Making Sure Refs Follow Rules Too

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

"They discuss that both teams have a go-to scorer, C.J. McCollum of Lehigh and Charles Hinkle of AU, except they are never referred to by name, only number. Greenwood asks the referees to take note of who they are charging with fouls. Translation: When trying to establish the tenor of the game early, don't get either of the go-to players into foul trouble. "If it's a foul, it's a foul. We have to call it," Greenwood says. "But we do have to be mindful who we're calling it against".

Let the games begin.

Sounds like an NBA mentality. Pretty surprised an NCAA assignor would make a quote like that to the media.