Oden Intentional Foul

[jontheref]

John Cahill from the Big East (among others) was the calling official on the foul and they just dont call that foul very often. You got a team that is down wanting to foul and Oden went hard to the ball. Intentional in that situation---I don't know. But I dont have a problem with the simple foul. Still if the guy sinks two free throws, the three pointer doesnt mean annthing.

[johnnyrao]

Originally Posted by jontheref

But I dont have a problem with the simple foul. Still if the guy sinks two free throws, the three pointer doesnt mean annthing.

While it is true that he missed the free throw, as well as Xavier losing a 9 point lead with three minutes to go, I don't think this excuses what appeared to be a fairly obvious intentional foul.