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Message: [QUOTE="newfrontier, post: 3411831, member: 8141"] I strongly disagree with your perspective on the game. 1. Examples of refereeing that favored the Ducks - Considering Sabrina alone, there were a number of no-calls and bad calls. Traveling - Sabrina got away with at least 2 travels that were not called. Pushing off - Sabrina pushed off to create space at least 3 times in gathering rebounds that were not called; Fake falls - Sabrina fell to the floor exaggerating contact resulting in a foul on Pivec (a "touch," foul that was no foul at all). This is one her specialties. Moving pics - at least 2 missed on the Ducks that I saw. Phantom shooting fouls - there were 2 phantom calls on OSU's Jones that defied reality. Yes, a couple of calls were missed on OSU's Pivec, but in balance, the Ducks came out ahead. 2. The idea that Oregon was simply letting up and doing some "coasting" in advance of Sunday's upcoming game is laughable. The truth is, Oregon State closed to within 7 points in the second half because of improved defense. They changed to using a zone defense at times, increased their intensity, and improved their ball pressure and positioning in the second half. Their adjustments resulted in 7 turnovers by Oregon in the second half after the Ducks had committed ZERO turnovers in the first half. A sensible strategy of Oregon?........my ass! [/QUOTE]