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Originally posted by BigDT (VT)
Thank you for the replies ... please note that I didn't say "money" - I said "bias".
If you have an official who works primarilly ACC games and has seen Duke play 50 times, but has never seen a Tech game (Tech was in Metro, then the A-10, then the BE and only this year has joined the ACC), is it possible that the official could be more accustomed to Duke's style of play and thus inclined, even subconsciously, to focus more intently on what Tech might be doing wrong than on what Duke is doing wrong?
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Again, it is clear by your statements you have no idea what officials at this level or any level does. Officials at this level work multiple conferences. I do not know of the specific resumes of these officials, but I will bet thousands of dollars that these officials work multiple conferences. I have seen a lot of Duke's games this year and I do not know if any of these officials have worked Duke's games. I would not be at all surprised if each of these officials works not only the ACC, SEC, Big East, Atlantic 10 and probably the Conference USA. I live in the Midwest and the regular Big Ten officials you see on Big Monday on ESPN work Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Big 12, MAC or any other conference you can watch on TV for D1 games. It would be very difficult for most officials to see the same team 50 times at a particular school.
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Originally posted by BigDT (VT)
I have very little basketball background so please forgive my ignorance here ... what level of contact is illegal and warrants a foul? Is it a judgment call where the crew could call a very strict game or a very lenient game?
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It is very obvious you have little basketball knowledge or a background. Contact can be severe and not be a foul under the rules. The problem that fans have is they think any touch is a foul. If that was the case then the whistle would blow every time a player went to the basic. It really is difficult to tell you what that is because the rulebook is complicated and long. I suggest you do some research and look up the NCAA rulebook and find out for yourself. But the officials during the part of the game I saw did a decent job in a rough game. They called a lot of fouls and probably could have called one during every possession. It is up to the players to realize this and adjust.
Peace