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Originally posted by cford
I do think that they were being a little harsh on the USA team with the traveling calls
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Agreed. Dwayne Wade was called for traveling twice in the first half where I didn't think he traveled. (I don't even think he lifted the pivot foot.) And then in the second half, before it became a blow out, a USA layup was waved off with a traveling call that was obviously not a travel. And then in the 3rd quarter, an Italian guard cut through the lane along the endline, caught the pass, shuffled both feet, then dribbled. No call.
There was only one contact play (that I saw) that I thought was called incorrectly. (A layup by Duncan that was waved off for a ticky-tack call as he pivoted. Yes, there was contact, but you penalized the offense by calling it when it obviously didn't affect the play.)But the travel call was very poorly officiated.