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Originally Posted by tomegun
Nate, I'm sorry for busting your chops. I didn't think I JUST hopped in, but you can be the judge of that.
Can you tell us what your experience is and what level you work? Also, can you answer the question I asked before?
Would you make this call during the first 39 minutes of the game?
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You didn't just hop in the conversation. You did just hop in with the grammatical thing, which I can fix.
I have officiated V HS boys/girls for 9 years and Division 3 NCAA for 3 years.
To answer your question, yes I probably call a foul. If the exact same thing I saw happened in minute 1 of the game I would call a foul--a blocking foul on Augustus. As I said before, after watching it over and over, my take is that she wasn't in the greatest position to take the charge and it appears to me that she was falling before contact was ever made. In that sitution with 5 seconds on the clock, I am not bailing the offensive player out with a blocking call. Much like I probably would have passed on the strong hand-check that Wiggins was receiving on her way to the charge. Certain calls have to be made no matter when they occur, early or late (shooter being contacted, push in the back on rebounded....). But some things have to be much more severe in late game situations. As I said before, the entire dynamics of the play change if Wiggins is attempting to go to the basket. She had already passed the ball to the wing before contact was made. Thats my take on the play. Am I upset with the call. No. It was a very tough call to make. I've seen the replay 700 times, unfortunately the official saw it once. That however, doesn't make the call correct in everyone's eyes.