Comments on: Finally, the Shane Battier Rule is Nigh… http://rushthecourt.net/2009/05/06/finally-the-shane-battier-rule-is-nigh/ the ubiquitous college basketblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Stevens http://rushthecourt.net/2009/05/06/finally-the-shane-battier-rule-is-nigh/comment-page-1/#comment-5916 John Stevens Thu, 07 May 2009 19:01:00 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=9040#comment-5916 Interesting. Does anyone wonder what this "restricted area" is shaped like? Is it rectangular or triangular (think about it)? Do you have to have both feet in or out to get the charge call? I also find it funny that they specifically say something to the effect of "We're NOT going to do it like the NBA does it." Why? Seems to have worked pretty well, there. And it takes something once a judgment call by the refs and turns it into a concrete rule, which is how everyone prefers it. And why not just demarcate the area, whatever it is? Sure would make it easier on the players and refs. Looks like the NCAA is doing this differently from the NBA...well, just for the sake of being different from the NBA. I totally agree with NVR that this is a step in the right direction. Absolutely zero question about that. But as it's written, the rule will still leave it largely up to the referees' judgment, when the matter could simply be made concrete. I can just see these refs doing on-the-fly geometry (was he in the 'area' or out? did the contact happen before he made the shot or after? did he have one foot in or both or none? do i have the best angle to make this call?) and making a split-second decision. But who knows, maybe they'll define it further. Hope so. John Stevens RTC Interesting. Does anyone wonder what this “restricted area” is shaped like? Is it rectangular or
triangular (think about it)? Do you have to have both feet in or out to get the charge call?

I also find it funny that they specifically say something to the effect of “We’re NOT going to do it like
the NBA does it.” Why? Seems to have worked pretty well, there. And it takes something once a judgment
call by the refs and turns it into a concrete rule, which is how everyone prefers it. And why not just demarcate
the area, whatever it is? Sure would make it easier on the players and refs. Looks like the NCAA is doing
this differently from the NBA…well, just for the sake of being different from the NBA.

I totally agree with NVR that this is a step in the right direction. Absolutely zero question about that. But
as it’s written, the rule will still leave it largely up to the referees’ judgment, when the matter could
simply be made concrete. I can just see these refs doing on-the-fly geometry (was he in the ‘area’ or out?
did the contact happen before he made the shot or after? did he have one foot in or both or none? do
i have the best angle to make this call?) and making a split-second decision. But who knows, maybe they’ll
define it further. Hope so.

John Stevens
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