okay, back to the topic...
As an official, it will never be an option for me to question another official's judgment call. We just don't do that to each other.
With that said, I'd like to give my opinion on the initial topic. I too have noticed a lot of charge calls at the NCAA level. I agree, the guys making these calls are some of the best officials around, but I think it is healthy to analyze their games on occasion. The old cliche "bread and butter" call has always referred to the block/charge. It seems to me as of late, that on the close block/charge calls, todays officials are calling the charge a lot. Are they trying to prove that they CAN make the "bread and butter" call? Then when we get to see the replay (lucky us), it was obvious that the defender moved under the shooter. Bummer, dude.
Overall, I think the D1 guys are awesome. I aspire to be in that elite group. But in this case, I think the calls concerning the block/charge are penalizing the offense.
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