2019-20 Around the NBA: Archived

[MrGoat]

Why is instant replay so difficult for American sports?

Everywhere else in the world where they have replay, there's an extra umpire/referee sitting in front of a TV.  If he sees something obviously wrong, he buzzes down to the court/stadium to stop play and change the call.

Here we need the coaches to challenge.  Only certain calls are able to be challenged.  All 3 refs have to stop the game, walk over the sideline, bust out a monitor from under some desk, put on headphones, stop the game for five minutes, and they still get the call wrong half the time.  It's mind boggling.

I watched some of the XFL games today. First league I've ever seen get replay right. No coaches challenges but all plays are reviewed in the booth. If there was an important play that needed a closer look the booth would initiate the review. Here's the best part, for transparency they put the booth reviewer on camera during the review and mic him up so you can watch and hear everything he as saying as he's re watching the play. They didn't botch any of the plays they reviewed and they got it done quickly, it was amazing

Now I'll go back to rubbing my nipples about the Spurs getting smacked by the Kings earlier