Originally Posted by AremRed
2023 NCAA-W National Championship plays of note
1Q
630 – Iowa #22 called for tripping (CC)
512 – potential defensive foul on LSU #55
511 – Iowa #25 called for offensive foul (appears to be CC)
328 – Iowa #25 called for defensive foul. Defender appears to be legal, seems like the Lead reacted to contact. Pain tolerance play. The first clear miss imo.
202 – Iowa #44 called for defensive foul. Same as foul at 328. Defender appears to be legal, seems like the Lead reacted to contact. Pain tolerance play.
123 – Iowa #14 called for handcheck. Very poor call imo, virtually no contact and zero affect on RSBQ. In fact the defender falls down on the play. If the Slot holds their whistle it’s an easy play on. Leads to bonus free throws for LSU.
58.1 – LSU #10 called for hit on arm. On replay #2 appears to swipe the ball.
52.4 – LSU #55 called for a HORRIFIC hand check. Total east-west movement, no RSBQ affected, defenders 2nd foul, right after questionable foul six seconds earlier. Leads to free throws.
5.1 – Iowa #45 called for a travel that is clearly wrong imo.
That’s six IC in the 1Q, five in the last 2:02. Almost impossible for any crew to survive that.
2Q
850 – LSU #5 called for a travel. In my opinion, not an obvious travel.
636 – LSU #45 called for handcheck as dribbler blows right by. Never affects RSBQ that I can tell.
629 – LSU #13 called for defensive foul prior to dribbler pushing off. Tough play I have as CC.
625 – Iowa #22 called for offensive foul for hooking/swim stroking defenders arms.Excellent call imo, but I wish the official had reacted quicker. Optics are poor when whistle comes well after coach histrionics on sideline.
559 – LSU #0 called for rebounding foul. Broadcast angle is tough, but #0 appears to lift to the ball. At this point the LSU coach needed to be addressed imo, but the only official who saw the reaction was Slot opposite table. Hard to force a switch to address the coach in this situation.Defender appears to be legal, seems like the Lead reacted to contact. Pain tolerance play.
325 – Iowa #22 called for offensive foul on push-off. Tough play that I think has to be a CC as there is extension by the offensive player.
301 – ANOTHER handcheck on an east-west play, zero effect on RSBQ, leads to free throws. I'm scratching my head on this….four poor handcheck calls can’t be a coincidence. This must be an NCAA-W thing. It’s baffling, FOUR game interrupters, three of which led to free throws.
3Q
808 – Iowa #25 called for defensive foul. I do think this is correct, the initial elbow by offensive player does not land (very close), and the secondary contact is with the offensive players shoulder as she rises to shoot. I think this play is defendable.
751 – Iowa #25 called for delay of game. She taps it yes, but this causes no appreciable delay and could have been ignored imo.
713 – LSU #0 called for defensive foul with some grazing elbow contact (marginal). Consistent with 808 play on other end.
657 – LSU #4 called for traveling. I think the pivot might move 2-3 inches, there is no way this is an obvious travel.
312 – LSU #45 called for a travel. Looks ugly as the player momentarily bobbles the ball trying to gain control, but when the player finally gathers the ball and starts the dribble, I don’t see a travel. Not a huge miss and some probably would call this a CC.
259 – no call on potential offensive foul by Iowa #45. Does look like an offensive foul to be, but closed to Slot. Would have liked to see Lead get this. Bad spot on floor as all three officials are potentially stacked.
118 – should have been a rebounding foul on LSU #4 imo. Lead could have gotten if wider, and even Trail could have come late. Leads to bench warning on Iowa.
103 – defensive foul on Iowa #25 followed by Iowa #22 throwing the ball away. 100% a delay of game warning, although I think it is a terrible rule that the DOG technical gets charged to a player. Should be a team technical. In any regard, it was poorly communicated with TV that this was a technical for a 2nd delay of game.
38.5 – LSU #45 places the ball on the ground after a foul call…perfect opportunity to hit LSU with a delay of game warning.
4Q
801 – LSU #0 called for defensive foul. I see nothing worthy of a foul call here. Baffling why Trail felt this was an obvious foul.
Additional points: don’t have timestamps but Angel Reese doing the “too short” gesture while staring at an opponent should have gotten a technical foul as should have Kim Mulkey for being on the court protesting a no call when the official basically held her back.
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