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[QUOTE="longislandcuse, post: 2150267, member: 937"]
It's CBB in general. I mean they were bad last night, there's no way around it but to even try to defend them means calling to witness the atrocity that is CBB officiating and falling on that sword.

The NBA is 10 times more physical than college yet players aren't sitting half the game in foul trouble.

Perimeter officiating is based on the whims of the crew. Some call everything and others allow teams like Louisville to assault everyone. No consistency.

In the paint is where CBB is a mess. It's a contact sport. People push, shove, pull and elbow. If you watch the NBA, the refs will allow an initial aggressive defense in the post but if you keep pushing, they call it. They don't just blow the whistle immediately when you put your forearm into someone's back for .2 seconds.

On rebounds, every play could be a foul, it's akin to offensive line holding in football. A good officiating crew will let you play and only call egregious contact that directly leads to an advantage. Something CBB refs have yet to grasp which leads to big men being in foul trouble all game.

Oh, and if CBB refs could figure charge/blocking ever, that would also be nice. I know it's not impossible because NBA refs are pretty good at it.
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