College Basketball 2023

[4Corners]

4 hours ago, TEClemson53 said:

lol man... it was literally the same play as the end of Duke/Clemson. I wonder if all the backlash after that caused the refs to hesitate on blowing it at the end of GT/UNC.

Thats a great point and a fair question. 
 

still, refs call poo one week and don’t call it the next. Can not put the game in the refs hands and UNC did that. 

[LinvilleGorge]

5 hours ago, woahfraze said:

True on the drives. Tough to say what the worst call was.

The missed travel allowed hot/lucky GT to bank in a three. So certainly a big missed call. But that’s just how it is sometimes. They made their shots. We didn’t.  So while the missed foul at the end of the game certainly was huge and we likely win if it was called, we can’t say we deserved to win with how we played. 

At the end of the day, I think what all fans want is some damn consistency from the refs. You see a crazy amount of variance not just game to game but within a single game itself. How are the players supposed to know how aggressively they can defend?  Why are hand checks called and then the next play a defender allowed to body a driver putting up a layup without a call? I see this every single game for both teams  it’s not just a UNC thing.

For example, I think at least two or three of the fouls against Cadeau were BS. He’s got to be more disciplined with reaching in. His last two were of that variety, one when a GT guard was driving the basket and was legit a foul as he reached around the back not just at the ball, and the other way out on the perimeter. That latter one I think was BS. May have been a letter of the law hand check, but when the refs are allowing defenders to bump dribblers and impede their path, I think it’s ridiculous to call this sort of thing in the interest of “freedom of movement.” I don’t recall all three of the other fouls exactly, but they were in the paint after getting backed down and I think he did a really good job of just keeping his hands straight up to contest the shot. A lot is being made of his body language afterward and their certainly is a pattern of foul trouble so maybe I’m wrong and he is doing something that makes the refs call these sorts of fouls, but I honestly feel for the kid because this is not the first game I’ve walked away from thinking WTF is he supposed to do on plays like this and that he hasn’t been fouling on them. 

The way Cadeau was officiated in that game was baffling. Not just that he picked up 5 fouls in the span of about 10 minutes in the second half but the non-calls. He got hammered with no call on a couple of drives and was blatantly pushed off on twice on drives that even had the announcers saying... like damn man, that's a foul. lol

[LinvilleGorge]

And usually when a guy has 4 fouls he has to really earn #5. I don't recall the specifics of every foul on him but #4 and #5 were both ticky tack bullshit and I doubt any of the five were more egregious than the one they missed on RJ's final shot.

[CamWhoaaCam]

Hopefully I make it back home for the Duke/UNC game tonight.

[jayboogieman]

It's almost time for the big rivalry game

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[jayboogieman]

Carolina is trying to push the pace a bit already.

[jayboogieman]

The heels are off to a fast start and the devils are struggling early

[jayboogieman]

That was a long stretch without a foul call. Good game so far.

[LinvilleGorge]

duke obviously came in focused on taking RJ Davis out of the game and they've succeeded in that, but the heavy focus on RJ isn't helping them. They're giving up too many easy opportunities elsewhere. Will be interesting to see if they adjust after halftime or if they're just willing to lose as long as it's not RJ they beats them.

[Shocker]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

duke obviously came in focused on taking RJ Davis out of the game and they've succeeded in that, but the heavy focus on RJ isn't helping them. They're giving up too many easy opportunities elsewhere. Will be interesting to see if they adjust after halftime or if they're just willing to lose as long as it's not RJ they beats them.

Yeah they definitely have…Heels are way more than just RJ.  The Heels played a really strong half and Duke is down only 10.  Will be a tough second half

[jayboogieman]

I'm surprised the refs have let them play as much as they have

[LinvilleGorge]

This is classic Bacot. So glad he's having a big night. He's been off lately. RJ's scoring and Ingram's rebounding seemed to have thrown him off but he's just gotta be him. We don't need him getting 20 and 15 this year and that's not a bad thing.

[LinvilleGorge]

Harrison Ingram 

 

[jayboogieman]

This one is over. Carolina has pretty much dominated the entire game.