2012 Gold Medal Game: Spain v. USA

[Adam]

I thought the players (especially Marc Gasol) did a poor job of adjusting to the officiating. There were a few fouls I would have passed on, but over all it seemed clear the officials wanted to reign in the hacking and shoving.

[tjones1]

Too many GIs.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Too many GIs.

You sound like Doug Collins.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You sound like Doug Collins.

LOL

Snaq, did he make this comment? I had the TV on mute while I was working.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tjones1

LOL

Snaq, did he make this comment? I had the TV on mute while I was working.

Yeah, he did, right after the other tool commented that the officials must think people were there to see the officials.

I think Collins may have been right, I just don't like the term, and it really only proves what they say about a blind clock finding a nut twice a day.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Yeah, he did, right after the other tool commented that the officials must think people were there to see the officials.

I think Collins may have been right, I just don't like the term, and it really only proves what they say about a blind clock finding a nut twice a day.

Officials use the term differently. There were a lot of times I would have passed on some of the contact because it had no affect on play. That being said I did not see many players adjusting. It was clear that a lot of these things were going to be called, you have to adjust. Then again I have not been impressed with much of the officiating in this tournament as a whole. There often is no real rhyme or reason for what is called and not called. It just seems like the calls were random for the most part.

Peace

[twocentsworth]

Here's a thought for the Olympic players, Doug Collins and everyone else that complained about the officials.....STOP FOULING!!!!!

The play that caused Collins to start his long-winded monologue about the officials was when Carmelo was whistled for holding Marc Gasol with BOTH HANDS to prevent him from getting a rebound....Ray Charles could have seen that foul......

If there is one or two fouls called that you don't like...OK....but when the fouls continue to be called, it's not the officials fault....it's the players fault who keep fouling!!!!!

[zm1283]

Holy balls that was a lot of fouls. 11 in the first quarter and 22 in the second. I am all for blowing the whistle if need be, but it was almost like they had their minds made up about how the game was going to go before it started. There were several fouls in the second quarter that were not fouls but got whistles anyway. I guess the international game is just called differently, but I didn't care for it.