What was she looking at?

[Pharos]

I do think AE is a little bit of a flopper. She is way too big and way too athletic to be pulled down as often as she is.

"bit of a flopper"... seriously?

 

[FormerCTrez]

Wasn’t it Azzi that Aaliyah fell (or was pushed) into?

I believe it was Azzi, and during a ND game. I also didn’t contradict @Skeets, because he could’ve been referring to another game.

 

[Pharos]

I'm glad someone else has noticed it and it's been going on quite a bit this year. She's so physically dominate there is no need for it.

And she's faking the broken nose. Probably a secret ketchup package up her nose waiting to be released when AE gives her nose a secret squeeze.

 

[Zarathustra]

Wasn’t it Azzi that Aaliyah fell (or was pushed) into?

On the "replay" button in my brain... it was Aaliyah being pushed backwards by
the N.D. Player... OUCH!

 

[Zarathustra]

"bit of a flopper"... seriously?

If Aaliyah is a flopper.... I assume her black and blue marks and broken nose
are the evidence? IMHO she gets mugged! Opposing teams know that if
you knock Aaliyah out of the game, directly or by TKO, it increases the chance of
the UCONN opponent winning. Aaliyah is one tough Canadian.... She only
misses games when her nose is broken. She will not be deterred by the IOWA
defense. Go Huskies!

 

[WiseWillie]

That was the Pac 12 ref Kyle Bacon. He called almost every ticky-tack foul that put UCONN in trouble. And he ignored the hard contact inflicted on the Huskies.
I watched the replay today & it verified my concern about the ref. But the ironic part is that the other ref Brian Hall called most of the USC fouls. I wonder if he didn't care for the one- sided whistle from his counterpart.

A ref from the Pac 12 officiated at the Elite 8 with a Pac 12 team participating? Why? Refs weren't available from other conferences? The NCAA not involved?

 

[GoUconn7961]

Stop getting bent out of shape if someone suggests that AE flops now and then. Goodness.
Every team does it. Most players have tried it.

 

[Pharos]

Stop getting bent out of shape if someone suggests that AE flops now and then. Goodness.
Every team does it. Most players have tried it.

"I 'suggest' AE flops" is not the same as "She's a flopper."

 

[FormerCTrez]

Stop getting bent out of shape if someone suggests that AE flops now and then. Goodness.
Every team does it. Most players have tried it.

I don’t think anyone is getting “bent out of shape“ over the suggested AE flops. But I do believe that everyone on this board has the privilege of responding to topics of interest, regardless of who agrees or disagrees. That’s how conversations occur.

 

[Alydar]

I do think AE is a little bit of a flopper. She is way too big and way too athletic to be pulled down as often as she is.

From behind it's clear that the defender pulled her down by the shoulder. Clear as day. And with Arnold driving it was in the refs' field of vision.

 

[UConnCat]

Some posts in this thread are flops.

 

[Skeets]

Wasn’t it Azzi that Aaliyah fell (or was pushed) into?

Duh! You're right. Paige's first injury was the non-contact injury at the end of the game. However, I still think AE flew backwards way too easily for a player of her size and strength.

 

[Skeets]

Let me clarify my previous post. There's a difference (in my mind) between flopping and selling, or over selling, a real foul. A foul is a foul regardless of the sell job. I can't recall any UConn player flopping on a non-foul. When AE fell backwards that was a foul, just sold a little bit. I don't recall, was that called a foul? I was focused on the injury...

I don't want to hear about broken noses. How is that germane to a player selling a foul? Please explain.

 

[Blacketh’D]

I mean it’s like soccer I guess. You have possession, you make a score, play on. We didn’t need a foul called and it didn’t affect the outcome of the game.

 

[jabstep]

Wasn’t it Azzi that Aaliyah fell (or was pushed) into?

AE was pushed by KK Bransford from ND and fell back onto Azzi's leg.