Men's Championship Game

TRef21

Did anyone see Ed Hightowers traveling call in the 1st half before the media T.O. under 12 (11:33). OMG blows the whistle with his classic "BEEP, BEEP: Signals traveling really slow and takes baby steps showing the millions of people around the nation what the Kansas player did. That is like totally awesome

tomegun

So far I think Hightower's signals and such are a little over the top.

caliref

What about when Rush went in for a layup early in the game and the Memphis guy undercut Rush. Why no intentional Foul?

BktBallRef

tomegun wrote
So far I think Hightower's signals and such are a little over the top.

Not sure why he completely turns his back to the players on OOB plays and then points to the moon. 😕

caliref wrote
What about when Rush went in for a layup early in the game and the Memphis guy undercut Rush. Why no intentional Foul?

Ah, let's see...because it wasn't an intentional foul?

He tried to get by him without contact but brush him with his right arm. That's not an intentional foul in my book and obviously not in their book either.

Mark Dexter

Quote of the night: "You have to know the rules." - Billy Packer 😕

This was actually after he gave a correct interpretation of the double dribble rule. 😮 I'm expecting the apocalypse to begin during the first media TO of the second half.

Adam

caliref wrote
What about when Rush went in for a layup early in the game and the Memphis guy undercut Rush. Why no intentional Foul?

Let me ask a question. Why should it have been intentional? I didn't see it, but nothing you wrote here indicates it should have been intentional. Unless the rules are different in California. 🙂

blindzebra

Mark Dexter wrote
Quote of the night: "You have to know the rules." - Billy Packer 😕

This was actually after he gave a correct interpretation of the double dribble rule. 😮 I'm expecting the apocalypse to begin during the first media TO of the second half.

Actually the only part he got right was he could recover it. He then said it would be a violation if he advanced the ball.

So the world is safe, he's still a moron.

And I can't stand Hightower. He's a drama queen and the speed of this game was way beyond him, he could not keep up.

JoeTheRef

tomegun wrote
So far I think Hightower's signals and such are a little over the top.

A little over the top is an understatement. Dude looks like the court jester out there.

blindzebra

Packer at his best.

Rose letting the throw-in get up court before picking it up.

He's risking a 5 second count call, Jim.

Mark Dexter

blindzebra wrote
Packer at his best.

Rose letting the throw-in get up court before picking it up.

He's risking a 5 second count call, Jim.

Thankfully the world has reset itself back to normal.

The other good one - towards the end of OT, clock clearly didn't stop after a foul and about 6 seconds ran off. The crew went to the monitor, and Packer claimed that they were checking who the fouler was. 🙄 (Gotta love him being wrong twice on that one.)

Mark Dexter

Did anyone else notice this?

Kansas scored with 1:00 left on the clock in the 2nd half, and the clock stopped until the inbound. If noticed during the next dead ball, would this be correctable using a stopwatch and the monitor?

Dan_ref

Mark Dexter wrote
Did anyone else notice this?

Kansas scored with 1:00 left on the clock in the 2nd half, and the clock stopped until the inbound. If noticed during the next dead ball, would this be correctable using a stopwatch and the monitor?

Yes.

~~No.~~ Yes.

fullor30

tomegun wrote
So far I think Hightower's signals and such are a little over the top.

I thought so too, but I'm on the couch and he's there..........sigh.

Rich

blindzebra wrote
Actually the only part he got right was he could recover it. He then said it would be a violation if he advanced the ball.

So the world is safe, he's still a moron.

And I can't stand Hightower. He's a drama queen and the speed of this game was way beyond him, he could not keep up.

Looks like he kept up just fine. Another data point showing that one does not have to run like a gazelle to have good judgment and work a good game.

Final Fours in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2008. Last year he was out with a knee injury.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

caliref wrote
What about when Rush went in for a layup early in the game and the Memphis guy undercut Rush. Why no intentional Foul?

It should had been a flagrant personal foul. And I am not saying that because I am a KU fan either.

MTD, Sr.

co2ice

Can't we all just get along? (Thanks Rodney!)

lpbreeze

can't we all get along. That deflection call was really over the top. Was that him though. Overall I would give the refs an A-. Perhaps even Bilas and the rest of the Espn crew will give them some love. Or not

I missed that play when there could have been a double dribble. what happened exactly? I saw Rose pick up the ball but I didn't see what happened next or before. and I can't remember if he dribbled or passed right after.

blindzebra

lpbreeze wrote
can't we all get along. That deflection call was really over the top. Was that him though. Overall I would give the refs an A-. Perhaps even Bilas and the rest of the Espn crew will give them some love. Or not

I missed that play when there could have been a double dribble. what happened exactly? I saw Rose pick up the ball but I didn't see what happened next or before. and I can't remember if he dribbled or passed right after.

Memphis was carrying the ball all game, too bad the crew was so busy trying to get there to be able to get an angle to see it.

JRutledge

Wow, when the heck did this get off track? Man, I do not even know where to start. Maybe I will just get off the track right now.

Peace

JRutledge

TRef21 wrote
We are giving more ammunition out so we can be criticized and disrespected by people who don't respect the stripes and think we are big a joke. So once again, please put an end to this.
Thanks,

Coaches are going to think what they want to think and they will not be on this board to come to their conclusions. And could give a damn what a coach thinks in the first place.

Peace