She wasn't supposed to have the ball. Jones had to give it up because the refs allowed Henderson to use armbars so Jones couldn't drive. Should have been a foul because Jones was not posting. BUT...this isn't a SC issue, but an SEC issue. It needs to get cleaned up.
I was merely trying to answer hoopfan’s question. Unless Boston pushes or grabs her, I agree.
It doesn’t matter if she wasn’t supposed to have the ball. There were about 30 better things she could’ve done with the ball than shoot it from there.
Well...you can blame Tara for having her in the game...because I wouldn't have because she's an emotional player and from what I have seen she can't control it yet. That's why she can't stop getting in foul trouble.
Stanford lost because SC is both very aggressive and very good while Stanford is very finesse, very good, but not as aggressive. Aggressive typically wins in a toss up game because the Refs don't call everything. The team that is offensively aggressive (i.e. taking the ball to the basket) gets the calls. That is what Uconn needs to do more - Westbrook could do but mostly doesn't. The team with the sizeable lead need to get a good possession (i.e. no turnover, good shot whenever it presents itself but no particular hurry). Stanford didn't achieve that. Most of the turnovers weren't on uncalled fouls but SC's aggressiveness in slapping the ball out of hands while Stanford was focusing on the inside pass. The only way a team as far behind as SC can overcome a lead of that size is to make the game play faster and that is what they did by amping up their aggressiveness
Wasn’t the only push she got away with. Flagrantly pushed someone to the floor during an inbounds play.
I disagree. She clearly pushed Brink who fell on that rebound after the foul shot and it wound up being a jump ball. She also pushed the Stanford player into the lane and it went against Stanford and the free throw was negated. The rules apply to her equally, not less because of her size. These were at the end of the game when it mattered. The refs stunk. They missed that clear foul on Henderson at the end of the half. The list is very long. Name a high profile women's basketball game recently that you think the refs didn't miss an obvious call. There is a massive, systemic problem in their training.
Not only an inadvisable shot, but there were still something like 11-12 seconds left; she had plenty of time to pass out of it.
I remember a game in AAU where my daughter was slapped heavily on the forearm. I shouted to the ref, “didn’t you hear the foul?!”. He answered, “I heard it, but I didn’t see it”. At all levels, officials always have an excuse for not calling obvious fouls.
Not sure there’s a matchup I like against Boston. But AEdwards was physical with her last year so a combination of the three bigs against Boston. The problem is we need the bigs to score some to take pressure off the guards, if we can match Boston’s production from our 3 post players then I like our chances.
If she pushes her it is a foul. I did not see any push, she leaned in and Stanford player stepped into the lane, Boston also stepped into the lane but it was after the Stanford player committed the lane violation. I thought the refs got that one right but there were obvious fouls that were not called. SC being the most physical team benefited from the missed calls.
