I was "blaming the refs" in games we were up by 15 aka this game and last game), thank you very much. They're kinda hot garbage no matter the game situation.Went from dominating by 19 to blaming the refs.
We are losing because we can't shoot. They only ended up getting a point with that horrible foul call, so it isn't the reason.
It's not so much the refs on the floor. The problem is in the league office because they're insisting the new rules interpretations continue to be enforced. Actually it's on the coaches/players/teams not being able to adapt.
50 fouls per day games are hot garbage. Horrible product.
It's not so much the refs on the floor. The problem is in the league office because they're insisting the new rules interpretations continue to be enforced. Actually it's on the coaches/players/teams not being able to adapt.
50 fouls per day games are hot garbage. Horrible product.
They aren't calling the "aggressive contact against an offensive player" reliably enough. Riding guys down the court or at the 3PT line is apparently fine but following them on screens with one hand isn't? I don't understand what they want or how that's internally consistent.Basketball is a contact sport. If you can pick and roll, there is contact.
The other thing that pisses me off is that I have seen the offensive foul (on elbow) called when the defender is touching the offensive player. Should never happen. The MSU defender had his hand on Schofield right before the elbow. If the defender is making contact, then the defender can clear him out. You can't just allow a defender to make contact.
Yeah. When I say the refs are garbage, I mean the new "points of emphasis" and the SEC refs overseers as well as the actual refs. It's definitely not all on the refs because it was massively better last year, though some crews certainly do better than others. Other leagues also aren't this bad, so it must be the SEC that is terrible.
I don't know what you would have to do to get less than 30 total fouls in today's game in the SEC. Probably not play defense or offense and just jack up threes.
This crew was weird because they let them play in the first half and then started doing weird stuff in the second, and we ended up with 48 total fouls with only one being intentional. It is what it is.
They aren't calling the "aggressive contact against an offensive player" reliably enough. Riding guys down the court or at the 3PT line is apparently fine but following them on screens with one hand isn't? I don't understand what they want or how that's internally consistent.
They are always going to miss a handful of calls. Those missed calls are magnified when your key players are in foul trouble due to earlier ticky-tack fouls. I have no idea what can be done. Maybe if they're consistent, over time the teams will eventually adjust. The rule changes/interpretations sounded like a good idea to clean the game up, but unfortunately it's backfired and made the games nearly unwatchable.