(11-24-2017 09:22 PM)Luckeyone Wrote: (11-24-2017 06:51 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote: Although they are usually favor the big $ school, I refuse to blame the refs in this game. This game is on Murphy. Too stubborn to change his defense when necessary.
Yes, we can't blame the refs although I U got some favorable calls. We gave IU too many offensive rebounds which is a disadvantage when playing a zone. It would be interesting to see what would happen if Murphy went to a man to man. IUs top outside scorer was the 6'4" shooting guard Johnson. I think Timmy Bond could have guarded him well and our two bigs against their two bigs match up well. Murphy should at least try to mix things up vs being too predictable.
Talking about 'talking points' which were dug out of the trash.
Once JT4 got that foul, my hopes to win the game essentially dropped like a rock.
This was exactly the WORST CASE SCENARIO for us. We might be able to survive if we were playing Ark. State or Howard, but not a B1G team.
How can one expect JT4 to play aggressive defensively for fear that he could get a second foul quickly and that would be curtains for us with him sitting out the half (we've seen that movie many times).
And why would a coach with JT4 in 'foul trouble' after 14 seconds go to a man-to-man defense which INCREASES the chances of the center collecting fouls...
Sorry, none of this makes sense to me...
If I was a conspiracy type person (and I'm not), I'd accuse the ref of calling that ticky tack foul of some nefarious behavior (e.g., agenda against JT4, being a homer for the home team, etc.).
EDIT: One thing I hate about college basketball is the 5 foul disqualification rule. It is too damn easy for teams to drive the lane and try to foul out an impact center. I'd prefer to see it be 6 fouls.