OT Shea Ralph Vandy

[Phil]

Next time Mulkey should make sure she saves a TO for a challenge.

I've been calling them challenges as well, but I just pulled up the rulebook and was surprised not to find the word challenge anywhere. The reason is they are called appeals.

You do NOT need to have a timeout left to make an appeal. (If you have a timeout left, make an appeal and lose, you lose the timeout. If you do not have a timeout left, you can appeal, but if you lose, a technical free-throw will be assessed)

However, you cannot appeal non-calls. I don't think this is explicitly stated but the rules identify situations that can lead to an appeal and your observation of a violation of the rules that wasn't called doesn't appear to be one of them. I'm not an expert and will happily defer if someone points out that I got it wrong.

 

[Phil]

I don't think the NCAA has the authority to force a school to spend millions of dollars to redesign a court that's been in service for 75 years. They can and should enforce the existing rule about Mulkey wondering onto the court.

 

[Phil]

I don't think the NCAA has the authority to force a school to spend millions of dollars to redesign a court that's been in service for 75 years. They can and should enforce the existing rule about Mulkey wondering onto the court.

I am not sure where you get the strength of schedule results that you do, but when I looked it up, it said LSU had a strength of schedule of 262, with a nonconference strength of schedule of 340, while Vandy’s SOS was 64. Including Vanderbilt, LSU had 12 quad 4 wins, one quad 3 win, zero quad 2 wins, and is 1-2 in quad 1 games. Vandy was 1-0, 3-0, 4-0, and 7-0 in quads one through four. That is if I looked up the information correctly.

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It’s too bad neither of the announcers had a clue about the rule. Now they have passed on a lot of misinformation to all of their viewers, who will now think they understand the rule when they actually don’t. If announcers are going to accept a paycheck, part of their job description should be that they learn the rules inside and out. That’s not too much to ask.

Women's Basketball Rules of the Game

Women's Basketball Rules of the Game

www.ncaa.org

 

[CL82]

Through the course of any basketball game there are going to be a number of missed calls. As others have pointed out, Blakes was mugged by LSU several times with no foul called. Kim & LSU fans will focus on the late game “out of bounds” non-call. But the truth is always that, if a loss comes down to one missed call by the refs, your team didn’t do enough to win the game in the first place.

Yep. Don't put yourself in a position to be victimized by a bad call.

 

[FanSince17]

I think Shea has solidified her position as the leading candidate to replace Geno upon his retirement if she wants to take on the challenge....

I like the thought, but I think it is somewhat presumptuous to think or assume that she would want to come back to UConn to replace Geno. Isn't she making her own way at Vandy? Team's getting better every year, facilities are great, didn't they just open a new facility, great academic school, hot city in Nashville, husband and family thriving.
I think Sue Bird would be perfect for UConn.

 

[FanSince17]

I don't think the NCAA has the authority to force a school to spend millions of dollars to redesign a court that's been in service for 75 years. They can and should enforce the existing rule about Mulkey wondering onto the court.

Women's Basketball Rules of the Game

Women's Basketball Rules of the Game

www.ncaa.org

So, Mulkey didn't know the rule either. She could have appealed and it being an obvious call, she would not have been assessed a technical. I'm talked about the play at the side OB line.

 

[BRS24]

I like the thought, but I think it is somewhat presumptuous to think or assume that she would want to come back to UConn to replace Geno. Isn't she making her own way at Vandy? Team's getting better every year, facilities are great, didn't they just open a new facility, great academic school, hot city in Nashville, husband and family thriving.
I think Sue Bird would be perfect for UConn.

Sue is more focused on building businesses, and I'd bet that UConn would never hire an alum with no coaching experience. There's too much at stake.

For Shea, I vacillate b/w her and Berube, as I'm not sure Shea would want to leave the south, as a NC native.

 

[Huskie837]

Congrats to Shea! Vandy undefeated and up to #7!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

May I suggest that our positive vibes having catapulted Vanderbilt to 7 we refocus our powers on the Huskies?

 

[Charliebball]

I like the thought, but I think it is somewhat presumptuous to think or assume that she would want to come back to UConn to replace Geno. Isn't she making her own way at Vandy? Team's getting better every year, facilities are great, didn't they just open a new facility, great academic school, hot city in Nashville, husband and family thriving.
I think Sue Bird would be perfect for UConn.

That's why I added "if she wants to take on the challenge"......she'd have to weigh the opportunity to follow Geno at the winningest WBB program in history, or continue building Vanderbilt, which won't be easy considering their academic requirements and super tough conference....

 

[Dogstar]

Too bad, so sad for LSU. I guess a diet of nothing but cupcakes isn't very healthy. Averaging 100+ pts per game and score 61 when they play a real team. Go Shea! Go Vandy! Blakes looked like an All-American. Watching her get mugged time and time again when cutting without the ball reminded me of what happened to Paige in many games. Going to be lots of competition at the guard spot. Lack of minutes for Azzi could be a problem!

I think Azzi has her eyes on winning another championship, she wants to have one up on Paige lol.

 

[Dogstar]

I don't think the NCAA has the authority to force a school to spend millions of dollars to redesign a court that's been in service for 75 years. They can and should enforce the existing rule about Mulkey wondering onto the court.

