The blocking call on Martinelli where it was a clear charge and on top of that in no way had he started his shot. There was the out of bounds call at a pivotal time right in front of Larry off of Indiana players head and gives them the ball. There were others but it’s just so egregiously bad. I’m glad Collin’s said something tonight. I’ll chip in to pay his fine.
Yeah, those were absolutely terrible, especially the obvious ball-on-head you could see from the concessions.
Ball off the head was absurd.
And they actually showed the replay showing just how wrong the call was, Looked like one of the refs was about to T up Collins,
He then immediately called a touch foul on us the second we inbounded the ball just to be a dick and prove that he was in control.
They don't tend to call the charge in those situations very often these days. Out of 10 times it should be called a charge (in position early, outside of circle, well planted and not moving), only one or two get called as charges. Others get called as blocking fouls
Definitely. Overwhelming majority of charges tend to be push offs now. The classic sacrificing of the body to stand there and get run over is a courageous move that is seldom rewarded for some reason.
Seldom rewarded because diving underneath a player attacking the rim doesn’t lend itself to high scoring games watched by casual fans.
Hummel is the best color guy in hoops now for my viewing pleasure. He was spot on with this one.
I think he means for the rating sake, people want to see a slam dunk not an awkward collision.
Yup. He’s awesome. And literally on CBB TV every night it feels like he’s almost my roommate lol
Just meant the officiating has moved away from calling those old school charges where defenders stepped into the path of the freight train because it produced a less-appealing type of basketball to watch. More fouls, less rim attacking, more dangerous situations. Offensive player gets the benefit much more than a decade or two ago.
Truth! And I get the feeling most of his free time when not calling games is spent watching other games.
The main reason I like him is that he is way less afraid than others to just say he disagrees with refs of coaches. He's not trying to antagonize, but he voices his opinion. I can agree or not, but always appreciate hearing an opinion that is not just worried about not caussing a fuss.
I much prefer seeing a defender attempting to block a shot by jumping straight up (which is allowed). Standing under a shooter is not really a basketball play in my mind. What Martinelli did was different. He established good position on a ballhandler who then lowered his shoulder and initiated contact. Absolutely a charge and a call they should make every time.
We live in a time when regulations don't matter. It's now the time when the refs make up the rules. What do we expect?