Texas Post Game Thread

[Leebo]

The staff disagreed and pocketed their challenge

Pretty sure you can't challenge random "was that a foul" type situations.

 

[upstater]

The staff disagreed and pocketed their challenge

You can't challenge fouls.

 

[aceboon]

I was wrong on the challenge, either way it was still a foul

 

[aceboon]

You can't challenge fouls.

You can apparently challenge charge/block fouls in the restricted area, but not standard contact fouls like what is in reference here.

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Umm…Texas was not "really bad"!

But they are, unfortunately.

 

[Leebo]

You can apparently challenge charge/block fouls in the restricted area

I believe it's still only the position of the defender (were they in the area or not), not whether it was fundamentally a foul or not.

 

[thekollieman]

Silas literally pushes the Texas defender into his own man knocking the ballhandler off his path. UConn fans are gonna have to get a grip and acknowledge that this team just fouls a ton, that was the only foul I was unsure of in the 2nd half and then when I to watch the replay I said yup, thats a foul. That foul sent Silas to the bench with foul trouble and they went into the TV timeout directly after and Hurley still didn't challenge despite having to time to review it because he knew it was a foul. That's like the 3rd big non conf game that Silas hasn't been able to get into a rhythm because he's always in foul trouble with undisciplined fouls.

I laughed at the commentary but ironically I feel like the foul on Silas is clear on film there when from my perspective (opposite baseline-ish pov) in the arena made it a total mystery live.

 

[upstater]

I laughed at the commentary but ironically I feel like the foul on Silas is clear on film there when from my perspective (opposite baseline-ish pov) in the arena made it a total mystery live.

If that amount of hand pushing is a foul, then folks we need to watch games with 100+ whistles.

 

[thekollieman]

If that amount of hand pushing is a foul, then folks we need to watch games with 100+ whistles.

For sure. It was (and is during most games) basically arbitrary when they decide to blow the whistle or not on seemingly equivalent contact from play to play. I’m just saying I see what it is they blew it for on that particular play from the video.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I was wrong on the challenge, either way it was still a foul

Listen, I fully agree we have a lot of dumb, unnecessary fouls. This was not one of them. There is no world in which Silas in that position and with that tiny amount of contact is able to displace the Texas screener (who actually never gets set himself and continues to move with Silas). It was a flop and a very bad call. But it is what it is.

 

[REB1094]

If 6’4 190lb Silas can send 6’9 245lb guys flying across the court with a light forearm extension (while running backwards), I’m shocked that he doesn’t just drive to the rim every possession. Seems he can bulldoze through anyone

 

[Palatine]

If that amount of hand pushing is a foul, then folks we need to watch games with 100+ whistles.

It's a no call. Play on.