Re: ARTICLE

[mustang@gis.net (Michael A.DiZio)]

>               Of course, they also won't dare consider doing the one
>thing that
>               could ensure the games' integrity: using instant replay
>to review
>               questionable calls involving the clock.
>
>               The NBA's Board of Governors does not allow referees to
>               check replays at any time, not even in the playoffs. They
>aren't
>               even allowed to check at the end of the game, unlike the
>NCAA
>               where officials can review any possible last-second
>buzzer
>               beaters.
>
>  I like the idea of using replay on buzzer beaters and other critical
>calls There has been a lot of suspicion concerning questionable calls on
>this list, and rightly so, given that the league stood to gain from a
>Bulls win in terms of ratings, exposure and merchandising. Maybe they
>could limit it to 3 replay calls apiece so that the game would not be
>slowed down too much. Then again, this idea seems too modern and
>progressive for me. As I sit, surrounded by my replica of the old Boston
>Garden, waking up occasionally from dreams of the good old days,I've
>decided that this idea would clash with my hidebound,inflexible, bygone
>Celtic othodoxy.I am sorry for momentarily looking towards the future,
>please forgive me.

                                                 Michael D.