LSU/Stanford charge (Women's)

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Nate1224hoops

I said that in late game situations that players should be allowed to decide games. It goes back about 5 weeks ago to the Sheldon Williams no call at the end of the FSU game. I thought it was a foul. There was obvious body contact, but the official chose to pass on it. Why? Situation, last 5 sec. of the game. I guess your going to call the slightly displacing hand check with 3 sec. to go in the NCAA Regional semis too huh? Get real. Augustus was leaning away from the contact (already in flop mode), not to mention the fact that the ball was already gone. This is one IMO (note to jackass MY OPINION) that could/should have been passed on.

Now my opinion......

You're wrong and I disagree completely with your philosophy.

You should call something in the last 5 seconds of a game the same way that you called it in the first 39 minutes and 55 seconds. Iow, if it's a foul all game, then it's a foul at the end. To call it any other way is ridiculous imo. And you're not letting the players decide the game either; you're deciding the game by not calling a foul if one occurs. Jmo, but most officials who use that "let the players decide the game" argument are officials who lack the testicular fortitude to make the tough call at the end of a game and use that argument as a cop-out.

As for the Augustus call, I didn't see it so I can't really comment. I will say that "leaning away" from the contact does not constitute an automatic no-call or a "flop". A defender is allowed to protect themselves....and that protection includes leaning away to lessen contact. A "flop" is faking a foul with little or no contact. If a defender with LGP leans away from the contact and still gets run over, that's a legitimate charge.