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I try not to comment too much about the refs, but I have complained two of the last three BU games. Both were decided in the last ten seconds with BU losing to Drake by one and beating ISU by the same margin. I just want to expand on two points I made after those games since some time as elapsed and my immediate emotion is no longer in play.
I just hate that defensive players are hindered so much especially at the end of games. In particular, the ball handler has free reign to take it to the hole pushing off with his off arm. Not only does the offensive player never get called for this, but in many cases the defensive player draws the foul. If Bradley ever needs one basket to win in the final ten seconds, it??™s a no brainer. Wilson, Crouch, and Warren get in three corners. Ruff throws the ball in to Maniscalco. Sam returns it to Ruff so Sam has a head start on Ruff and can position himself in the fourth corner. Then Ruff goes one on one and scores or is fouled 90 percent of the time. If the opponents double then Ruff kicks it to the open man. I??™m sorry the ball handler should not be able to push off.
My second gripe is the ref who insists on being part of the game. John ???Pretty Boy??? Higgins comes to mind. Five T??™s in the ISU game in the second half is just wrong. Neither Les nor Jank has a history of T??™s and neither should have been called. Jim??™s offense was yelling across the floor. I don??™t care if he had been warned, if he isn??™t cursing and it isn??™t prolonged, you let it go. According to the Journal Star all Yank did was wave his arm. Big deal! Let it go. Salley??™s T was warranted as was the one for hanging on the rim and doing chin ups with no player underneath. The fifth T, I don??™t even know what happened. He certainly didn??™t show up anyone and unless he muttered the magic word, nothing should have been called.
I just hate that defensive players are hindered so much especially at the end of games. In particular, the ball handler has free reign to take it to the hole pushing off with his off arm. Not only does the offensive player never get called for this, but in many cases the defensive player draws the foul. If Bradley ever needs one basket to win in the final ten seconds, it??™s a no brainer. Wilson, Crouch, and Warren get in three corners. Ruff throws the ball in to Maniscalco. Sam returns it to Ruff so Sam has a head start on Ruff and can position himself in the fourth corner. Then Ruff goes one on one and scores or is fouled 90 percent of the time. If the opponents double then Ruff kicks it to the open man. I??™m sorry the ball handler should not be able to push off.
My second gripe is the ref who insists on being part of the game. John ???Pretty Boy??? Higgins comes to mind. Five T??™s in the ISU game in the second half is just wrong. Neither Les nor Jank has a history of T??™s and neither should have been called. Jim??™s offense was yelling across the floor. I don??™t care if he had been warned, if he isn??™t cursing and it isn??™t prolonged, you let it go. According to the Journal Star all Yank did was wave his arm. Big deal! Let it go. Salley??™s T was warranted as was the one for hanging on the rim and doing chin ups with no player underneath. The fifth T, I don??™t even know what happened. He certainly didn??™t show up anyone and unless he muttered the magic word, nothing should have been called.
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