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out-of-bounds call

And of course ESPN does not bother show the replay. Nor did they on the very questionable looking foul called against Christyn Williams in the forth quarter. C'mon, ESPN, how is that in the interest of the viewing audience? How about a little transparency?
 
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BostonCanuck said:
And of course ESPN does not bother show the replay. Nor did they on the very questionable looking foul called against Christyn Williams in the forth quarter. C'mon, ESPN, how is that in the interest of the viewing audience? How about a little transparency?
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BUT...they were quick to show a replay of the Ref making the call :eek::confused: I yelled... don't show the call being made, show us why she made the darn call!!!!!:rolleyes:
 
Should Geno have demanded a Review? It would also have helped if Napheesa was vocal that she wasn't out of bounds. Napheesa more or less accepted that she was out of bounds.
 
UCBaller2012 said:
Is there a way to grab a screen shot of it?
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outofbounds.jpg
 
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jdb50 said:
My wife lost it on that call too, blowing a call like that means that ref should not be doing so at the Final 4.
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The next ref will probably be as bad as this one, I am afraid. Except for this play( I have no idea how they missed ), they try and make the right calls. The women's refs are just of poor quality, not because they don't make the right call every time (no one is perfect), it is the TONE of the game that THEY set which often dictates outcomes. For me, that is my complaint.
 
Count me as another whose wife was unusually vocal after the call.
 
Question. Are the refs taught, if you don't see it, don't call it, or if you missed it but from what you did see it sort of looked like a foul or an out of bounds, call it. Seems to me if you did not see it you should not call it, and if so I would would love to see the press grill the ref with that picture and ask "how can you miss it that badly?" Maybe if the refs and the press had to sit in a room together and watch it, the refs might try to get better. But maybe I am a little harsh, I have only tried refereeing in Little league and youth soccer, and if we get too hard on the refs, we won't have any. But you would think in the regionals and the final four, we would have the best refs in there.
 
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toadfoot said:
I went ballistic at that call as well but I never bothered to look at a replay. Thanks for posting the screenshot.
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That was part of the frustration, they never showed the replay. A deliberate choice by the director.
 
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So if you're the ref there, how do you blow a call like that one? She either steps out of bounds, in which case, if you see it, you blow the whistle. Or she does not step out of bounds, in which case you do not blow the whistle. It's inconceivable to me that a phantom call could be made honestly in error in an instance like that.
 
Ralph said:
But you would think in the regionals and the final four, we would have the best refs in there.
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They do have the best refs there. As you know, the NCAA has no power over officials until the tournament. Until then, it's on the conferences to hire and give feedback to officials. Coaches/programs/conferences submit recommendations for the pool of refs the NCAA will select from. Once the first series of crews is selected, each game is reviewed and those considered to be the best move forward the next round.

Just like the men's game, the refs make mistakes. Possible solution:
Unionize them and make it a full time gig supervised by the NCAA. That would require a ton of money and organization.

Alternate solutions:
Bring in video review.

Fan pleasing solution:
Every team gets to assign one player that gets six fouls, not five. That way stars are protected, even when they mess up.

Fan challenging suggestion.
Play a game where fans in the first two rows have clickers. When they see a foul, they click. X-number of clicks prompt a whistle/foul.
 
CTrefugee said:
The poor L. player was trying to foul and couldn't get the call !Head bangHead bang
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It also appeared to me on one of our inbound passes to Pheesa from under the basket that she was hacked by the defender resulting in Pheesa losing the ball but the refs and Kara felt it was a great defensive play.
Caveat: I need to watch the replay to make sure that I am not blowing smoke...

Oh, this happened in the steal or foul time of the game...the last minute.
 
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Aluminny69 said:
How about that Bear Hug on CD late, that was called a jump ball?
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The rule should be ( but it isn't ), you can only have a tie ball while facing the offensive player, NOT from a "wrap around from behind". It should be automatic foul whenever a player wraps around. Take away difficult judgement decisions with easier, more clearly defined rules that require less judgment.

I have also seen players "clip" the offensive player from behind while going for a lose ball, and not getting called. It should also be an automatic foul ( it is in football, for crying out loud ).
 
Another refereeing practice...how often when the calls obviously seem to be going one way in the first half (like number of fouls per team, touch vs. mugging), that is the direct opposite in the second half.
Coincidence????
 
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