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Message: [QUOTE="Redux, post: 4472397, member: 11089"] Over a period of time you'd think it would theoretically be 50-50, but in UConn's case, for a number of reasons it's not. For example: a disciplined, finely-tuned and coached team or a team that doesn't foul a lot will NOT actually be responsible in 50% of spurious call cases, it will be a lower %; thus a net negative for UConn at 50-50. When a phony call is made on an offense, it breaks the flow of that offense, which is going to have the future-possession effect of hurting a team with rhythm that relies on pace, movement and precision passing more than a more ragged team or a team that relies more on muscling. There are other reasons having to do with UConn's historical quality & style of play that belie the common notion that bad foul calls have a 50-50 effect over time. A well-called game is [I]usually[/I] going to benefit UConn, and a badly-called game, even random, is going to hurt UConn more than its opponent. [/QUOTE]