TN/KY Women's game
 

Did anyone see at the end of the first half where the referees called a blocking foul on the TN player against Ky player#1 who dished to KY player #2 who then scored at the buzzer. The officials after review counted the basket and then sent KY player #1 to the line for a 1 plus 1.

I just watched it and hopefully I can post it when I get home later this morning.

What had to have been decided - IMO incorrectly - was the block against UT #12 took place as UK #50 was in the act of shooting. Continuous motion would apply since it was a foul on the defense. Obviously the crew couldn't review the blocking foul, specifically the timing of it in relation to the shot by UK #50. All it could check for was whether UK #50 released the shot before the end of the half, which she did.

If I'm as lucky (and fortunate...and thrilled...and whatever other words of that nature you want to use) as I was last year, hopefully I'll be able to ask one of the officials on the game about the play at one of the officiating camps I'm planning to attend this summer.

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Sure...post the play just as I'm rendering the thing! :p

Looks pretty clear that the blocking foul occurs as A2 is receiving the pass and coming down to the ground. The basket should not count.

One of his partners should have come in with some 'info'

I thought so too but it's possible they may not have known what he was calling until they got to the monitor.

No shot...the defender was already knocked over by the time the ball got to the shooter. I can confidently say that this is not continuous motion! :)

no way i would have counted that bucket. The pass and the contact happen almost at the same time.

TC foul. No basket.

That's what I have.

TC foul???? Do you consider it legal for the defender to be moving sideways after the passer was airborne? Or do you think she was enough in the path to be OK to be moving?

That takes continual motion to the next level. No way that bucket counts regardless of the call on the collision. I say punch it! TC, no bucket. She looks like she has LGP to me. Bang Bang play though.

as I see it, the defender's feet were at about the S and the C when the offensive player left the floor. I don't see movement by the defensive player after that except to shift the weight from the left foot to centered -- and that isn't what caused the contact.

OK. I can buy that. I wasn't sure if you were just assuming it was a TC foul when the primary discussion was really around the subsequent shot.

Given the block call, I agree that the shot should not have counted.

So, it appears the defense got screwed twice.

Not that it hasn't happened to me.

I am with Bob here. I have a TC foul after watching the replay and I definitely would have called that in real time. Even if you're going to call a block, you can't count the basket. The defense definitely got screwed twice.

It appears as he's not sure what he saw. He knows he has TC call but delays enough that he is wondering what happened sequentially but he knows he has to make another call. Definitely should have had some help on this one.

Not an easy one.

I'm surprised no one has commented on how out of position the Center is on this play! He's at the 28' line, and was there for the entire play... He actually moves away from the play as the offensive player makes her move to the basket.

I feel had he been at the FTLE, there would be more help on this play as he would have definitely had a better look at it rather than where he was (almost deeper than the Trail at the time of contact)!

FWIW, I'm OK with the block call here, but I can easily see why a lot of people would call a charge here. Honestly, 50/50 to me. The shot shouldn't count either way...

Surely you jest. This happened in an NCAA-Women's game? :eek:

I know! I was surprised as you were! :p

:p To all ye who jest: yes, the C wasn't as low as he should have been but...exactly what help was he supposed to provide? There was a call made, albeit probably not the best call that could have been made, and the play neither originated nor ended in the C's primary.

If anything, the help call would have come from the T.

When the drive starts, there's a TN player from the far lane line who comes over to help./ By C stepping up he gets a better angls on that help. T is straightlined on this. I think the step was a good one by C.