The unsuccessful challenge and the George foul on Uzan

[Cuse_NYC]

I guess we could have had another challenge if the refs didnt shaft us on the first one? Two awful calls

 

[Hoopsfan830]

Horrid. The ball changed direction on the deflection. What kind of Houdini did those refs see, rather than using common sense physics?

 

[Cuse_NYC]

Can’t stand that bald ref. He used to do a ton of UCONN game and would be laughing with hurley the whole game… while giving them the benefit of the whistles

 

[kuethstheman]

Horrid. The ball changed direction on the deflection. What kind of Houdini did those refs see, rather than using common sense physics?

And they didn't have to infer who hit it last. One view was pretty conclusive that it was off them.

 

[RedtheGOB]

What about those travels and no calls on the first too. When hack announcers are laughing about missed calls it’s frustrating

 

[STEVEHOLT]

And they didn't have to infer who hit it last. One view was pretty conclusive that it was off them.

If you’re too blind to see who it went out off when you were two feet from it, why would you see it correctly on a little TV screen ?

 

[llandz]

I guess we could have had another challenge if the refs didnt shaft us on the first one? Two awful calls

Actually there were 3. Foul on the last shot of regulation and 2 on George in OT.

 

[Marsh01]

The no travel call was criminal. Total bail out. Calls definitely did not go our way

 

[AZOrange]

The no travel call was criminal. Total bail out. Calls definitely did not go our way

I think the problem is slow motion. If you don’t watch full speed you miss the ball changing direction

 

[Marsh01]

I think the problem is slow motion. If you don’t watch full speed you miss the ball changing direction

I had a bigger problem with the foul called aside from the no travel call. I mean it was a double bail out

 

[hoopsupstate]

I think the problem is slow motion. If you don’t watch full speed you miss the ball changing direction

I thought it was inconclusive. You couldn’t see for sure that the Houston kid touched it. The reaction from the players were the most conclusive. The Houston kid knew it. When they came back on the floor after the decision you couldn’t see by George’s expression that the kid knew it was off him. Kind of a funny moment despite not getting the challenge call.

 

[MSOrange]

The no travel call was criminal. Total bail out. Calls definitely did not go our way

Agree that was really bad.

 

[MSOrange]

I think the problem is slow motion. If you don’t watch full speed you miss the ball changing direction

I was really stunned by that. I know many didn't enjoy the announcers. But they were both talking like it was a foregone conclusion that it would be our ball there and I agreed with them. Extremely frustrating.

 

[OCESIP]

Actually there were 3. Foul on the last shot of regulation and 2 on George in OT.

Whether it's right or not, a referee will not make a call on a last second play that determines the outcome of a game unless it's totally obvious. There's always been the issue that only the play on the court should be the determining factor.

 

[JoeSU]

Houston subsequently turned the ball over on that possession, but where the bad call hurt us IMO is not having a TO left at the end of regulation to set-up a better shot.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Houston subsequently turned the ball over on that possession, but where the bad call hurt us IMO is not having a TO left at the end of regulation to set-up a better shot.

We got the shot we wanted. Kyle just didn’t go up with it immediately. Let’s be real here - Kyle with the ball 3 feet from the hoop - I’ll take those odds.

 

[Newhouser]

George foul at the end and rushed shot is my main memory of the game.

I didn't see him at Ga Tech. His court and game awareness did not seem like that of a guy who led the ACC in assists.

 

[Blanko97]

George foul at the end and rushed shot is my main memory of the game.

I didn't see him at Ga Tech. His court and game awareness did not seem like that of a guy who led the ACC in assists.

GT never played a Houston level defense last year, it also didnt help that there were some stagnant moments on offense that lead to George needing to play hero ball.

 

[Hoopsfan830]

We got the shot we wanted. Kyle just didn’t go up with it immediately. Let’s be real here - Kyle with the ball 3 feet from the hoop - I’ll take those odds.

I was saying real time “lob it.” All George had to do was put it up leading Kyle to the rim, and he would have got it. He put it in his chest, which I think caught him off guard a little.

A game ending oop would have been lovely.

 

[Newhouser]

GT never played a Houston level defense last year, it also didnt help that there were some stagnant moments on offense that lead to George needing to play hero ball.

eh maybe but he also dribbled into double teams off the high pick a lot. Even Candace Parker said he had to stop dribbling in the corner, and the foul and the ensuing shot seemed to be lack of awareness.

He needs to be much better today.

 

[ClamOtto]

It's actually good to be back at the point that you can blame the refs for losses

 

[RedtheGOB]

George foul at the end and rushed shot is my main memory of the game.

I didn't see him at Ga Tech. His court and game awareness did not seem like that of a guy who led the ACC in assists.

So how can you opine. He has wins over UNC, Clemson, Louisville (the good Louisville) on a bad GTech team where he was pushing 8-9 assists in those games. He had JJ and Kiyan in the backcourt with him so he got alot of doubles. This is still the best Defense in the country last night and people are like we didn't he throw more lob dunks to Kyle like its Binghamton. Come on.

 

[RF2044]

I had a bigger problem with the foul called aside from the no travel call. I mean it was a double bail out

Agreed. And that wasn't the only call, where their players would barrel in and lose their footing, only to get bailed out.

It was just the most prominent, given the game situation.

Awful call.

 

[JoeSU]

We got the shot we wanted. Kyle just didn’t go up with it immediately. Let’s be real here - Kyle with the ball 3 feet from the hoop - I’ll take those odds.

I can't argue with that. At the time I was thinking about a clear-out for Starling.

 

[Eric15]

Fortunately the incorrect challenge call didn't lead to any points for Houston. We got the ball on a turnover a few seconds after.