refs swallowing whistle at end of games

[PCHawk]

I know what you are saying and I agree with you in principle. The game should be called the same way from the first tip to the final horn. Although every good sports official will also tell you that you need to read the game -- what maybe wasn't a foul in the first minute or so becomes one in the 14th minute if play is heating up, if play is getting chippy, if you need to introduce a break into the play to allow the players to cool off and drop the emotional temperature a bit.

As far as making the critical call on the last drive or at the last second, it becomes increasingly unlikely that's going to happen. Most officials will feel their blow of the whistle should not be the potentially deciding factor. While some might agree that Valentine may or may not have stuck his hand through the net on Mel's tip-in at the end of regulation in the MSU game, can you imagine the ****-fest if that had been called? It's just the reality of the way sports contests are called. And has already been mentioned, there may be some guidance from the NCAA referee's committee and/or the leagues to call only the most egregious of fouls at the whistle. Seriously.

There would have been no complaining had the call been made. It was a blatant violation of the rules. It wasn't a judgement call or a 50/50 call.

 

[LG210]

You know, I'm getting tired of hearing that "15 minutes without a FG" thing. Our last FG in the second half was when McCabe made a 3pt shot at 9:57. You do, of course, realize that MSU only made 4 FGs and we made 11 FT after McCabe's 3 pointer, right? Yes we missed 13 FT, but we made 30. Compare that to MSU missing 9 FT but only making 11.

We lost the game because we shot poorly from the field. We normally shoot 47%, but against MSU we shot 37%. That's about 5 shots that we missed that we normally make. Yes, MSU defense had something to do with that stat, but it wasn't all their "good defense", it was our inability to make layups and putbacks and our decision making to actually SHOOT instead of pass up open shots.

Also, may I point out that each time MSU fouled, it took away an opportunity for Iowa to make a field goal--and there were a lot of fouls. That said, although the FG drought stat is a bit misleading and overstated, it is still nothing to be proud of.

 

[seepig]

It drives me nuts that refs just pack at the end of games and "let the players decide the game". In basketball you don't always bring your A game, and when you don't, players need to step up at the end and make a play.

Basabe did that. He got position, got the rebound, and went up strong. The shot didn't fall because he was drilled on the back of the arm from behind. Sometimes you have to play through contact and make the shot anyway. But when you get hit from behind on the arm as you're shooting, you're not going to make it.

Basabe has 2 free throws to make 1 for the win if the refs didn't decide to become spectators. Not only do they not call the foul, but they let the obvious goaltend go too.

Same thing in overtime. Gesell gets hammered and flies 10 feet out of bounds but the refs once again swallow the whistle. That one didn't bother be as much cause Gesell wasn't making both and even if he did, we would still have to win in double OT.

If any one of the refs call that blatant goaltend we are all on here raving about how the hawks finally made it happen in a close game. After last nights games we would be tied for 2nd with a 2 game lead on Wisconsin and 2 games back on Michigan. It's amazing how much 2 blown calls on 1 play can change things.

Frustrating with NO consistency for foul calling. It's ridiculous and then missing a 3 step walk in front of everyone 3 zebras turned a blind eye. It's crap.

 

[PCHawk]

Frustrating with NO consistency for foul calling. It's ridiculous and then missing a 3 step walk in front of everyone 3 zebras turned a blind eye. It's crap.

The no call on the goaltending frustrates me way more. 0% chance they missed it.

 

[PCHawk]

Fouls like the one one Basabe get missed sometimes throughout a game so while its probable that they didn't call it solely because it was at the end of the game, there is no way to know for certain.

The player into the net is impossible to miss unless all 3 refs have their eyes closed and it would be called 100% of the time other than the last 5 seconds of the game.

 

[PCHawk]

Just put myself through the mystery of rewatching the game. I didn't see the over and back when I watched it live. MSU scored 3 points on that possession. Kinda a big deal when the game is tied in OT with 2 minutes left.

 

[libradawg]

Just put myself through the mystery of rewatching the game. I didn't see the over and back when I watched it live. MSU scored 3 points on that possession. Kinda a big deal when the game is tied in OT with 2 minutes left.

My roommate is no sports fan, but for some reason he paid close attention to the horrifying replays of it and pretty much echoed your post word-for-word. One reason could've been my shouting YOU CAN'T DO THAT!! 4 or 5 times before they scored. I wonder if the Super Tuesday exposure might have garnered us some sympathy going forward. All I ask is one close game to have us on the business end of something like this or Wisconsin. FWIW I do believe Nebraska got the worst of it but I cannot think of a universe in which this team loses at home to Nebraska. Hell, I'm still embarrassed at the one from our emergence into Winning Season status, lol.

 

[LawVHawk]

Just put myself through the mystery of rewatching the game. I didn't see the over and back when I watched it live. MSU scored 3 points on that possession. Kinda a big deal when the game is tied in OT with 2 minutes left.

The ref who had the midcourt was totally out of position to see it.