Calipari and Pitino both whacked

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by APG

In fact, I'd go to say....that if the shot hadn't been blocked cleanly...I'd be leaning toward a PC foul due to the offensive guy grabbing the defender's shoulder/arm as he was reaching for the ball. Not a call you really see much at the college level (mostly cause players aren't skilled enough to do this for the most part)...and more something you see in the pro game.

Exactly. Offensive player cleared out with the lead arm.....and still got his shot blocked.

[JRutledge]

Is there any way these can be clipped up?

Peace

[SAK]

Where were you able to grab such high quality game footage to post online?

[RedAndWhiteRef]

Did anyone notice how Louisville unraveled as soon as Pitino got T'd up? That's such poor coaching IMO. Not sure how you manage to get yourself whacked in that stage of a tight game.

[grunewar]

The TV reporter interviewing Calipari as he left the court at half-time asked him about the T's, and he said, he didn't do anything, but was SURE Pitino earned his!

[ballgame99]

Apparently I'm in the minority, but that's a foul. Defender is nowhere close to vertical and comes into the shooter's body to get to the ball. And as far as a "push off" the offensive player looks to be in his normal shooting/dunking motion, not actively trying to clear space. Then to call a cheap scramble foul on the same guy that just got hammered at the other end and have to T the coach because he had something to say about it, that's rough.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

Apparently I'm in the minority, but that's a foul. Defender is nowhere close to vertical and comes into the shooter's body to get to the ball. And as far as a "push off" the offensive player looks to be in his normal shooting/dunking motion, not actively trying to clear space. Then to call a cheap scramble foul on the same guy that just got hammered at the other end and have to T the coach because he had something to say about it, that's rough.

Yup. In the minority. The block/contact was 90/10 as in 90% block and then about 20% contact. At this level that is expected to be treated as a clean block. Any contact after is treated as incidental unless egregious.

The foul on the other end was a foul and depending on how the rest of the game was called could either be consistent with the level of play or not. But it was NOT a no call. Especially since the contact caused the player to lose possession of the ball.

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by RedAndWhiteRef

Did anyone notice how Louisville unraveled as soon as Pitino got T'd up? That's such poor coaching IMO. Not sure how you manage to get yourself whacked in that stage of a tight game.

That stage of a tight game? It was still the 1st half.

From a coaching perspective I can see why Pitino was upset. But that was absolutely the right no call on the block shot and agree with others on a potential PC with the use of the off hand by the shooter.

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Exactly. Offensive player cleared out with the lead arm.....and still got his shot blocked.

I don't see a "clear out" by the L'ville player, but, I do see his right arm essentially wrap around the shoulder/arm of the defender effectively holding the defender as he attempts to dunk the ball. The body contact from the defender is secondary, albeit, by a split second.

The bottom clip at the :25 second mark reveals the offensive player's sin.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

I don't see a "clear out" by the L'ville player, but, I do see his right arm essentially wrap around the shoulder/arm of the defender effectively holding the defender as he attempts to dunk the ball. The body contact from the defender is secondary, albeit, by a split second.

The bottom clip at the :25 second mark reveals the offensive player's sin.

Pretty much the same thing.