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I have been one of the stronger supporters of Gerald Boudreaux during the last few threads on this board. I was very impressed with his calls throughout. Remember, he is the official who came over and corrected the wrong backcourt violation called in the Mich St. game. That said, he botched the 5th foul on Langford. The contact was slight at best and the dribbler was already falling down. Now there are some mitigating circumstances to consider too. First this was a long outlet pass. The play was a quick transition. The players were one on one down there at the other end. Boudreaux was the new lead. Yes, he got to the endline, but he was on the opposite side of the paint. The C was in decent position on his side in my opinion. I have been taught that this is the lead's call IN TRANSITION. If the C could help fine. Bottom line: I think that he had a poor look at this one and likely thought something had to be called.
If I were evaluating him, I would say: he choked one call there. So what? And yes, he is a bit overweight. However, after watching all three of his tournament games, I can say that he convinced me that I could have confidence in him on a game.
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