Having worked at the collegiate level before Rich...I have seen the something different

Can you explain to me why L should have called this earlier? It was a drive initiated in C's area and on C's side of the lane. I thought L kept waiting for C to call something, but finally took it himself.

I have worked college ball too and that was about as big of a flop as I have ever seen. The defender threw themselves out of the way and was not at all displaced. If anything the defender falling down made the Baylor player trip over them, but there was no torso contact. And two officials that had a better angle passed on the play.

Peace

The play was in transition. Unless Women's Mechanics have a different standard, that play is the Lead's as much as anyone else in the game. And the Lead had the best look as he can see both players coming at the shooter.

Peace

However Rich, both players went to the floor and thus a call needed to be made and I agree with the call. It was a charge.

In the women's game...this is normally the C's call...but was probably straight lined because of it being in transition.

<s>Are you thinking of a different play, or am I misremembering it? I don't recall the Baylor player going to the floor. She got twisted in the defender's legs while the defender was lying on the floor, but that was about it.</s>
Never mind. Just saw the replay, they were both on the floor. Still think it was a flop, and a trip on the defender while lying on the floor.

Based on what action by A1 do you have PC on that play.

How about just knowing how/why both players went to the floor? The defender flopped and the contact didn't affect the offensive player's movement (she passed the ball to an open teammate without incident).

On some plays, I agree with your point 4-40, but not on a block/charge play.

Just saw the game package on ESPN - thought it was a flop. Rare to hear comments like Mulkey's during the press conference. She pretty much put the loss on the officials.

Which was complete rubbish, even though I think the charge call was wrong. They had the ball right after that, got the lead, and then had to commit a transition foul because their defense was a sieve.

I don't think this is a true block/charge. As stated earlier in this thread, the only contact is initiated by defender's lower body when she flops. I thought this when I originally saw the play on espn. The offensive player is turning to pass before the contact, so I don't believe this play warrants a whistle either way, especially at this level.

I don't think she puts the loss on the officials. She initially tried to say Griner didn't commit a foul on the last shot but then a reporter tells her it was a foul. I think mostly her griping was aimed at the terrible PC call, the poor job the officials did in putting a whistle on physical plays early in the game, and the obvious taunting T that should have been called on Louisville after an "And-1". From the clips I saw I would say this game will not make any of these officials retirement videos.

This is why I said it's the exception to the rule. Normally if two players go to the floor, I'd have a call. Except the player with the ball didn't go through the defender -- she flopped big time. Not going to put the foul on the flopper, so I'd no call that.

If someone says that's an IC after that, so be it. I'm not going to reward someone who flops like that.