Why the nabc decided to do away with monitors in last min of reg for a gimmick challenge system is mind boggling...guys couldn't play with a lead...sha allowing budd to get a 3rd foul under a min in first half is unbecoming since he was well you know a star pg himself...changed the complete energy of the start of the 2nd half and usc was relentless in challenging
Rigged hose job
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We are obviously very aggressive on D (although much less so in the second half with the foul trouble), but USC shot 17 second half free throws before we shot our first. That is inexplicable.
Rather than evening out, we finish the game with a phantom bailout foul on a fadeaway heave, and a botched out of bounds call. Great.
Rather than evening out, we finish the game with a phantom bailout foul on a fadeaway heave, and a botched out of bounds call. Great.
Clark’s third foul with a minute left in the first half was a killer. Why Sha didn’t take him out the last two minutes of the half is beyond me.
But they can steal 5 minutes of our lives to take 3 seconds off the clock.
The announcers said Sha couldn’t challenge the missed out of bounds call because he burned his challenge in the first half. I don’t think that ever happened?
Jerry said that it’s because he didn’t have a timeout. I guess this will teach coaches to always leave a timeout in their pocket? Didn’t think he needed to burn his last one with 29 seconds anyway but that’s neither here nor there. The rule stinks!
The announcers said Sha couldn’t challenge the missed out of bounds call because he burned his challenge in the first half. I don’t think that ever happened?
Jerry said that it’s because he didn’t have a timeout. I guess this will teach coaches to always leave a timeout in their pocket? Didn’t think he needed to burn his last one with 29 seconds anyway but that’s neither here nor there. The rule stinks!
Sha trusted Clark too much in that situation. Clark needs to be smarter there. Should have sat him is right.
Saw that ball was off usc player immediately and that was sitting on a barstool 6000 miles away..
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Ah yes, the ole every timeout is “burned” POV unless it’s taken with 1 second left on the clock.
Timeouts can be extremely valuable at any point. Don’t be brainwashed by ESPN
i hated leaving budd in last minute 1st half. KW did it too and i didnt like that either
LOL what dude? I didn’t like using the last timeout with 29 seconds left. Had no idea the challenge rule was even a thing honestly. Last timeout could have been needed on an inbounds play or a later possession. In such a tight game with a lot of time left, I didn’t love the timeout. Did ESPN call it a bad timeout? If they did, I have no idea. If they didn’t then I gotta ask what you what you’re even talking about.
I don't recall any challenge being used in the first half. I couldn't believe Sha didn't challenge that out of bounds play. I still don't understand what the deal was on that.
What were those refs, legally blind? The ball completely changed directions after hitting the USC player's thigh. None of the refs saw that? Bizarre especially after such a lopsided called game foul wise.
What were those refs, legally blind? The ball completely changed directions after hitting the USC player's thigh. None of the refs saw that? Bizarre especially after such a lopsided called game foul wise.
Rather than complaining about the calls lets control what we can.
We need a capable back up to Clark for 10 mpg.
We need Godswill back so we can play two Bigs at the same time when we're getting killed on the boards.
Do that and we'll be OK.Already way better than last year.
We need a capable back up to Clark for 10 mpg.
We need Godswill back so we can play two Bigs at the same time when we're getting killed on the boards.
Do that and we'll be OK.Already way better than last year.
I don't recall a challenge or mention of one either. That doesn't mean one didn't happen.
My issue was Sha calling a timeout after a made basket less than a minute after the first media timeout of the second half. We then used another a few minutes later -- after we had fallen behind -- that took the place of the second media timeout of the half. I was ok with the last one as he was trying to set up a play after a dead ball.
In my view there were two separate timing issues that should have been a wash. The officials accounted for the time when the clock was briefly stopped after Staton-McCray's basket that tied the score at 78. However, they did not account for two seconds running off the clock after the contact on the Payne foul. Had we executed properly down the stretch, that could have played in our favor.
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Common fouls are not reviewable with the exception of plays involving a secondary defender in the restricted area.