Video request VCU vs SFA (Video)

[JetMetFan]

Here's the play.

[SAJ]

I don't see much contact, if any, there.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SAJ

I don't see much contact, if any, there.

Left arm of defender into right arm of shooter, with the possibility of a little (I said a little) body to body contact, that results in the shooter falling to the floor? In my high school game, I've got a foul here, that I've got to make from the lead in my Connecticut two person game. (Note: I picked Virginia Commonwealth.)

[SAJ]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Left arm of defender into right arm of shooter, with the possibility of a little (I said a little) body to body contact, that results in the shooter falling to the floor? In my high school game, I've got a foul here, that I've got to make from the lead in my Connecticut two person game. (Note: I picked Virginia Commonwealth.)

I don't see any contact with the arms and little, if any, body contact with the angle of the camera view here.

With the where the T was located, he didn't see any of that. He saw the shooter falling with the defender jumping into him. I'd likely call a foul too.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Left arm of defender into right arm of shooter,

Originally Posted by SAJ

I don't see any contact with the arms.

Wow. We certainly have chosen a very difficult avocation. Two competent officials (I'm assuming you're competent), looking at a play that we can rewind over, and over, again, in real time, and in slow motion, and we can't come up with the same call. In a real game we have to make this judgment almost instantly. No wonder we get paid big bucks to do this. I'm also surprised that we get paid big bucks to do this (coming up with two very different calls on the same play).

[OKREF]

There is contact, and though it may not be a lot it's probably a foul. The bigger question is why is that kid even contesting a shot when they are up 4 points.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Definitely foul. There was contact, even though not a lot, but it was on an airborne shooter and helped put him to the floor.

But quite frankly, this is just a dumb foul. And the look on this player's face after their defeat in OT said it all. He knew that he had cost his team the game.