The ref had to run around in back of her one time, as she got a warning she was standing in front of the ref mouth wide open, arms waving at her sides like a baby bird begging for a worm. I always look forward to seeing wht crazy outfit she's wearing. She's a hoot!

 

[Tonyc]

I would bet that UConn has a plan in place for when Geno retires. With the players he has and those coming in next season and the season following Im sure the recruits have asked when you are going to retire. The recruits come to UConn to be coached by Geno. If Geno retires, would they leave? Stay? What reasons would they need to stay if Geno is gone or will Geno stay on with lesser duties? Alot of questions which Im sure Geno and UConn have answered. WIth all the NIL money out there Geno is still getting the top players because its more than the money. The money will come to those who have earned it. Look at what has happened over the past few injuries filled years. Now look at UConn the past 2 years getting healthy and their defense. UConn is a very professional powerful team. I think more than anything right now they are about invincible as the Stewie era teams. Their defense is at a level that not many have seen in this sport ever. Geno is a great great recruiter. He doesnt get them all but he gets enough really good players and molds them into what he wants. Those who are willing to pay the price find out its worth it. His records speak for themselves.

 

[FanSince17]

The ref had to run around in back of her one time, as she got a warning she was standing in front of the ref mouth wide open, arms waving at her sides like a baby bird begging for a worm. I always look forward to seeing wht crazy outfit she's wearing. She's a hoot!

Based on her performance yesterday, her scheduling, and her team in general, it makes me think she’s in the twilight of her career.

 

[TheGOAT23]

Yep. Don't put yourself in a position to be victimized by a bad call.

Hmmm..where have I seen this before?? Ahhaaa. 2021 Elite Eight matchup between Baylor and UCONN. Paige was getting mugged all game by DiJonai and Baylor with minimum calls, but there was a big uproar on the last shot by her. Foul? What foul? Some how, Kim is always in the mix.

 

[MSGRET]

I like the thought, but I think it is somewhat presumptuous to think or assume that she would want to come back to UConn to replace Geno. Isn't she making her own way at Vandy? Team's getting better every year, facilities are great, didn't they just open a new facility, great academic school, hot city in Nashville, husband and family thriving.
I think Sue Bird would be perfect for UConn.

One other major reason for her to stay at Vandy is the taxes are a lot lower in Tennessee than Connecticut.😊

 

[Bone Dog]

So, Mulkey didn't know the rule either. She could have appealed and it being an obvious call, she would not have been assessed a technical. I'm talked about the play at the side OB line.

I think Kim knew the rule perfectly well. In her postgame interview, as I understood her, she complained that there was a natural break in the action that would have allowed the refs to review the tape on their own without her having to call for it.

 

[stamfordhusky]

All that is true but I don’t blame her for being upset about it! For that matter, from what I saw, she didn’t make a big deal about it! In the postgame interview she merely responded to a question by saying she had asked for a review. I personally think there should be a review of game changing calls in the last minute of the game!

How would you work a review like that when the whistle was not blown and play continued? Would the coach be allowed to charge onto the floor and stop play? Would all baskets that were made between when the disputed play occurred and when play finally stopped be wiped out?

 

[msf22b]

To paraphrase a lyric by Old Blue Eyes from the song you reference that might apply to LSU:

Riding high in December, Shot down in January……

Hey, Dude:

the lyric is:
You're riding high in April, shot down in May

your rhyme and rhythm scheme didn’t quite work
I didn’t recall the the exact months…had to look it up

 

[HuskyNan]

I don't think the NCAA has the authority to force a school to spend millions of dollars to redesign a court that's been in service for 75 years. They can and should enforce the existing rule about Mulkey wondering onto the court.

 

[Phil]

So, Mulkey didn't know the rule either. She could have appealed and it being an obvious call, she would not have been assessed a technical. I'm talked about the play at the side OB line.

No, she couldn't appeal it. Not becuase she was out of TOs, but becasue it was a non call - not appealable (in a formal sense). I think she was exhorting them to take a look at the replay, but I'm not sure they could do that without a good reason.

 

[JoePgh]

Geno has said many times in the past that if you need a foul call in order to win the game you don’t deserve to win

Or, cf. UConn v. Iowa, NCAA Final Four 2024: If you lose a game because of a questionable (not clearly bad) call, then you didn't deserve to win it. I think both Geno and Paige made essentially that point in their post-game remarks.

 

[Phil]

I'm not sure I understand the point of this video clip. It looks to me like she's standing in the correct spot in this clip. I was referring to other clips where she's wandered onto the court. I don't think that's permitted although we know the refs cut a little slack which is good because Geno does it to. But the clip I saw which is what I thought someone was referring to was her quite a ways out on the floor.

 

[oldude]

Hey, Dude:

the lyric is:
You're riding high in April, shot down in May

your rhyme and rhythm scheme didn’t quite work
I didn’t recall the the exact months…had to look it up

I was aware of the actual lyrics, but changed them to fit LSU’s recent performance. In addition, Rhyming is highly overrated……..,

 

[stamfordhusky]

So, Mulkey didn't know the rule either. She could have appealed and it being an obvious call, she would not have been assessed a technical. I'm talked about the play at the side OB line.

She was not allowed to appeal that play since it was a non-call, I.e. no whistle, no stoppage of apply.