Yes, officiating was awful, but..

That's one of the problems with college basketball, certain teams foul as a strategy and dare the officials to call it the entire game. Many mid-majors do this, Purdue and Wisconsin do this, as does Michigan State.

Wisconsin and Purdue grab every cutter in order to muddy the game, while Michigan State collapses and hacks at every drive attempt. Mid-majors do it because most can't compete in space, it brings parity, but it hurts the flow and overall quality of play.

UNI does it as well. They mug the ballhandler and the cutters, then flop all over the place looking for fouls. Officials don't want to blow the whistle a thousand times a game, so it starts being accepted as good defense- it isn't.

Refs need to bite the bullet one season and blow the whistle like hell. Most dumb fans will complain about the stoppages and claim the refs are trying to be the center of attention, but it's needed to get the college game on track.

This doesn't mean Iowa should not have adjusted, but it does mean it kind of sucks.
 
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He completely turned this program around from the dumps.

Problem is with the Trooooolers (defined as posters against any statement not entirely positive about Iowa athletics, coaches and CERTAIN players) use the TROLL word like diarrhea. Just keeps pouring out and won't stop.

You showed yourself in last night's game thread for exactly who, or what, you are.
 


Fran seemed to take a couple of shots, indirectly, at the officiating in his post-game comments. Coaches are on a short rope, anyway, when it comes to commenting on the way their games are called without getting sanctioned, but Fran's rope is no doubt a bit shorter with the fall-out from his chair-slamming episode last year.

Q. What about the timeout late? You're up. They're down three? How tough was it without Devyn? How much of an adjustment?
COACH McCAFFERY: It was tough offensively to get the kind of rhythm we needed. You know, they're a very physical team defensively, and you need a guy who can break his man down and get to the rim and get to the free‑throw line. Of course, I don't know if anybody would have gotten to the free‑throw line that much tonight, apparently.

Q. Do you think the four fouls called on Michigan State. They're a physical team, were you surprised by that?
COACH McCAFFERY: No comment on that.
 


You showed yourself in last night's game thread for exactly who, or what, you are.

You obviously didn't follow the whole thread. I made a fair comment about AW and was attacked. That was in the 1st half. He played about 5 minutes after that. I can defend myself against stupid comments.
 


You obviously didn't follow the whole thread. I made a fair comment about AW and was attacked. That was in the 1st half. He played about 5 minutes after that. I can defend myself against stupid comments.

Non-trolls don't engage in personal peeing matches in game threads.
 


We can complain about the officiating all day, it was horrible and there was no home court advantage with the calls. But MSU played like crap all game long, Iowa should have had at least a 10 point lead at the half but they got sloppy with the ball and let them get back in it. Then late in the game they had the game won and the White made that stupid foul that turned everything around coupled with that horrible turnover. White had no business putting himself in position to get called for a foul, regardless if he touched him or not. They had been shooting HORRIBLY and if White just puts a hand up without jumping into the guy we clear the rebound and going the other way with a 3 point lead.

Two games now Iowa has gave away at home. Instead of being 2-1 with big wins over 2 ranked opponents they are 0-3. At the end of the regular season we are all going to look back on those 2 losses and wonder what could have been.
 


We can complain about the officiating all day, it was horrible and there was no home court advantage with the calls. But MSU played like crap all game long, Iowa should have had at least a 10 point lead at the half but they got sloppy with the ball and let them get back in it. Then late in the game they had the game won and the White made that stupid foul that turned everything around coupled with that horrible turnover. White had no business putting himself in position to get called for a foul, regardless if he touched him or not. They had been shooting HORRIBLY and if White just puts a hand up without jumping into the guy we clear the rebound and going the other way with a 3 point lead.

Two games now Iowa has gave away at home. Instead of being 2-1 with big wins over 2 ranked opponents they are 0-3. At the end of the regular season we are all going to look back on those 2 losses and wonder what could have been.

Two squandered opportunities.
 




The thing is - by now Iowa HAS to know playing MSU that they are going to get mugged. They shove, bulldoze, hold, hack all game long. It happens in all the games. If the players weren't ready for that, then it's bad preparation. Know your opponent and have a gameplan. Iowa got shoved and didn't shove back.

