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Originally posted by Peter Devana
The final was excellent but it is too bad the lead official swallowed his whistle on the final play in regulation time.
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Peter,it was definitely an uncalled foul.However,to give the guy the benefit of the doubt,I think he got straight-lined on the play and didn't have a real good look at it.Trying to see that cross-court contact at the end of a break from the lead position can be awful tough sometimes.I think that the missed call was more the result of using 2 officials only,rather than the official gagging on the play.The play at this level is high caliber,fast and physical,and definitely needs 3 officials.A third whistle on the floor would have certainly helped in this case.JMO.
Mon Sep 09, 2002, 04:02am
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