Fouling out?

[Adam]

I see Vitale is once again pushing his plan to eliminate "fouling out" and replace it with, essentially, an intentional foul everytime a player with more than a preset number of fouls (5 or 6) commits another personal foul.

Last year, it was apparently in response to Duke having all their players foul out in a game. This year, it's presumably in response to Georgetown losing their stud with only 16 minutes of playing time.

Gotta love Dickie V; what a maroon.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Gotta love Dickie V; what a maroon.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I see Vitale is once again pushing his plan to eliminate "fouling out" and replace it with, essentially, an intentional foul everytime a player with more than a preset number of fouls (5 or 6) commits another personal foul.

Last year, it was apparently in response to Duke having all their players foul out in a game. This year, it's presumably in response to Georgetown losing their stud with only 16 minutes of playing time.

Gotta love Dickie V; what a maroon.

Everytime I see Dickie V all I can think of is "More cowbell!"

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Everytime I see Dickie V all I can think of is "More cowbell!"

I'd appreciate it if you'd continue directing your ridicule elsewhere. It hurts my feelings.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I see Vitale is once again pushing his plan to eliminate "fouling out" and replace it with, essentially, an intentional foul everytime a player with more than a preset number of fouls (5 or 6) commits another personal foul.

Last year, it was apparently in response to Duke having all their players foul out in a game. This year, it's presumably in response to Georgetown losing their stud with only 16 minutes of playing time.

Gotta love Dickie V; what a maroon.

Wasn't that tried for a while in the Big East back in the 80's?

[Mark Padgett]

Hey - here's a novel idea. If you want to stay in the game, DON'T FOUL!

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Wasn't that tried for a while in the Big East back in the 80's?

The Big East experimented with allowing 6 personal fouls before disqualification, but I don't think they ever went to the "no fouling out" that Vitale suggests.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

The Big East experimented with allowing 6 personal fouls before disqualification, but I don't think they ever went to the "no fouling out" that Vitale suggests.

Maybe it was the ABA or Feeble.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Maybe it was the ABA or Feeble.

The NBA actually has a similar provision, but it only kicks in when there are no eligible substitutes left. You can't play with less than 5 players in the NBA, unlike NFHS and NCAA; so when you only have 4 eligible players left, the first player that fouled out returns to the game. Every personal foul he commits also earns a T.

[Cajun Reff]

if it ain't broke dont fix it

[26 Year Gap]

Next thing you know, he'll want to tinker with the AP arrow rule...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Cajun Reff

if it ain't broke dont fix it

It's a variation of the "keep-the-stars-in" mentality.

My understanding is that the Big East gave up the experiment because players were, surprise, commiting more fouls.

[tmp44]

On Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN radio this morning, Steven A. Smith wholly supported Dickie V's idea. He rationale ... of course ... the horrid nature of officiating both in the college and pro ranks the "last several years." It made me sick just listening to it.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's a variation of the "keep-the-stars-in" mentality.
My understanding is that the Big East gave up the experiment because players were, surprise, commiting more fouls.

I also remember that there was some concern about Big East players having to adjust to five fouls during the NCAA tournament.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by tmp44

On Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN radio this morning, Steven A. Smith wholly supported Dickie V's idea. He rationale ... of course ... the horrid nature of officiating both in the college and pro ranks the "last several years." It made me sick just listening to it.

Steven A. Smith is an idiot. I've never liked him. I cringe when he's on ESPN The Reporters.