According to Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report (Twitter links), the league’s competition committee is in “serious discussions” about a tweak to coaching challenges next season, which would award a second, final challenge if the first is successful. The NBA is considering a test run during Summer League, Haynes adds.
The coach’s challenge has been around since the start of the 2019/20 season, per the NBA, and allows a head coach to “trigger one instant replay review per game of a called foul, called out-of-bounds violation, or called goaltending or basket interference violation. … In order to overturn a call on the floor, there must be clear and conclusive visual evidence that the call was incorrect.”
On one hand, I’m always in favor of the game being called more accurately, and it makes total sense that a successful challenge should lead to — at the very least — another challenge.
However, I do wish foul calls would be immediately reviewed by the replay center instead of the in-game crew chief, since the long delays make for a poor viewing experience. The replay center referee already determines out-of-bounds, goaltending and basket interference challenges, why not fouls as well?
We want to know what you think. Assuming the change is approved, how it might impact games next season? Would it be a positive development, perhaps leading to coaches who use an early challenge that’s likely to be overturned instead of frequently saving it until the fourth quarter? Head to the comments section and share your thoughts on this topic.
Maybe just…get refs who get the calls right the first time?
Will never happen…
Video review refs need to be given control over the calls to reset the action when needed…
The reviews are such a waste of time…
Focus on refs’ transparency and we won’t need redoosies.
I honestly dont know why they dont review a whole bunch of things and then just announce the outcomes at the next stoppage. Like why we cant have any goal tending thats obvious on replay just get tallied correctly I dont know.
Give coaches 10 challenges but make it so they are reviewed in real time by the replay center and just have a headset ref always at the table who signals within 10-30 sec of the challenge the correct call. Dont even make them timeouts ffs…
I think refs that call things right are what is needed. Like in baseball if they are successful then they keep their challenge I like. Umpires in baseball miss calls or sometimes too close perhaps. But in basketball refs need to get calls ht and call it if a foul. I think too flopping needs the penalty. I have watched our games and our announcers even say it should have been a foul and do not call. Plus too if a challenge sometimes it turns out to be something different than what was called. I just do not see consistency from the refs.
Starting with Eric Lewis fire the crappy referees.
Yes, should’ve been implemented the first time go around
The NBA needs to look at cricket…
And have video refs watch everything live and as soon as the tv crew can get it to them…
Give them the power to overturn anything and even reset the time and score…
Then every call will be as close as possible to being correct… As even when something is reviewed on video it can be hard to make a clear cut call…
And better yet, no need for coaches challenges…
Is 3 seconds in the lane/paint and carrying/palming still rules ? If so does it seem they are never called ?
Give coaches 3 challenges per game, and give them 1 additional timeout per game. Set a time limit of 15 seconds to view any replay during any review that is NOT a time out. If the refs don’t see anything egregious enough to overturn the call in 15 seconds then move on.
Also the time out challenge should have the same time limit as a normal timeout. If they don’t see anything in that time frame, then again, move on, oh well.
They very clearly need three per game. They can not be used before the second half. The ones used in the first half is so the coach can b**ch at the ref. That’s devaluation of the challenge.
In terms of the first one if you win it you get to keep it. If you lose it you don’t lose a time out against the challenge.
The time out take counts for a team that wins the first challenge after.
This stagger puts value on the challenges. The body language of the coaches tells me that it’s been mostly marginal calls they are using it on and using it as a sneak in a time out.
I have had enough of that for awhile now.
Make it the same rules as the NFL.
Make the video refs control everything.
Refs should ‘foul out’ of a game with 3 bad calls.