Oakland vs Youngstown State (video and article)

[twocentsworth]

On a similar note....anyone see the finish to Marquette @ Providence last night? Down 1 w/ approx. 7 seconds left, the Providence HC told the officials they weren't trying to foul - but were gonna try & get a jump ball (Providence had the arrow) on the ensuing throw-in by Marquette.

Sure enough, the Marquette guard receives the ball, "covers up" waiting to be fouled...and the Providence player grabs the ball....tweet - Jump Ball!

Providence gets fouled on the following inbounds pass, makes both FT's (to go ahead by 1), and wins after a missed MU shot at the buzzer.

That's good coaching.....AND....good officiating!

IF a coach tells me ahead of time what they're gonna do...my response: "I'll look for it"...and then officiate it based on what happens.

[Camron Rust]

Illegal screen. Defender was in motion and the screener didn't get there with time/distance.....was even still moving into the defender at the time of contact.

As for what I'd do if they told me about the play they're planning....I'll know where I need to look.

I've even asked coaches/players, if the situation permits, what they're planning to do when coming out of a timeout on a late game play. Why not know where to focus in a critical situation. Going long, going short and dribbling up?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Illegal screen. Defender was in motion and the screener didn't get there with time/distance.....was even still moving into the defender at the time of contact.
...

You beat me to it. My immediate thought was this was an illegal screen.

[Indianaref]

No doubt that was an illegal screen.

[just another ref]

Why is this play so "brilliant and clever?" It's been around forever.

[johnny d]

Because an official was finally duped into calling a foul on the defense. All the other times I remember this play happening at D1 level, there were no calls.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Why is this play so "brilliant and clever?" It's been around forever.

Because it's Yahoo Sports.

[MD Longhorn]

I can see an IS call here - he may well have been moving.

I have a real hard time with a defensive foul though.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

You beat me to it. My immediate thought was this was an illegal screen.

Same here. By the time the screener got into Red 25's visual field, Red 25 didn't have a normal step to stop or change direction.

As for being "brilliant and clever," I remember Billy Packer always complaining it shouldn't be called a foul because "the official knows what the team with the ball is trying to do (i.e., draw the foul)." Huh??