ROS – GINEBRA GAME SITUATION EXPLAINED; REF SANCTIONED
Despite the absence of a formal protest, The Office of the Commissioner reviewed the steal made by Rain or Shine’s Jeff Chan on Ginebra San Miguel’s Michael Dunigan in the 8.7 mark of the 4th quarter with the 24-second shot clock winding down. A closer look at the play shows that Jeff Chan tapped the ball from Michael Dunigan with 0.2 seconds left on the shot clock.
When the ball was tapped away from the hands of Dunigan, this in itself did not constitute a loss of possession on the part of the offensive team and therefore did not stop the shot clock from counting down.
For the 24-second shot clock to cease from counting down, clear and immediate control of the ball must be had by the defensive team either by containing the ball with the use of one or two hands and/or dribbling the ball twice if the containment was with the use of one hand or dribbling once if the containment was with the use of two hands .
A closer look at the slow motion replay reveals that Jeff Chan did not have clear and immediate control of the ball after the tap, at which time a 24-second violation should have been called by the referees.
Jeff Chan only had clear and immediate control of the ball with his second dribble after the 24-second shot clock had already expired. The referee on the ball missed that play and is thus suspended by this Office for the rest of the conference.
While this incident demonstrates the difficulty in making judgment calls in real time and did not involve an error in technicality that is a ground for protest, disciplinary measures have been taken on the erring game official for a lapse in judgment which involved a call that was not reviewable and correctible under the rules during the game.
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