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Originally Posted by wildcatter
Meh, I'm a huge KU fan, and I thought the officials did a very good job officiating a very tough game (maybe you'd agree, except with the PC/TC fouls? I'm not sure). Lots of contact, and very fast-paced... tough game for sure.
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I too think they did an overall great job...just that 2-3 minute stretch late in the first that had me scratching my head.
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Originally Posted by wildcatter
I know the calls you're talking about Camron - I've spent the entire Sunday re-watching the game on tivo. I agree with you about 2 Hansbrough PCs, but for the most part, I thought the KU PCs were right on (the multiple Collins PCs, and one of the Rush's PCs).
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Agreed, may of the were spot on...just the ones in that one segment were interesting. Along with the other calls in that window, it put the brakes on the KU rout.
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Originally Posted by wildcatter
BTW on the fast break, was that the jeremy case foul? It looked the same to me, till I realized on the undercut he slapped his elbow...
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I don't think that he did...none of the replay I saw showed it nor did the shooter's arm react as if it had been touched. Even if he did barely touch it, it was completely inconsistent with much of the game.
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Originally Posted by wildcatter
I was impressed the way the refs officiated Hansbrough when he had the ball - he can initiate contact to draw fouls and get to the line better than any college player I've seen this year. That shotput with his right hand and use of the other forearm to step in and draw contact (sometimes initiating it) is so hard to ref, especially the way he moves.
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I noticed that he was somewhat frustrated in not getting the calls that he expected when he would try to force his way through the defense.
As for the off forearm play in this game, the defender was sailing in and never had a good position. I didn't think the arm gave Hansbrough any advantage on that one. I agreed with the foul on the defender.
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Originally Posted by wildcatter
I think the refs called a good travels on him when he was trying to force his way into defenders (could have called more), and they didn't give into the temptation to call fouls even though both teams were turning the ball over so much (on steals/blocks/loose balls, when there was contact, but that didn't serve an advantage).
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Yep...agreeed.
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Originally Posted by wildcatter
Only chance Hansbrough has to be a good NBA player is to extend his range and work to become a better defender... one more year could really help him work on that.
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I don't think he'll ever be a good player at the NBA. He'll play but unless he improves a lot defensively, I can see him getting posterized time and time again....a big liability...and not big enough or a good enough jumper to pull in a lot of rebounds. On the other end, KU's big men really ate him up...how many of his shots were blocked or altered? How many times did he get into a trap and turn the ball over? Almost like he'd not seen any teams with good interior defense...does the ACC not have any good defensive big men?