Louisville/Baylor (Women)

[Multiple Sports]

Worst officiated game in either tournament.....Louisville made that into a street fight and officials didn't step up.....

[Adam]

Looked like he didn't want to call a foul there at the end.

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by Adam

Looked like he didn't want to call a foul there at the end.

He wanted to go with an out of bounds call. Had to call that foul.

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by OKREF

He wanted to go with an out of bounds call. Had to call that foul.

He absolutely DID NOT want to make that call. Not only did he "double clutch" on the fist...he wanted until AFTER the ball was bouncing up after landing out of bounds.

It was the latest I've ever seen a call made on an "obvious" and "must call" foul. It was correct. And. It. Was. Exceptionally. Late.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

He absolutely DID NOT want to make that call. Not only did he "double clutch" on the fist...he wanted until AFTER the ball was bouncing up after landing out of bounds.

It was the latest I've ever seen a call made on an "obvious" and "must call" foul. It was correct. And. It. Was. Exceptionally. Late.

The timing is irrelevant, but the fact that he didn't *want* to call a foul there speaks volumes.

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by Rich

The timing is irrelevant, but the fact that he didn't *want* to call a foul there speaks volumes.

The timing speaks to the lengths the L was willing to go to NOT call a foul there. After an "officiating eternity", he realized he HAD to call that foul and blew his whistle....

This is the same official who, as the C, passed on a charge call on Baylor's PG with under a minute left (it occurred in the middle of the lane a step below the FT line). The T had to come and get it....He didn't want to call this one either.

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

The timing speaks to the lengths the L was willing to go to NOT call a foul there. After an "officiating eternity", he realized he HAD to call that foul and blew his whistle....

This is the same official who, as the C, passed on a charge call on Baylor's PG with under a minute left (it occurred in the middle of the lane a step below the FT line). The T had to come and get it....He didn't want to call this one either.

He called the foul so it really doesnt matter to me if he "wanted to" or not. He did.

As for the PC that the T came and got, I think that was a bad whistle there.

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

The timing speaks to the lengths the L was willing to go to NOT call a foul there.

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.

[ref3808]

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.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ref3808

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.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Adam

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 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.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

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.

I think it was the wrong call on the PC, but it hardly changed the game. I didn't think it was terrible, either. It was just a missed call.

I agree the taunting T should have been dished, and it would have prevented the double T later. I didn't see the first part of the game, though, so I can't comment on the early physical play.

But she should have been handed a T for her antics after that PC foul.

[Jesse James]

Originally Posted by Adam

I think it was the wrong call on the PC, but it hardly changed the game.

Losing the subsequent bucket off the PC in a game lost by one point hardly changes the game?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jesse James

Losing the subsequent bucket off the PC in a game lost by one point hardly changes the game?

Not as much as the technical foul would have had they rightly called it.

But in this case, no. Baylor got the ball back right after that, they got fouled and made both shots to take the lead with around 10 seconds left. Their sieve defense is what lost the game by putting Louisville at the line.