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noirwestern reacted to Woof 101's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with
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While I agree somewhat with your post and liked it, basketball over the years has become Brawlball. Growing up in the 60s / 70s I played... -
noirwestern reacted to Basingstoke's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
Not that I want it to happen, but I can't help but visualize Sarah playing in a situation like last night with Alyssa Thomas' level of...
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noirwestern reacted to RoadMaster's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
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noirwestern reacted to RoadMaster's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
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noirwestern reacted to WiseWillie's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
Thanks for bringing that up. I was going to refer to the changes the NHL made for the very reason to make the game highlight the art and...
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noirwestern reacted to jaundicedeye's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
Unfortunately, the officiating was very poor and has become the story of these games. The "letting them play" approach means ignoring...
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noirwestern reacted to uconnfan68's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
At least 3 fouls. None called.
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noirwestern reacted to BBallF's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
It's not the skills. It's the refereeing. When they call the game as "let them play" it's a euphemism for we only call obvious shooting...
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noirwestern reacted to FanSince17's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
Agree. What a spectacular opportunity to showcase this sport that all of us are so inspired by and we got those two games. These were...
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noirwestern reacted to jaydee602's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
After Azzi's basket cut the SC lead to one point near the end of the 3rd quarter, the refs called a soft foul away from the ball on...
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noirwestern reacted to Bigboote's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
They showed a replay of that during the broadcast showing how good Raven's defense was on Sarah. When they showed it, I was like "You...
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noirwestern reacted to Rowdy831's post in the thread A Conscious Design by the NCAA to Allow More Physical Play and Therefore Call Less Fouls in the Final Four? with Like.
The women's game at all levels is like this. The reason the WNBA has never taken off is they don't really play basketball it is more...
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I will say, I really thought each of the 4 teams in Phoenix could win the title. SC and UCLA both had to scrap out ugly wins in the...
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I've been aware of her for years, but really grew to appreciate her more this season. I think she's pretty close to having maximized...
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Congratulations to UCLA. If it wasn't going to be UConn, I am glad it was UCLA. I'm guessing this will put to rest the drumbeat of...