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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Now my opinion......
You're wrong and I disagree completely with your philosophy.
You should call something in the last 5 seconds of a game the same way that you called it in the first 39 minutes and 55 seconds. Iow, if it's a foul all game, then it's a foul at the end. To call it any other way is ridiculous imo. And you're not letting the players decide the game either; you're deciding the game by not calling a foul if one occurs. Jmo, but most officials who use that "let the players decide the game" argument are officials who lack the testicular fortitude to make the tough call at the end of a game and use that argument as a cop-out.
As for the Augustus call, I didn't see it so I can't really comment. I will say that "leaning away" from the contact does not constitute an automatic no-call or a "flop". A defender is allowed to protect themselves....and that protection includes leaning away to lessen contact. A "flop" is faking a foul with little or no contact. If a defender with LGP leans away from the contact and still gets run over, that's a legitimate charge.
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Again that is completely your OPINION. As for the testicular fortitude comment, you know where you can cram that. We are speaking of and to the LSU game, so if you didnt see the play or call then why open your big mouth? The L who was standing right in front of the play obiously saw the play the same way I saw it.....some contact, a little acting, and a pass that had already been made making it an away from the ball foul. The L, who's call it was, chose to pass. However, my take on you, I guess, along with the official who made the call is that you like the spotlight. You like to tweet on your whistle and make the "game changing call." Some officials like the limelight, others see more (ie. magnitude of the game, situation, severity). If Wiggins had been going to the basket in an attempt to score then yes, I could live with a charge being called at that point in a game of that magnitude. However, the ball was already in the hands of the shooter, when the contact occurred and the whistle blew. That call allowed LSU to advance. The Rutgers shooter continued with the shot and knocked it down. Please dont comment on things you havent seen. And further you too are generalizing my statement. My statement was that players should be allowed to decide games, not that it's no holds barred, anything goes in the last few sec. of a game.