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Originally Posted by bcma
a backcourt violation called by the C referee when he was the Trail ref and did not blow the whistle, etc.
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I don't know who that Trail official was, but it sure looked like a backcourt violation. Maybe the T saw that the defender touched the ball after it was passed. But you sure couldn't see any touch on TV. I'd like to hear that discussion in the locker room. I can't believe that any referee (FIBA, NBA, NCAA) would miss a backcourt call that was that obvious.
I only saw the 3rd quarter. It was such a blowout in the 4th, that I turned it off. I saw only that backcourt call (and it's not clear who was wrong there) and a HORRIBLE no-call during rebounding action. The Spanish player literally landed on the back of the Greek player, who lost the ball. Then during the loose ball, a foul was called on Greece. Really bad sequence there; but that's the only thing I saw.
I thought they did a very good job for the 10:00 that I saw. Doesn't mean they're all good or all bad; it's just what I happened to see this morning.