesn't involve gaining temporary possession - is supposed to be permitted.

The Kings should most definitely win this appeal if the NBA follows their own rule.

Watch the replay in slow motion. Lee releases the ball before the clock starts. The clock operator made an error and the .3 rule is supposed to rectify it.
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"The Kings should most definitely win this appeal if the NBA follows their own rule."

That my friend is the key sentence. This is about the integrity of the game. If they believe in getting it right, they will change it.
 
pdxKingsFan

pdxKingsFan

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I believe this was the last time an appeal was granted. It was the first appeal granted in 25 years. It involved a scoring issue that disqualified Shaq wrongly. The final minute of the game was replayed.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=txnbagrantsheatappeal

Since then, the NBA has acknowledged at least one game changing wrong call in the final seconds and done nothing more than said "we messed up".
 
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