What’s wrong with it? The game should be called more loosely. Do you think they call every foul? There are 2-3 things every play that can be called a foul. What is and what is not a foul is totally dictated by the refs.
This. If certain refs are allowed to impart their personal biases into games, as many on here feel is the case, that needs to be administered out. That’s the AD’s job.
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What is wrong with "call fewer fouls"? By your use of the word, "foul", if it is a foul, you call it. Not fewer, not too many.
Does Val tell them to allow more contact? These guys ref multiple leagues. Do they call plays differently in different leagues?
Excuse me!? What!? Have you ever heard of ticky tack fouls? I don’t want them called on us OR the opponent. And I don’t want a game decided by some suspect call either. Unless it’s a hack, swallow that whistle.
Yea, very good. Swallowing the whistle is the worst. Why? Because it leaves no record of the failure of the official and has the most effect on a game. All of a sudden, a team that can't throw the ball in the ocean, can win a basketball game because of, you know, tough defense. You are also confused about whistles and fouls.
Yup. Every game follows this pattern. They also dictate/respond to momentum.
Nearly every game you see (football/basketball), if not a blow-out, there are controversial calls that do have a bearing on the outcome.
I actually agree with Chief on this. It's the commissioner's job. A few years back a ref made a horrible call and I yelled "Horrible call!" It just happened to have the right timing because I swear the ref whipped around and gave me the hairy eyeball. And I was sitting way back at the XL. The ball gets inbounded and seconds later it's the same guy with an even worse call. After motioning to the desk, he makes it a point to look up me and virtually say "How do ya like dem apples?" That's a bad ref.
1. Consider whether the contact is incidental or impactful. Big East refs tend to call too many fouls on soft touch contact that doesn’t even impact the player fouled. At the same time they let a lot of clutching, grabbing, hip checks and hard physical defense go uncalled, and it has a major impact.
The last thing the Big East needs is to call games more loosely. Might as well just play a bunch of unskilled defensive linemen and bludgeon the other team.
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Totally agree. Refs like that are probably also eager T up coaches who dare to voice complaints about bad calls.
Fair. I used to ref travel soccer and I can say the pay is not amazing. Barely covers the cost of travel and a burger.
That was back in the days that the BE tried to be a more physical, more NBA type game.
It can be done. I was at the women's game yesterday where they didn't blow the whistle everytime someone fell down. What a treat.
this sums it up for me. I don't know how players deal with it. It's wrestlemania in the first half, then in the second half the phantom fouls begin, and an obvious no-call sends someone to the bench with three or four fouls.
