Wow, did Auburn get hosed?

[Crank]

What the heck was that defender thinking? Guy was moving laterally and backwards to attempt an extremely low % shot for the win, and you're all closing in on him and out of control in the air.
Somebody has got to be screaming, "don't foul the 3 point shooter!" from the time the ref hands the inbounder the ball until the buzzer.

Feel for the kid who fouled.

 

[mauconnfan]

I was at a comedy show and missed all but the last 8 minutes of the MSU-TT game but saw replays. How the hell do they miss that double dribble 3 refs disgusting. As far as the foul, no doubter can't ignore in any situation he walked under him and hit him in the midst of Guy shooting a 3. It changed the shot so one will never know if he would've made it without the foul but let's be honest, stay away from the shooter if you're not there with a hand in that face - wtf these kids are stupid happens too much.

 

[alphasigko]

Hitting those 3 free throws in that type of pressure situation is pretty remarkable.

He wasn't Mr. Indiana Basketball for nothing.

 

[CTBasketball]

Guy has been making that shot all year.

 

[jayteeman]

The Virginia story has more clout than Auburn from the NCAA perspective.....but what is real, is neither of these teams have a shot against Texas Tech.....unless there is help once again to prolong the story.

 

[jibsey]

Was a clear foul on that 3 point shot. Agree on the double dribble but

Tennessee foul was worse

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Missing that double dribble call was just brutal. A stoned, hungover high school kid reffing for beer money will make that call in a 4th grade girls rec league game. It wasn't like the ball handler was in traffic and the refs didn't have a good angle, he was in the middle of the freaking court when he did it and all 3 refs should have seen it.

The foul on the 3 pointer was both obvious and deliberate, and that is on Pearl. The Auburn defender deliberately bumped the shooter down low to alter the shot, and he was probably coached to do that.

 

[Madmannsucks]

Funny...ESPN says , "The foul call that will forever overshadow the Virginia-Auburn classic".
Not so much. No one cares....in a few days it will be old news. World we live in. I mean we move on from real news in hours or days.

 

[seeya27]

I've got news for you. Neither program or coach is clean.

I didn't realize Bennett had dirt in his past. I know Pearl's endless issues. But what is hanging over Bennett?

 

[Mano]

Funny...ESPN says , "The foul call that will forever overshadow the Virginia-Auburn classic".
Not so much. No one cares....in a few days it will be old news. World we live in. I mean we move on from real news in hours or days.

What bothered me about that headline is it should be about the double dribble. It was a foul, get over it and stop fouling jump shooters ya dummies! The egregiously blown double dribble call gets a pass though?

 

[the Q]

What bothered me about that headline is it should be about the double dribble. It was a foul, get over it and stop fouling jump shooters ya dummies! The egregiously blown double dribble call gets a pass though?

Jay Williams just had an interesting point that they could’ve called another foul before the double dribble.

If we had a replay system there, could they call the foul then? Do we want them to?

 

[Walker11]

I didn't realize Bennett had dirt in his past. I know Pearl's endless issues. But what is hanging over Bennett?

Nothing. He is one of the few coaches I bet are completely clean.

 

[superjohn]

Jay Williams just had an interesting point that they could’ve called another foul before the double dribble.

If we had a replay system there, could they call the foul then? Do we want them to?

Not an interesting point. It was a clear double dribble. Don't praise the refs for making the correct foul call at the end when they just blew the double dribble call 3 seconds earlier.

 

[the Q]

Not an interesting point. It was a clear double dribble. Don't praise the refs for making the correct foul call at the end when they just blew the double dribble call 3 seconds earlier.

No. He said there was a foul BEFORE the double dribble.

 

[Madmannsucks]

I know, but what about the block against Gonzaga....hmmmm, already old news.

 

[superjohn]

No. He said there was a foul BEFORE the double dribble.

I know, he's wrong. They were trying to foul, Jerome had his jersey grazed by Brown's fingers. It's a lame attempt by Jay Williams to provide cover to the ref.

 

[zepfan]

Agree refs should have made the double dribble call. I didn't catch it at the time, I think because it is an unusual occurrence and the kid did it so quickly and without hesitation. No excuse for the refs, their paid to know the rules even in odd situations. Human error, it happens and it was unfortunate. The foul was a foul, especially because it happened before the release. If it was on the way down, still a foul but one that could be over-looked. The closeout by the defender wasn't overly hard, he actually came to a jump stop but then started to go up for the block but changed his mind and his momentum took him into the shooter knocking him off vertical. Kid is a boss hitting all three foul shots. Tough way to lose for Auburn but no conspiracies just one blown call... it happens all the time. I'm sure they'll be training on the ball off the foot and double dribble call for refs in the future.

 

[Lefty2one]

The foul was clear as day. The Auburn kid slid into Guy and made contact before Guy had released the ball. Usually people who don't know the rules freak out in these situations if the shooter is touched after the ball is released; what on Earth are people complaining about in last night's situation? The ref had to call that.

 

[freescooter]

Worst possible outcome. The refs were responsible for the result. It was comparable or worse than the NFC championship
Game. The double dribble was clear and happened right in front of the ref. I get the Virginia kid was fouled but in that situation I think you swallow the whistle. Though I admit it can and does go both ways. Just an awful series though. You almost got the impression that the ref watching the double dribble didn’t know the rule.

 

[whaler11]

Worst possible outcome. The refs were responsible for the result. It was comparable or worse than the NFC championship
Game. The double dribble was clear and happened right in front of the ref. I get the Virginia kid was fouled but in that situation I think you swallow the whistle. Though I admit it can and does go both ways. Just an awful series though. You almost got the impression that the ref watching the double dribble didn’t know the rule.

You completely contradicted yourself.

By the logic in this post it would be fine not to call the DPI in the Saints game because you swallow the whistle in that situation.

 

[olehead]

Fortunately the War Eagle contingent only cares about football. I feel bad for the players and Chuck though.

Chuck Person?

 

[olehead]

You hate bbq's.

Funny, slid that one in.

 

[Devland]

I didn't realize Bennett had dirt in his past. I know Pearl's endless issues. But what is hanging over Bennett?

Virginia men’s basketball appears in FBI investigation

 

[ucp990411]

Virginia men’s basketball appears in FBI investigation

Virginia men’s basketball appears in FBI investigation

Oh my!! Now this is real dirt

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Virginia men’s basketball appears in FBI investigation

A $64 dinner? Ya, I'm sure he'll get dragged through the mud over that...