Jay Bilas comes up with hilarious way to stop bad charge calls, like the one that hurt Kentucky vs. Utah
By Adam Spencer
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Kentucky went to Las Vegas to take on Utah on Wednesday night and suffered a 69-66 loss. The Wildcats went only 2-for-17 from 3-point range, so it’s hard to blame the refs for too much.
Still, there was one bad call that hurt the Wildcats late, as freshman Kahlil Whitney was whistled for a charge on what should have been called a Utah flop.
You can see the play below:
Flop of the Year. How is it possible that officials fall for this? Be better.
This is not defense. pic.twitter.com/bx4sLFuyj7
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) December 19, 2019
Flops are something that refs are trying to eliminate from the game, and this seems to be one that was missed.
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas has a great way to stop bad charge calls like that one. The block/charge call is one of the most aggressive calls in all of sports. For a blocking foul, refs aggressively thrust their hips. For a charge, refs punch the air.
As you can see below, Bilas says those bad calls would go away if the refs had to do a different motion to make the call:
The only way to stop flopping and the epidemic of officials calling charges is to change the signal for a charge. Instead of the aggressive “air punch,” officials should be mandated to get in “downward facing dog” to signal a charge. That’ll stop it. https://t.co/rfoiN4Q25m
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) December 19, 2019
At this point, it’s probably worth a shot.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
