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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
Actually, my hypothesis is either the crew decided to tighten it up, or they were told to - sometimes I am lazy in how I phrase it - my fault there.

Individual players do adjust when they get fouls called, normally because they are playing stupidly and picking up fouls they shouldn't. That can and does happen, and should happen. With this particular game, I saw entire teams of players looking a bit confused over all the calls, and not picking up stupid fouls. Not the same thing, IMO.

I can see that...sure...these players and coaches have reached the pinnacle of their sport yet they cannot figure out how to adjust to how the game is being called. Sure...I mean, it's not like they've been doing this 356 days a year for their entire lives or anything.

Maybe they're all wrong

Every complainer seems to be saying that all year fouls were called a certain way and now in the Final Four it's a different ballgame (an over-simplification of the general gist of the discussions). Did anyone ever stop to consider that the rest of the year the calls were by less-qualified crews, and now we're seeing the best of the best and this is the way games should have been called all year?

We should be learning from these guys and not knocking them.

Just a thought.

There's actually 365 days in a year - it's in the rule book somewhere (but then again, some folks don't like the rules).

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Originally posted by Dan_ref
Sure...I mean, it's not like they've been doing this 356 days a year for their entire lives or anything.

Can you imagine?

A full year, 356 days of [u]bast![/b]! :D

The players/coaches should not have to adjust to the officiating. The officials need to adjust to the level of talent.

Too many times this year, I have noticed that an official will work an mid-major Conf game one night, and then a high-major game the next night and the high-major game will get hacked up beyond belief. It is not the same game that is being officiated from night-to-night because the talent level differs, and I think the officials have a hard time adjusting to the talent.

I have coached at the high-major level, and have seen that too often.

That being said, I also have a complaint regarding the fact that West Coast officials are working a game pitting two East Coast teams. There is no way that those officials have seen the intensity level of a game played by two East Coast teams replicated on the West Coast during the season. I think that played a part in David Hall calling everything-and Olandis Poole letting the players play.

All coaches ask for is consistency, and unfortunately, with officials working 5 (or 6) out of a possible 7 nights a week, it is hard for them to stay sharp throughout the season. I don't think that is asking too much.

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Originally posted by Segman
The players/coaches should not have to adjust to the officiating. The officials need to adjust to the level of talent.

Too many times this year, I have noticed that an official will work an mid-major Conf game one night, and then a high-major game the next night and the high-major game will get hacked up beyond belief. It is not the same game that is being officiated from night-to-night because the talent level differs, and I think the officials have a hard time adjusting to the talent.

I have coached at the high-major level, and have seen that too often.

That being said, I also have a complaint regarding the fact that West Coast officials are working a game pitting two East Coast teams. There is no way that those officials have seen the intensity level of a game played by two East Coast teams replicated on the West Coast during the season. I think that played a part in David Hall calling everything-and Olandis Poole letting the players play.

All coaches ask for is consistency, and unfortunately, with officials working 5 (or 6) out of a possible 7 nights a week, it is hard for them to stay sharp throughout the season. I don't think that is asking too much.

:rolleyes: