UNLV Game Thread

[_kai_]

I'd like to hear @ShockRef:'s input on the officiating.

[shockerfanmas]

The condescending part I'm talking about is the attitude as a whole, eg. coming on a fan forum and openly saying that fans are idiots who can't be educated about refereeing.

And I'm not wrong, because from my experience, most fans can't and won't allow themselves to be educated about officiating. And yes, the majority of fans do act like idiots from time to time. Myself included. As I said, if people push my buttons, I'm going to push back.

After all, how should I react when I try to explain why something is or isn't, but I get flamed for offering my opinion? I don't feel that I'm the only one that is at fault here, and I'll own my part, but I still stand by my statement

[shockerfanmas]

I'd like to hear @ShockRef:'s input on the officiating.

As would I

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

[im4wsu]

I can see UNLV will be an interesting tourney team to watch out for.
Just curious, was OldRebelGeezer1 thru 49 taken?

He was probably banned from 49 boards.

[I_Vector_Wu]

Thoughts from Sec 120:

- The guy who shouted "Go back to your hookers and blow!" near the end of the game was NOT me.

Some people have no impulse control :devilish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja9rMFZLl5g

[Play Angry]

I know I'm thrilled that last year's trend of solo-hijacking game threads to defensively discuss the finer points of officiating ad nauseum has been rejuvenated.

[ShockdaWorld]

My only problem with officiating is inconsistency. If you're going to call something a foul at the beginning of a game, call it a foul at the end of the game, and call it on both ends. If you're not going to call something a foul at the beginning, don't call it a foul later. The things I've seen this year that I hated the most is how one official can watch a guard basically get hugged one time down the floor and swallow his whistle and then the next time down the floor he barely gets touched and the same official calls a foul. All I hope for is consistency. And I haven't seen a whole lot of that so far this year. Last night I was there, so didn't see replays or have the best views of all the calls, but I did see plays that were near mirror images of each other that were and weren't called at different points in the game. And I'm not talking about they called the foul on us and not on them. I mean once it was a foul on us and the next time it wasn't. Inconsistency makes it too difficult for the players to know how to play.

[shockerfanmas]

My only problem with officiating is inconsistency. If you're going to call something a foul at the beginning of a game, call it a foul at the end of the game, and call it on both ends. If you're not going to call something a foul at the beginning, don't call it a foul later. The things I've seen this year that I hated the most is how one official can watch a guard basically get hugged one time down the floor and swallow his whistle and then the next time down the floor he barely gets touched and the same official calls a foul. All I hope for is consistency. And I haven't seen a whole lot of that so far this year. Last night I was there, so didn't see replays or have the best views of all the calls, but I did see plays that were near mirror images of each other that were and weren't called at different points in the game. And I'm not talking about they called the foul on us and not on them. I mean once it was a foul on us and the next time it wasn't. Inconsistency makes it too difficult for the players to know how to play.

I get what you're saying. Sadly, it's part of the game, in all sports. It would be nice if every foul was called a foul, and every little bit of minimal contact was passed on. You would think after years and years of it being that way, people would get used to it. As a fan, I can see both sides for sure. Without being on the floor, nobody knows why the officials call some things and not the other. It's just a matter of missed calls, not having the right angles, getting screened, etc. Nobody is perfect. Players miss shots and turn the ball over, officials miss calls, coaches make coaching mistakes, it really all works the same. You are correct that inconsistency is tough on players and coaches alike, but it happens.

[im4wsu]

2008 Tournament I do believe, but at the time I was gettin my fourth knee replacement so I missed it.

If I had 4 knees, I'd act like an old geezer fart, too!

[BOBB]

As would I

Summary:

I am smart.
Officials are good.
Graham Hatch shrine shaping up with a nice "Silence of the Lambs" feel.

That is all

[WuDrWu]

I didn't so much think they were bad (although they were clearly not following the new NCAA rules at all)

CLEARLY. Bless you and your first born.

[Singeril]

It seems like such a strange money saving choice. Still have to get camera and video guys on site. I'd be interested to see the dollars and cents of it.

No, they don't have to get them there--they are already there due to the local production capabilities (i.e., Cox 22). They just purchase the feed and production capabilities. The cameras for every game are pretty much the same. They don't switch them out.

[im4wsu]

I was also blown away by that basket, so I made a gif. Here's the link.

Here's another drive from later in the first half: Link.

why don't you tweet to goatlube with the comment, if only they had a point guard that could get to the rim.

[im4wsu]

Late in the game, there was a WSU inbound play under the UNLV basket. The ball was thrown to halfcourt, and I could have sworn it was going to be stolen by a UNLV defender. Evan went out and somehow came up with it. I was yelling to my buddies, "That was Evan's football defensive back background right there!"

My buddy said "It's a good thing Evan is built like a tank!"