Can Craft guard without fouling?

[HawksMN]

Watching Aaron Craft play, can he actually guard anyone without hand checking and bumping?
Must be the way he gets so many props on his D. He really needs to play for MSU, would fit right in.
If they would call his crap, he becomes a way below average player.

 

[greghammel]

Watching Aaron Craft play, can he actually guard anyone without hand checking and bumping?
Must be the way he gets so many props on his D. He really needs to play for MSU, would fit right in.
If they would call his crap, he becomes a way below average player.

I agree... crazy what they let him get away with. On the other end of the spectrum, Zach McCabe! Dude even looks at a defender and gets called a foul. Dives at a loose ball... foul. Takes a charge... foul for getting in the way. It is so hard to overcome the stigma in college basketball.

You are right about Michigan State too. Worst part is their fans don't realize the breaks they are getting... because they are used to it. They honestly believe they should get those calls because they have Izzo! But this isn't new. Can you imagine a moving pick being called on Indiana with Bobby Knight? Can you imagine a push or grab being being called on Wisconsin defensively with Bo?

This is the worst part of college basketball and why it takes so long to get back. Once you become established you get the calls.

 

[uihawk82]

No he cant

And dont forget all the grabbing he does when guarding guys without the ball

 

[IowaFan81]

Its also why the B1G lacks recent national championships. They get beat up in conference and don't get the benefit of calls late in the tournament.

 

[uihawk82]

Its also why the B1G lacks recent national championships. They get beat up in conference and don't get the benefit of calls late in the tournament.

Yes, there have been many a time in the last 30 years where favored B1G teams get in foul trouble in tourney games and get upset. That was a Gene Keady special