Louisville/Michigan- Natl Championship

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

This was the BiG 10 vs. the Big East, probably the 2 most physical conferences in all of basketball (including the NBA). It's "Big Boy" basketball. Wait til you go to a camp full of D1 prospects and with D1 officials observing you. A lot of whistles is not what they will be looking for.

In those situations you get graded more on what you DON'T call.

Also, I hate when people say that officials 'let them play". It implies that the prior 30+ games were called incorrectly. It's my pet peeve but I hate when officials change the way they call the game because of the stage it is one. The teams got where they are playing a certain style that was in part dictated by the officials all year. Officials should either 'let them play' all year or call the game they've called all year. Thank you for your time. We now continue with our regularly scheduled program 'Gottleib and Burke: In the Paint'

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by maroonx

Good whistle on the Burke block. Going to goal, offensive player in the air, contact and offensive player hits the floor. Watch the off hand on Siva's hip. Entirely too much contact. Why would an official hold whistle just because of a high stakes game? A foul is a foul.

Good grief.

#1) There was no off hand on Siva's hip.

#2) Even if the off hand had been on Siva's hip, no way could the L see that from where he was at.

Not a foul. Not a foul. Not a foul. I would bet that in the locker room, that was that officials biggest disappointment - that he blew his whistle on that play.

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by maroonx

Good whistle on the Burke block. Going to goal, offensive player in the air, contact and offensive player hits the floor. Watch the off hand on Siva's hip. Entirely too much contact. Why would an official hold whistle just because of a high stakes game? A foul is a foul.

This play should NEVER, EVER be called a foul in any game at any level.

Why, you ask?

Because it isn't a foul under any rule set you use (NFHS, NCAA, FIBA, NBA).

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by IUgrad92

Totally a good block. L is straightlined on the play, so what is he seeing?

The problem is, the L hustled too fast to the end line and got a bad look. Slow, fat guys like me would have stayed a little behind the play and had a better angle.

[AKOFL]

Originally Posted by bainsey

The problem is, the L hustled too fast to the end line and got a bad look. Slow, fat guys like me would have stayed a little behind the play and had a better angle.

agreed 100% maybe not about the fat guy part. straight line city. no whistle with that look.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bainsey

The problem is, the L hustled too fast to the end line and got a bad look. Slow, fat guys like me would have stayed a little behind the play and had a better angle.

The problem is Greene made a call I'm sure he's told a hundred campers over the years not to make.