NCAA: Tripping Over a Defender

[jalons]

[QUOTE=Color guy says its an automatic foul anytime a dribbler trips over a defender.[/QUOTE]

He also made the comment that because "the referees missed the call, Coach Kruger should be allowed to blow off steam" and "the referees are doing a good job of not assessing a technical foul because they made the mistake" and "hopefully this game doesn't come down to one possession the referees took away from UNLV."

I'm with Nevada on this one. It appeared the defender (who was leaving the ball handler) had his foot on the floor and the offensive player stepped on that foot, causing him to go down and lose the ball OOB.

Did Kentucky not want to play an NIT game in Rupp Arena (after their long run of NCAA tournament appearances), hence the the game was played Memorial Arena?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jalons

He also made the comment that because "the referees missed the call, Coach Kruger should be allowed to blow off steam" and "the referees are doing a good job of not assessing a technical foul because they made the mistake" and "hopefully this game doesn't come down to one possession the referees took away from UNLV."

I'm with Nevada on this one. It appeared the defender (who was leaving the ball handler) had his foot on the floor and the offensive player stepped on that foot, causing him to go down and lose the ball OOB.

Did Kentucky not want to play an NIT game in Rupp Arena (after their long run of NCAA tournament appearances), hence the the game was played Memorial Arena?

Rupp was already booked.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Rupp was already booked.

Pretty sure they thought the would be playing in a NCAA Tournament Arena somewhere...maybe Boise, ID?

[dbking]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Rupp was already booked.

Kentucky does their HS tournament a little different. They have what is called the sweet sixteen. They have 16 regions and the winner of each region comes to a single site and a 4 or 5 day event to get to the championship of the state. They have a single class of basketball, the way it should be! The arena is tied up from 10 am - 10 pm every day. It is a pretty neat event.

[cdoug]

Originally Posted by jalons

He also made the comment that because "the referees missed the call, Coach Kruger should be allowed to blow off steam" and "the referees are doing a good job of not assessing a technical foul because they made the mistake" and "hopefully this game doesn't come down to one possession the referees took away from UNLV."

I'm not sure if it was the color guy or not but there was a mention of "make-up fouls" that are given since the "missed" call on the trip happened.

Things that make you go UGH!