(01-19-2019 12:41 AM)RoosHouse Wrote:  

(01-18-2019 05:38 PM)ProfScott Wrote:  Interesting Tweet from Eric Haslam here about the WAC leading all conferences in fouls/team over the last two seasons. Perhaps RoosHouse has a legitimate grip. I certainly would like to see fewer fouls called and I too hate to see a game end the way it did for UMKC on Thursday. That said, it seems it is an issue with the type of play going on in the WAC since the same officials are making calls within all conferences.

I actually think ProfScott proves where I was wrong. Most of the games I have watched are ACC, A10. Big East, Big 12, Summit, SEC, a little Pac 12. Most of those names are at the top of least calls. (Could be more talent fouls less, but UMKC's old conference Summit is somehow there) UMKC joined the conference, (they have to adjust) so when Dancing and most of you say its a foul that you should call in that situation, I am just not used to that and some other fouls with different levels of contact being called, but in the WAC it is the consistent call.

In my humble opinion, it probably does have something to do with talent. The better the talent the fewer the fouls. However, I think it has a bit more to do with the style of play in the WAC. CSUB leads the WAC in the aggressive "foul each time down the court" style of defense, but UTRGV, CSU and even UMKC have somewhat similar styles.