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Q: Is this only for shots at the end of a period?
Jackson: Yes. It’s only for shots at the end of the periods or overtime, and also if there’s a foul called as the clock runs to 00, the referees will then be permitted to review the called foul to determine whether or not the foul occurred before the expiration of time.
Q: Who will determine whether a shot will be reviewed?
Jackson: It will be automatic. If a field goal is made with no time remaining on the clock at the end of a game or at the end of the first three periods or overtime, there will be an automatic review. If a foul that is called with no time remaining in any of the periods or in overtime, whereby there will be some resulting free throws that affect the outcome of a game, they will automatically be reviewed as well.
Q: Is this going to go for anything else, like to determine if a player had a foot on the line, or stepped out of bounds?
Jackson: There are four review triggers that I just mentioned. There are some matters that are also reviewable when one of those review triggers is invoked. Those matters that can be reviewed when they’ve been triggered are to determine whether on not the clock expired before the ball left the shooters hand, or provided that the shot got off in time, they can look to see if the shot was a two or a three-point field goal, or they can determine whether, if upon review, they can determine if a player’s feet were out of bounds at the moment they last touched the ball, or they could in fact nullify the shot and go from there. They will not be reviewing fouls and they will not be reviewing whether the clock began on time.
Q: Will there be some additional technology involved?
Jackson: We’re in the process of determining if there will be some additional technology needed to review plays on video tape and one of the ideas we are reviewing is whether or not we would have additional lights in other areas on the floor to help us better determine, by viewing video tape as to whether or not a shot was released in time.
Q: Will there be use of some sort of buzzer device to alert officials of time?
Jackson: That idea was never considered as a way of alerting officials when the clock goes to 00. When we go to video tape during the review, the official will be looking strictly at whether or not the shot left the shooters hand based upon something visual on the video tape screen, like a light or the clock.
Q: Will the arenas be uniform?
Jackson: Whatever we eventually decide on as the final package, that package will be standardized in all arenas.
Q: Will this be reviewed at the end of the 2002-03 season?
Jackson: The instant replay system will be reviewed at an ongoing basis. The first opportunity for review will undoubtedly be the competition committee meeting at next year’s All-Star Game. Certainly, this is a new undertaking and we want to ensure that we get it right, and that there isn’t something that we have missed or a situation that comes up that causes … that we haven’t covered. So, we’ll continue to review it on an ongoing basis.
Q: Was there a particular game that drove this decision?
Jackson: I don’t think there was any one event that drove this decision, but certainly during this past season and the playoffs, there have been number of instances where quite frankly any human being … it would have been impossible to determine whether the shot got off in time. So, having the advantage of being able to take advantage of the technology to use and assist the officials in determining the correct decision we felt it was time it was time that we take full advantage of what’s available.
Q: It will not be used to determine whether a player was fouled at the buzzer? Jackson: It will not. To review a foul, that foul will have had to have been called by the official.
Q: So, they’ll be able to review if a foul was called, but they won’t be able to go back and see if there was a foul?
Jackson: No. And when they review it, they are reviewing to determine whether or not the foul occurred before the time expired.
Q: So, it will not address what happened with the Nets and Cleveland?
Jackson: That will not … that is not a reviewable matter as to whether or not the clock began on time or didn’t begin on time. That is not a reviewable matter under this instant replay system.
Q: Will you have uniformity of cameras in arenas, requiring teams to put additional cameras in arenas?
Jackson: No, there will not be a requirement for an additional camera. The videotape that will be used will be off of the feed for the game, the television feed for each arena.
Q: Was the vote unanimous?
Jackson: There was an overwhelming majority.
Q: You don’t want to say what it was? Jackson: No. Let’s just say overwhelming.
Q: Do you feel some of the questionable calls, such as the Kings-Lakers game at halftime -- had an affect on the season?
Jackson: No, I don’t really feel that the plays had a major affect on the season. We had a terrific season overall. But I think the case in point here is that there are plays that occur in our game that are very, very difficult to discern. I believe the play you are referring to is the Samaki Walker shot at the end of the half, which when the play occurred, I think most people that watched that game really felt that that shot was called correctly originally, only to go back to the videotape and upon review find out that it was not called correctly. So, I think the key here is that now we have the ability through technology to assist us with these plays in an effort to make sure that we get them correct and that was really the driving force behind implementing an instant replay system, not anyone play per se.
Q: If the refs disagree, does the crew chief have the final say?
Jackson: He does, yes.
Q: What happens when games aren’t on TV?
Jackson: We are mulling it over as we speak. We do have, as many of you know, some games that are not televised, as few as they may be. But we are looking into figuring out how we are going to review during those games. But the answer may be that we can’t review during those games, but we don’t yet know how we’re are going to satisfy instant replay during non-televised games.
Q: So, there is possibility that there will be some inconsistencies in this?
Jackson: Well, what we do in those cases is use the in-arena feed.
Q: Will there be a special space set aside for the monitor?
Jackson: There will be a separate monitor available for the referees to review.
Q: Will all three refs look at the play?
Jackson: They will. We want the crew chief to collect as much information as possible and that includes information from his crew partners.
Q: How much feedback did you get from officials?
Jackson: Very good question. The officials themselves are very much in favor of an instant replay system. Again, our officials just want to get the plays right and anything that is going to assist them in helping them do that, they are in favor of and the overwhelming majority of the officials certainly are in favor of the system.
