All they do is make the game less watchable. You don't see those calls in the NBA. Players palm the ball with every dribble it seems and they don't call that. It's a bad revision and as far as I'm concerned they are BS.
Doctor. Smocktor. God's handling this now. He already has his recliner set up and some good snacks set up at the FF.Geno postgame comment, "Paige to meet with the doctor tomorrow and who knows?"
Very odd to wait until the end of the regular season to do this. Guess they want more calls during the tournament so that tv can run more commercials.
I think Evina has become a lot like Kia Nurse in that there is a calming influence when she’s controlling the Offense The outside shooting has helped and her defense is still really good. Outstanding leader ship qualities.
There were so many of those traveling calls that I thought Charde Houston must be back in a UConn uniform. If the refs are going to call that foot movement then they should call traveling on step back threes and every time a player takes two giant steps toward the basket before going airborne.@CocoHusky I agree but the game should have been called this way earlier in the season for players to adjust. Tonight this late in the season was a bit much to watch. Simply inconsistent overall. See below for more...
@jaydee602 No attack and thank you for the info, but why in the world of basketball would shuffling of the feet not be the same anywhere on the court???
Not at you jay but what is going to happen if they start calling carrying (which is rampant) double dribbling and God forbid pivot foot movement. A Marquette player in the first quarter pivoted one way twice and then changed her pivot foot without dribbling the ball.
Officials and taking heads never saw it. Consistency in how the game is called is very much in order.
Well at least you got them going to the Elite Eight.
Not to mention the fact that she is the most physical guard we have. Christyn can make things happen off the bounce in a way that nobody else on this team can.
I just check the stats. Caroline has 27 Ast and 44 TO so far. I'm a bit shocked. And Azzi has 13 Ast and 14 TO. Paige has the best Ast/TO ratio 4.1. The 2nd coming is ONO's 1.76. And no other one is above 2 then. What a big gap.
I watch a lot of women's college basketball and don't understand how some teams, such as UConn, get called so much for traveling and others do not. In the recent South Carolina, Tenn game, I don't remember SC getting called once. I haven't kept count, but also seems like some refs make this call continually, some do not.
Williams seems to have a much better insight into her abilities this year. During the games she can't make a 3 pointer, she drives more. Not going into that side to side dribble as much 30 feet from the basket that doesn't accomplish much and bogs down the offensive flow. Rebounds well and her strength often helps stop the quick players that no one on UConn seems to be able to guard. As I've said before, I believe she is the X-factor that could win us a Championship. When she gets in her zone and lets the game come to her, few players are better.
I thought I saw them check the video too, but I could be mistaken. I feel like contact initiated with the off hand clearing out should qualify for non-incidental.
Clearly an offensive foul on Marquette player for use of non-shooting hand/arm and entire body moving into an upright and stationary Dorka.
I agree it should have been an offensive foul on Marquette. But after allowing the play to continue with UConn scoring at the other end, and then stopping play, the refs could not retroactively call an offensive foul.
You're right about the NBA becoming unwatchable
Yeah, I thought Amari hauling the trophy off by herself was interesting- it looked heavy
Really? the appeal of basketball is that depending on the game, players tend to rise or fall to the level of competition. the elite 8 game is unpredictable, oh ye of little faith.
We are not talking about the same thing here. You are talking about how you like to watch the game and what makes it unwatchable. I'm talking about how the game is actually being called and the seeming inability of the UCONN players to adjust to how the game is being called. The refs don't care about "watchable", they have been given points of emphasis. Hand checking and more physicality used to be a part of both the NBA and CBB, but guess what? That aspect of the game has changed and players at both levels have adjusted. Quickly adjusting to new rules
