Game Thread: Uconn vs. Purdue...

[BamaMoon]

It’s almost worse when they don’t call the fouls. Because we can’t get to the line.

I think that's part of it. We "try" to draw fouls and the tendency is for them to allow more physical play at the rim, which hurts us.

When they do this, but then call tick-tack fouls is when it's most frustrating.

I can live with officiating as long as they are being consistent!

The only thing I think CNO should change is perhaps try to recruit bigger guards. Can you imagine how CNO could use a guard like UConn's Castle. He's so big and physical! Only guy we've got close to him is Griffen, but he's nowhere near his equal in terms of strength and driving ability.

 

[Ledsteplin]

The final rankings really don’t matter but I suspect Purdue will be #2 and us at #3.

Whether #2 or #3 is not that important to me. Well, #2 is better, but I just want us ranked higher than the Viles, the Cats, and especially the Barn. Us making the final four, and the Barn losing their first game was priceless.

 

[Krymsonman]

On the officiating issue. I think officiating is highlighted in our games because of 2 reasons:

1. Our pace of play. We expose ourselves to having more foul opportunities simply because we have to defend more offensive sets of our opponents. I suppose it's similar to fast paced offenses getting exposed more on defense because they are on the field more.

2. But I think the main thing is CNO's offensive philosophy involves 3 things: 3's, drives to the rim and getting FOULED and going to the line.

So 2 out of 3 of CNO's offensive principles depend on going into the lane and either finishing OR absorbing contact and getting a foul.

You combine our high paced style with this and there are just more whistles opportunities for the stripes. When they get "whistle happy" it seems to get out of hand.

That was my problem with the UConn officials. UConn took it inside and 80% of the time we were hit with a foul. We take it inside at the other end and no calls. Both teams were committing fouls inside but we were the only ones getting called for it. This "lean" by the officials started later in the half when BAMA showed that they weren't going to be an easy out.

 

[AlexanderFan]

That was my problem with the UConn officials. UConn took it inside and 80% of the time we were hit with a foul. We take it inside at the other end and no calls. Both teams were committing fouls inside but we were the only ones getting called for it. This "lean" by the officials started later in the half when BAMA showed that they weren't going to be an easy out.

They established the free throw discrepancy (+12 at one point) and then let the game ride out. Our guys turned around when they got to the lane because they knew it would be bad if they went in. No fouls and most likely a blocked shot.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

My thing with officiating is let both teams know early on how the game will be called with actionable examples. Don’t call it differently on one end of the floor and completely different on the other. Is that too much to ask? I think not. RTR

Problem with this is the officials change how they call the game during the course of the game. Look at our UConn game, early on it was lopsided to UConn and they got away with murder under the rim. The middle portion of the game was called more evenly under the rim but then swayed heavily back to UConn with about 9:00 left in the 2nd.

Officials can't tell teams how it will be called because the line is constantly moving. Which has got to be so frustrating to the players and coaches. Plus, can you imagine how teams would react if pregame the refs said "we aren't calling anything on Edey and your guys can't touch him without getting a call."

What's a bit frustrating for me is that we had pretty decent officiating vs UNC and Clemson.

But they definitely let UConn get away with Murder vs us.

Just like the Grand Canyon game, and what do you know, one of the officials on the floor vs UConn called the GC game. Some officials just don't like some teams and are corrupt. I 100% believe that about college basketball.

 

[BamaMoon]

They established the free throw discrepancy (+12 at one point) and then let the game ride out. Our guys turned around when they got to the lane because they knew it would be bad if they went in. No fouls and most likely a blocked shot.

Yes, that has to be considered and ALOT of that was Clingan's 7'2" presence at the rim.

We didn't have a guy who could come close to affecting another team's offense the way he did ours.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

It's hard to believe there's no connection between the current sports betting frenzy and the obviously squirrely officiating. Even people like my wife, who is green as a BB watcher, can pick up on the fact that the same physical act is a foul on one end and not the other. And I'm not talking about fine-call situations like charge/block. I'm talking about forearm hacking and the like...

 

[NationalTitles18]

It's hard to believe there's no connection between the current sports betting frenzy and the obviously squirrely officiating. Even people like my wife, who is green as a BB watcher, can pick up on the fact that the same physical act is a foul on one end and not the other. And I'm not talking about fine-call situations like charge/block. I'm talking about forearm hacking and the like...

100%. Been saying it a while now.

 

[BamaMoon]

It's hard to believe there's no connection between the current sports betting frenzy and the obviously squirrely officiating. Even people like my wife, who is green as a BB watcher, can pick up on the fact that the same physical act is a foul on one end and not the other. And I'm not talking about fine-call situations like charge/block. I'm talking about forearm hacking and the like...

Well, the Good Book does say the love of money is the root of all evil.

It certainly wouldn't be shocking if something big didn't blow up revealing a major corruption case between gambling and college refs.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Well, the Good Book does say the love of money is the root of all evil.

It certainly wouldn't be shocking if something big didn't blow up revealing a major corruption case between gambling and college refs.

Well, it's documented as having happened in the NBA, by a "star" ref, at that...