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Dickie V hit the nail on the head after the game when he said that had that been any other player in the country it's a foul. Williams is known for his shot blocking ability and gets more leeway than most. Had that been Dockery, Reddick, McRoberts, or Paulis who did the exact same thing, I guarantee a foul would have been called. As for me looking at it from a fans point of view, your all wrong. I am a Duke fan, have been for 21 years. IMO the officials missed that call. Would Duke have won even if the call is made?? Probably.
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Look at where the officials are, both the C and L are in good position, the L better to watch Williams, the C having the drive from his primary. I still agree no call was correct. If Williams indeed jumped into him wouldn't the contact be on the upper part of the body. Instead it is on the lower part as the offensive player tries to twist around the vertical defender.
As far as Dickie V, we all know how much he understands the rules and that he is always the officials' best friend.....right. |
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I'm 100% unbiased as the last time I rooted for BC (other than Doug Flutie)...Terry Driscoll was playing and Duke is well....D..D...DUKE.
I saw it 110 times after work on TIVO from the side and overhead. It was a great, great call. The swipe was clean, the shot was wild and any minor contact afterward was horsefeathers, BABY! God.....I hope I outlive that idiot so I can enjoy College Basketball, again. |
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How can two teams play a physical, agressive, hard fought game...and have the final box score read:
Duke - 13 personal fouls Boston College - 37 personal fouls No matter who you support...if you watched that game last night and belive in fair play and impartial officiating...you have to be DISGUSTED about the way that game was officiated. |
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Actually I saw a better angle on PTI and this was a great no call and looked just like another play I saw on the NCAA Men's Bulletin to pass on. You would have to be an official to know what that was. ![]() Peace [Edited by JRutledge on Feb 2nd, 2006 at 09:20 PM]
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I have actually played, coached and officiated games for nearly 30 years...but nice try. But, good to see that this site is full of people who belive the refs are beyond questioning. This quote from Al Skinner, BC Head Coach says it all. “All I’m saying is that tonight, with the type of team we have, we only shoot 13 free throws and they shoot 37 is hard to believe. Craig Smith plays 35 minutes and it’s difficult to believe that he does not go to the free throw line once. There was as much done to him as their post players received.” But then again, you watched the play on PTI...so you know more than those of us that watched the entire game. |
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I will challenge you to do this. There is a website the NCAA uses that anyone can register for without paying. The website is called Excel Sports Officiating. Anyone can register without paying. Anyone can look at all the NCAA Bulletins and see for yourself. The Bulletin that I am referring to is #3 under the Men's Basketball section. There are several plays to view that show examples that look identical to this play and the NCAA clearly wants nothing called. Here is the link. https://wwww.eofficials.com/pages/index.aspx Peace
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I saw some of the game; saw the play we are talking about and don't have a problem with the specific call or officiating during the game.
mrkleen - At any level of play, the game of basketball is really about getting the play into the paint (via dribble, pass, or even a rebound). The team that gets the ball into the paint the most will win about 80% of the time. The team that does that gets higher percentage shots and more FT attempts than its' opponent. THAT is why DUKE gets more FT attempts - NOT because officials favor them. If you go back and watch the entire BC vs DUKE game, you will probably see that DUKE has more possessions where they get the ball into the paint than BC. Not all teams foul the same amount. Your complaints are exactly like a coach yelling "my guys are getting killed" - yet the coach can't cite a specific play. It's easy to complain about stat-sheet numbers, but it's a cop-out. |
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I don't want to beat a dead horse, but I agree with JRutledge and the like that it wasn't a foul. The referee(s) had to have a lot of courage/training to not call that foul. It seems to me that not only did Williams jump straight up, but when he alighted (rulebook word), he was near the block. When he landed, he was underneath the basket. That tells me that the offense created that contact (at least 95% of it.) The guard was driving to the basket, ran into an immovable/dense object and caromed off of him. Simple physics.
One play that hasn't been brought up is the play right before JJ missed his only FT (late in the game). That foul COULD HAVE been deemed intentional (excessive force). If that would have happened in the NBA, I think that a flagrant would have been called and a fine would be handed down. |
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May I chime in? Williams got to a spot in front of the basket and elevated from there. The offensive player jumped toward the basket (and thus toward Williams) to initiate the contact. The offensive player did what every coach tells a scorer to do when attacking a big man. I got my first look at the play on PTI Thursday. Guys, it took a lot of GUTS by that official not to call a foul. Who was the official by the way. I could always use another mentor.
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Like Red, I did look to see where the officials were at the moment of contact. It appears that the L was in good position to see in between the offensive and defensive players. I also noticed that the C was still running at the moment of contact. The fact that he was moving could have affected his view of the play and led to the decision to not blow the whistle.
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