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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 2415621, member: 1423"] This has been going on for some time, unfortunately. Free throws can be a good indicator of aggressiveness. And no doubt Nova has quick guards who who can get into the paint and wreck havoc. They're a good team, and I'm not suggesting that there's any grand conspiracy. That said, the college game is not called the way it should be, and Nova has a history of taking advantage. Running their guards into bigs with their hands up in the air shouldn't get a whistle unless the contact is initiated primarily by the defender. Just because a defender is moving doesn't mean its a foul if the defender has established legitimate position. But it often seems that Nova guards initiate contact and still spend 3/4 of the game at the line. NBA refs usually have no problem with this. At the college level, Nova is the poster boy for mighty-mite guards running into defenders and making a living off the refs. [/QUOTE]