MBB Final: Louisiana 61, Wyoming 70

[Just1More]

there was definitely contact, the guy clearly grabbed bret smith's arm after the steal

That's a fact. What I meant was that Brett stole the ball cleanly. He was the one fouled.

[CajunRebel]

For anyone who is interested referee bias has been studied before.

LINK:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-bas...ory?id=4682821

[GeauxCajuns]

That's a fact. What I meant was that Brett stole the ball cleanly. He was the one fouled.

i will say this, it was so egregious that even ESPN when showing highlights later on paused it on the foul, zoomed in, and spotlighted the grab, and talked about how horrible the call was and how the cajuns were hosed. it was weird to see them of all people to point it out

[Cajunsmike]

I'm at the tournament, and it was obvious early on in the game that this particular ref was out to get Marlin. Coach questioned this guy about whether he called a foul on the right player, and this dude screamed back at him, "I was looking right at 3". Felt very unprofessional on the ref's end.

When the first technical was called, I was disappointed in Coach Marlin as we were still in striking range and you have to control your emotions at times. However, upon hearing what was said to trigger the technical, I can understand why he got the second. Officials need to let that go and not pretend they are perfect and never miss a call. He could have simply said Coach, I called what I saw. Understand you may have seen something different. He then walks away and the timeout continues. That is what happens in most games. Basketball is by far the most difficult sport to officiate as action seldom stops, the space is confined, athletes are tremendous, and decisions have to be made quickly. That being said, seems most calls went against us yesterday. Still, that is not the reason we lost. You almost have no chance for success the way we shot yesterday. No matter how well a play is designed or executed until the ball leaves the guys hands, success is determined by how many times you can put the ball in the basket. Hopefully yesterday was an anomaly and we get back to a normal percentage today. When officials call a lot of charges, a way to adjust is to stop your drive and pop the shot from 10 feet or so. We did not do that yesterday often and when we did, we could not knock it down. Granted that is a difficult shot in today's game but guys who can do that really help their team.