No blaming the refs!

[Kevin G]

UCONN lost this game because they could not make free throws! END OF DISCUSSION

 

[01Neaggrad02]

UCONN lost this game because they could not make free throws! END OF DISCUSSION

Agreed. If we had one more free throw in the first overtime... or if we had found a way to have one more point in regulation.... But alas it was not meant to be.

 

[John Glass]

sure FTs cost the game, what about the 30 something turnovers ? is that on another thread ?

 

[huskybill]

As you may have implied Nan, the call against Stef would not have been called in the first half. It was as innocuous a moving screen as we see these days and is not called 95% of the time. The refs gave us many chances to win the game. They can't shoot the foul shots for us.

 

[VAUConnFan]

Not blaming any ref nor player. Notre Dame's program is something I respect.

Don't like seeing the team lose but love the nail biters like this and wish there were more programs around the country like UConn, Notre Dame, Baylor and others, so we could see even more. I am sure I am in the minority.

However, you are not alone.

 

[UConnCat]

Watch it again her foot is down before contact and she is in position at least 3 frames before impact. It easily could have been called against Skylar because she she was bumping Kelly before she hit Stef. As it was there is little impact with Stef. Watch the jerseys and skin displacement. Kelly applied the perfect wipe off against a set Stef. DeMayo blew the call.

When I watched last night I actually thought Stef might have moved. But watching it this morning on replay she didn't move. And Diggins definitely flopped and exaggerated the impact in order to get the call. It worked. It was definitely a bad call, but there was no reason for Stef to be setting that screen. I know she's trying to help out her teammate but it wasn't a good decision with 4 fouls and knowing the player she's screening is going to add some drama in order to get the call. It worked.