That fact that the defender didn't have legal guarding position is not only inconsequential, it's not relevant at all. A shooter can't jump into a defender that has assumed a legal position on the floor; it doesn't matter whether that defender's legal position on the court also happens to be a LGP too.

Reggie Miller has made a career out of jumping sideways into defenders and drawing fouls. He'll also kick his leg out into the path of a defender going by him on the side to draw contact. Reggie still gets away with this occasionally.

If there hadda been a foul called on this play, we woulda ended up with the same kind of uproar that happened with the travel in the Villanova/NC game.

I'm not worried about uproar. I'm worried about getting it right. We can disagree agreeably on what should have been called, but are we really disagreeing on the point that officials shouldn't make decisions based upon potential negative reaction?

I had this same argument with a buddy of mine.
Since, I have it on tape, I went and double-checked. Jim Burr was DEFINITELY the C opposite the table on the play. He indicated a three with his left hand (toward the endline) when Sparks went up. The funny thing is that he tripped and stumbled after the ball went in as he moved toward the table, so he never did give the touchdown signal.
Neither did the T because he didn't have last shot responsibility even though it was in his primary.


I too cannot tell Whitehead and John Higgins apart. They were L and T tableside for the play. Whoever called the foul that send Mich St to the line on the previous trip was the L.

I'm pretty sure it's quod, but could be mistaken.

Q.E.D. means "that which was to be proven" - putting it at the end of a proof or similar statement means that you've proven your point.