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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
Really, one block was clearly correct (Prince in the backcourt), but at least two were quite puzzling. The one called against Prince by the C where the contact occured way after the release and as the shooter landed seemed to catch the C by surprise. I don't think the C knew when Prince got to the spot and he defaulted to a block. The charge was a hard to see from the camera angles but I'm not convinced.
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There was a rebounding foul called on Ohio State early in the game by the C (it was a weak side rebound) that left me (and the fouler) scratching his head. The Tennessee player cleared it clean and there was a minimal amount of contact on him and the C blew it dead. I can't help but think he wished he could take that one back.
I thought the block on Williams towards the end (where he fell in a heap) was marginal, as well.
Oh, well, fanboy now: Survive and advance, baby. This team is the most Jekyll-and-Hyde team I've ever seen. It's nice to see Pearl has them playing exceptionally well when it counts. His constant substituting (is his kid really a D1 caliber player?) and the way he rotated at least 5 defenders on Turner can't be overlooked either.