Once you viewed the replay, it was obvious that AJ lowered his shoulder and the MSU guy flopped like a soccer player. I get the call in that context. But the distinction for me is that it wasn't called in live action - not at all.
What I don't understand is the protocol on refs going to view the monitor. Before last night, I can't recall them going to review something that was (a) not called in the game action, and (b) off the ball. Check a 3pt vs. 2pt shot - got it. Check if a called foul is worth of elevating to a F1 or F2 - think i got that too.
Where is the limit on time span that is reviewable? When you have the monitor turned around to view the AJ shoulder check -- if you just rewind 6-8 seconds further, you can clearly see 2 instances of manslaughter when Costello mugged AJ on his layup attempt. Can they reverse that call? The one before that?
Is there a time limit? Or is this whole thing discretionary?
And lastly: before the usual suspects drag this into another "Complaining about refs is for losers" vs. "the refs screwed us" battle.... I don't think the ref's were the sole or even primary reason Purdue lost. I just want to understand this relatively new thing of using the monitor, and some of you KH's seem to know.
What I don't understand is the protocol on refs going to view the monitor. Before last night, I can't recall them going to review something that was (a) not called in the game action, and (b) off the ball. Check a 3pt vs. 2pt shot - got it. Check if a called foul is worth of elevating to a F1 or F2 - think i got that too.
Where is the limit on time span that is reviewable? When you have the monitor turned around to view the AJ shoulder check -- if you just rewind 6-8 seconds further, you can clearly see 2 instances of manslaughter when Costello mugged AJ on his layup attempt. Can they reverse that call? The one before that?
Is there a time limit? Or is this whole thing discretionary?
And lastly: before the usual suspects drag this into another "Complaining about refs is for losers" vs. "the refs screwed us" battle.... I don't think the ref's were the sole or even primary reason Purdue lost. I just want to understand this relatively new thing of using the monitor, and some of you KH's seem to know.
