Women's Final Four

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

1) She was hit in the throat

2) I gather none of you have been. If you had you'd know the reaction wasn't faked.

She was not hit in the throat like a punch. Yes I have been contacted in the head and neck area and did not react like that. And that is not the point. She IMO embellished the contact that normally happens in the course of any sport. They MSU player was just raising her arms as a receiver would be raising their arms and had some contact with the player. I see a lot more contact not get even a reaction and she acted like she was shot from the grassy knoll. It was not like the MSU player threw and elbow or pushed off. And if you watch enough basketball and certainly work enough basketball, players embellish contact all the time. Lebron James acts like this where he is barely touched. I have seen his reaction too and have the same reaction to his situations as I do to this UConn player. I am just glad this did not end up being the reason this game went to another OT or lost the game because of the way this was handled. I have also seen similar plays in NCAA Men's game called nothing or a common foul. FF to me was a bit much, but I do not act like I understand the NCAA Women's differences.

Peace