Also, Jim Burr is just the worst.

Jim Burr is slightly more notorious that this guy:

 


Jim Delany needs to light a fire under Rich Falk's a** to start cleaning his officiating house, starting with Jim Burr and his colleagues last night, Ed Hightower, Ted Valentine and several others. They are an embarrassment to the league.

The sad reality in many sports and leagues is that you cannot do games after a certain age, and you have to pass physical, vision and other tests in order to qualify for each year. There is no way Jim Burr meets any of that criteria.
 


Officiating was frustrating. Iowa lost this on their own though. They played sloppier than a newborn's diaper.
 




Geesh, for a thread that is supposed to be about what Iowa did to lose the game beyond the officiating, there is a lot of crying about the officiating.:cool:
 


Non-trolls don't engage in personal peeing matches in game threads.

Then why not go after the 3 guys who start it then? Be brave.... They do it consistently and are not challenged. It gets ridiculous. Instead you go after someone tired of it and challenges them. Until last night they had shut up to a large degree. Post anything slightly critical in observation and the troll word comes out. And now you are peeing with me because I didn't like it. Go figure.
 


That phantom foul on White after the missed three pointer by MSU changed the game. That was terrible and put MSU right back in it with no time running off the clock.

Sorry, but the refs had a MAJOR hand in Iowa losing this game. If that isn't called, Iowa runs clock and gets to shoot free throws possibly extending the lead. That call isn't made and Iowa wins. I have no doubt about it.[/QUOTE/]

And if Iowa gets the rebound, they probably win the game. Remember, the foul on White was called after MSU had missed a 3 pointer that would have tied it. Given the time remaining (right around a minute), a rebound off of that missed 3 probably ices the game.

That sequence - and the following turnover by Gesell is what cost Iowa the game.
 




What bothers me more than the fact we are turning it over late in close games is the fact that not only are we turning it over but we're doing so and giving up uncontested dunks and layups. We're a young team and unfortunately in the BIG with young guards there are going to be turnovers. But the fact that they aren't contesting those dunks/layups and fouling to make them earn it from the stripe makes me sick. How many layups/dunks did they have in the final 5 minutes? I'm not saying the fouls need to be flagrant or with intent to injure, but atleast make them earn it from the stripe.

This team hoenstly sickens me. I'm at the point again where basketball is fun to watch and am excited about games and then the Hawks come out on fire and play at a level higher than they have in years. Then suddenly, at the flip of a switch, they revert back to the team that can't take care of the ball or forget how to defend. It bothers me even more now because I see the potential and the improvement but nothing changes. It was much easier to accept when we were bad and being 0-3 to start the season against Indiana, Michigan, & MSU wouldn't have been an issue, but the fact is that we very easily could be 2-1 right now.
 


The thing is - by now Iowa HAS to know playing MSU that they are going to get mugged. They shove, bulldoze, hold, hack all game long. It happens in all the games. If the players weren't ready for that, then it's bad preparation. Know your opponent and have a gameplan. Iowa got shoved and didn't shove back.

Also, Jim Burr is just the worst.

Waaaaa
 


What bothers me more than the fact we are turning it over late in close games is the fact that not only are we turning it over but we're doing so and giving up uncontested dunks and layups. We're a young team and unfortunately in the BIG with young guards there are going to be turnovers. But the fact that they aren't contesting those dunks/layups and fouling to make them earn it from the stripe makes me sick. How many layups/dunks did they have in the final 5 minutes? I'm not saying the fouls need to be flagrant or with intent to injure, but atleast make them earn it from the stripe.

This team hoenstly sickens me. I'm at the point again where basketball is fun to watch and am excited about games and then the Hawks come out on fire and play at a level higher than they have in years. Then suddenly, at the flip of a switch, they revert back to the team that can't take care of the ball or forget how to defend. It bothers me even more now because I see the potential and the improvement but nothing changes. It was much easier to accept when we were bad and being 0-3 to start the season against Indiana, Michigan, & MSU wouldn't have been an issue, but the fact is that we very easily could be 2-1 right now.

I, and many others, warned that this would be the case this year. Young teams play that way.
 






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