I still question Pearl telling his guy to go into automatic foul mode with something 5 seconds left. Just play good D.
The foul with 1.5 seconds at half court was just stupid.
The foul with 1.5 seconds at half court was just stupid.
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He didn’t raise his hand and blow his whistle at the same time. He raised his hand to signal a 3 pointer and then when the contact was made he closed his fist and blew the whistle. Hated seeing the call made myself but he did slide under him while he was in the air. You simply cannot make contact with a shooter in that situation and give the ref a chance to whistle you. Poorly defended. Auburn should have won, missed double dribble killed them and gave VA am extra life. Also wouldn’t have fouled Jerome with 1.5 seconds to go st half court. It was going to be a desperation heave, instead they got to reset out of bounds and set up the last play.
Great insight.
Why do you guys think they've built up K for years while at the same time did their best to take down Cal, Tarkanian, Fisher, etc.?
It's for all the reasons I listed. It's also why Bennett is presently the media darling. He doesn't make folks uncomfortable; but keep contradicting yourselves by saying they prop K/Bennett for all the reasons I just noted.
That's all well and good, but with a couple mins left, both teams had 4 fouls. Do you think that was the number of fouls actually committed? Or do you think they were letting a number of fouls go, because of the stage and not wanting to inhibit play? Seeing it again, I think it is more justifiable to call it because the contact was before he released it. I doubt it caused him to miss, but that's something I can live with. What I hate is when they call ticky tack contact well after the shot is out of the shooter's hands.
I have to admit... this made me laugh....
I mean: the foul happened AFTER point of release. So it didn't impact the shooter.
That is a textbook end of game "no whistle".
No it's not, the guy clearly undercut him as he was following through, that's a foul no matter how you try to spin it.
No he undercut him before the ball left his hand...It was a foul.........Stupid foul and missed free throw cost them the game....A missed free throw won them the game the other day against UK, but lost it for them today..
You think the NCAA/CBC prefers renegades like Cal, Pearl, and Tark over guys like Bennett and K?
If so, please tell me why.
This has as much to do with image as anything. My point stands. The NCAA/media/CBS is far more comfortable with guys like Bennett hoisting the title trophy than guys like Calipari.
Yeah my whole thing with any game is be consistent.
I totally understand the refs that "don't want to decide the game" but then again part of me feels by not doing anything at all on clear fouls..........that's exactly what they are doing......just in a different way.
Like......Auburn/UK...........that whole game fouls are being called. Auburn is in foul trouble. Last 9 something...........nothing.
That's my problem with all of this.
And I agree. It's as if they don't want to decide the game on fouls........but ultimately I kinda feel that's exactly what they did.......by not calling them ya know.
This foul was a weak one no doubt. It probably had zero effect on the miss........but he did make contact during the shot.
It looks worse in slo-mo but if he isn't running hard at guy, that shot goes in IMO.
I'm saying the ball was already out of his hand. Follow through...yes. But Ball was gone at contact.
It doesn't matter, he has to allow him to come down while in the shooting motion, the Auburn guy crashed into the shooter while still in the air. Even Charles Barkley accepts this, why can't some of you?
Probably because Coach K is white and Coach Cal is…
I included a number of elements in that post that coalesce around the notion of image propriety. It wasn't just based on racial designations.
Some guys don't fit the image. It's why Bennett gets a pass last season and why Pearl's run has been largely ignored this season.
This is true as well.
And like u said they still hit a big 3 the possession before and still had to make 3 FTs
They missed the double dribble but the foul on the 3 pt shot was the correct call. The Auburn player jumped into him. If he would have stood still with his hands straight up, no call. Game over.. Clutch F/T's by Guy..sucks for Auburn but I cant stand Bruce Pearl so that makes me happy..
Nailed it, most refs know when in this type of game on last sec shot you call a foul only when shot was impeded. Such as hitting arm on way up, body etc. but once shot is in air don't blow whistle!!! The contact did NOT effect his shot!!! I guarantee if no foul was called There wouldn't be near the controversy!!!!
That's why I included more in my "image propriety" take than just the oft triggering "race element". I'd expect a poster such as yourself to be able to understand the nuance there. It's kind of surprising that you missed it, actually.
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Sir, it was a foul and it absolutely affected his shot which is why the whistle was blown.
What a joke of a post. You should be embarrassed.
After that ridiculous post, anything negative you have to say about me is a compliment because you are seriously clueless.