NC: Kentucky vs UConn

Nevadaref

Looked like an incorrect whistle for a backcourt violation about five minutes into the game.

billyu2

Nevadaref wrote
Looked like an incorrect whistle for a backcourt violation about five minutes into the game.

I thought that too. DeRosa was right there but it didn't appear that the ball touched the backcourt during the dribble.

Nevadaref

Officials ignore a running OOB violation (per the NCAA rule) by UConn and they hit a 3 on the possession with just under 5 mins left in the first half.

JRutledge

canuckrefguy wrote
DeRosa throwing the opening tip.

That wasn't DeRosa.

Peace

Nevadaref

Was the final foul of the first half in the act of shooting?
Seemed that the player had the ball in his right hand when fouled and then switched it over to his left for his shot.
2.9 secs on the clock

Nevadaref

UConn player on the wing with about 12:50 on the clock in the first half.
Did he travel before going around his defender for a dunk?

grunewar

About midway through the first half UCONN guard drives the lane and leaves his feet and passes to his team mate on his right. His player misses the ball, looks like the ball goes untouched, and the same guard retrieves his own pass. Happening right in front of the KY bench, Coach Calipari, needless to say, has a little hissy fit.

grunewar

billyu2 wrote
I thought that too. DeRosa was right there but it didn't appear that the ball touched the backcourt during the dribble.

I initially thought it to be a pretty good call at first. But, the second angle looked like it wasn't BC.

canuckrefguy

JRutledge wrote
That wasn't DeRosa.

Really? Sure looked like it was him. Well you Yanks would know better than I would 🙂

JRutledge

canuckrefguy wrote
Really? Sure looked like it was him. Well you Yanks would know better than I would 🙂

The taller white guy is not DeRosa. I will look at the replay to be sure, but I am pretty positive that was not DeRosa.

BTW, Doug Shows was an official I saw at a UConn at DePaul game last season. Shows T's up Ollie for being out of the coaching box. UConn won in kind of a blowout, but I never forgot him after that afternoon game I attended.

Peace

JRutledge

These guys for the most part are having a great game. I agree with about every call they show in slow motion. Very solid so far.

Peace

michblue

I have to agree with JRut. This crew had solid night overall.

eyezen

JRutledge wrote
These guys for the most part are having a great game. I agree with about every call they show in slow motion. Very solid so far.

Peace

At least one team on the court did....terrible basketball.

JRutledge

I did not love the charge that Verne Harris made, but we have all been there.

Peace

Camron Rust

Nevadaref wrote
Was the final foul of the first half in the act of shooting?
Seemed that the player had the ball in his right hand when fouled and then switched it over to his left for his shot.
2.9 secs on the clock

While I haven't look at the video to see the play, why would it matter that he switched hands?

Camron Rust

JRutledge wrote
These guys for the most part are having a great game. I agree with about every call they show in slow motion. Very solid so far.

Peace

michblue wrote
I have to agree with JRut. This crew had solid night overall.

I agree. The misses were generally minor and hard to really complain about....the backcourt call was wrong but insignificant as was the lack of a call on the running OOB violation mentioned above. One foul called incorrectly was the PC called on the spin move by #22 for UK....there was very little contact at all and defender flopped.

There was really only one drive where I thought there appeared to be a substantial amount of contact where I'd like to have seen a different angle on.

Napier shot the lights out....UK missed their FTs and really missed Cauley-Stein and his ability to back up his guards and let them play more aggressive defense on the perimeter.

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Nevadaref wrote
UConn player on the wing with about 12:50 on the clock in the first half.
Did he travel before going around his defender for a dunk?

I thought so.

grunewar wrote
About midway through the first half UCONN guard drives the lane and leaves his feet and passes to his team mate on his right. His player misses the ball, looks like the ball goes untouched, and the same guard retrieves his own pass. Happening right in front of the KY bench, Coach Calipari, needless to say, has a little hissy fit.

I thought it was touched by the defender.

canuckrefguy wrote
DeRosa throwing the opening tip.

No, that was Doug Shows.

canuckrefguy

By all accounts, "maybe" two misses on the night.

A terrific job by Harris, Shows, and DeRosa - made more so perhaps by all the stuff that went on in the semis that drew controversy.

AremRed wrote
No, that was Doug Shows.

Dammit, Rut - just ONCE I'd like to catch you being wrong 😉

Eleven years and counting.... 😀

JRutledge

canuckrefguy wrote
By all accounts, "maybe" two misses on the night.

A terrific job by Harris, Shows, and DeRosa - made more so perhaps by all the stuff that went on in the semis that drew controversy.

Dammit, Rut - just ONCE I'd like to catch you being wrong 😉

Eleven years and counting.... 😃

Watch one of my games, and you will see things wrong more than I would like to admit. 😉

Peace

7IronRef

eyezen wrote
At least one team on the court did....terrible basketball.

much better game than it looked. points in the paint were at a premium on both ends, no uncontested shots, a ton of blocked shots.