WSU - VCU Bracketbuster Game Thread

[WSUwatcher]

Nope

Ref, if (a) there was contact that affected the play, and (b) that type of play had been a foul the previous 39:59, I'd buy it.

But I'm not convinced of (a), and I am convinced that (b) had not been the case. It was a pretty rough game. So if the officiating principle is that you can't swallow the whistle in the closing seconds on something you've been calling all game long, doesn't it also follow that you can't blow the whistle in the closing seconds on something you've been ignoring all game long?

[ShockMe300]

How many calls are made from a picture and how many are made from a referee's mind before the foul happens? Not saying it wasn't a foul, but not saying it was either.

[ShockRef]

Please note the angle JR occupies during his jump to contest the shot.

He is clearly not vertical and is initiating the contact on the shooter (who is actually jumping away from the defender).

I know it doesn't make the pain any less, but it is what it is.

This is a foul. 8)

[ShockRef]

How many calls are made from a picture and how many are made from a referee's mind before the foul happens? Not saying it wasn't a foul, but not saying it was either.

I call what I see and never guess.
If you guess and are wrong, the film never lies.


We have a simple saying during pre-game and adhere to at all times:

"If you can't explain it, don't call it."

That is all. 8)

[Capitol Shock]

Did the foul occur before or after the VCU player travelled? Or is three and half steps legal when advancing the ball to the opponents goal with under five seconds left?

[ShockRef]

Did the foul occur before or after the VCU player travelled? Or is three and half steps legal when advancing the ball to the opponents goal with under five seconds left?

First there are 3 three legitimate questions from posters. The questions were rational and warranted.

Then we get this, coming from the same guy who started the "Official Fire Elgin" topic.

Classy. 8)