2007-03-22 14:53:30 · 17 answers · asked by defender163 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Non-partisan response... I thought they definitely didn't get any breaks as far as the officiating went. The 1.1 second time deduction was a mystery to me. Law missed a lay-up, A&M couldn't secure a key defensive board. The Memphis guy who shoots 60% from the line and 1-4 for the game draining two in the clutch didn't help. They didn't get a break, but didn't help themselves.
2007-03-22 15:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by bowtob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a little bit, in both the early games between A&M v Memphis and SIU v Kansas there were a few questionable game changing calls, but the bottom like is that you have to take care of business when it becomes tournament time. I didn't particularly feel that A&M got shafted on the neutral calls, which generally get overlooked by most fans who only focus on the one or two big calls a game. Bottom line is A&M had their chances and didn't get the job done though. Tough game.
2007-03-22 22:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by Bobby the Brain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the ball was clearly tipped on the first inbound pass, so time should have been taken off. Would it have made a difference, who knows. It's the way the game is, and Texas A&M had chance to put Memphis away and didn't.
2007-03-23 00:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the time at the end was wrong but who cares they should have hit both FREE THROWS that they had with 45 seconds left, and Acie Law missed some key open layups at the end of the game so don't blame the refs too much
2007-03-22 22:13:45 · answer #4 · answered by wiz and skinz fan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they didn't... learn the rules.
The refs call was correct at the end of the game...the announcers were idiots.
When the Memphis player tipped the ball, the ball then hit the court IN BOUNDS, before bouncing out of bounds over the scorer's table. The ball did not immediately land out of bounds.
The announcers thought the tipped ball landed out of bounds immediately, in which case maybe 2 or 3 tenths of a second would go by...but the ball landed in bounds, bounced into the air and over the scorers table...that took at least a second.
Had the clock started when the Memphis player deflected the inbounds pass, at least one second would have ran off the clock by the time the ball hit the ground, bounced into the air, and landed at the scorers table.
If the clock were operated correctly, it would have started when the Memphis player tipped the pass, and would not have stopped until the ball actually landed on the table.
The refs got it right.
The announcers got it wrong.
I wouldn't have called that last foul, even though it was a foul... I would have let the players play.
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What if A&M actually makes a layup? Or, God forbid, a free throw?
What if A&M gets a ******* rebound in the last five seconds, instead of giving Memphis 3 shots at it? They would have won.
2007-03-22 22:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
No, they didnt. Many announcers and analyists were wrong. The rule in basketball is that the clock stops when the BALL HITS something that is out of bounds. You can clearly see on the replay that he hits the ball, causing it to bounce (in bounds) and up towards the scorers table. The clock is supposed to stop as soon as that person behind the scorers table catches the ball. If you count as you watch it, the ball is hit...bounces....arches through the air...and THEN the clock should stop. One second was a good estimate, and i think even more should have been taken off.
2007-03-22 22:21:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought there was way more than 2 sec left which would have got them a better shot...but they shouldnt have even needed those 2 secs. They gave Memphis 3 offensive rebounds...if they got one of those the game could have been over on their foul line...or at least Memphis would have needed to make an incredible shot at their end of the court.
2007-03-22 22:00:48 · answer #7 · answered by padraig♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. listen to what tweety said and give him best answer. What he said is completely right and that what i noticed too. The clock does not stop until the ball touches something out of bounds. In this case, the first thing for the ball to touch that was out of bounds was the scorers table after the ball had bounced in the air. The announcers were retarded and did not know what was going on.
2007-03-23 01:37:03 · answer #8 · answered by tk 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. Law got fouled on that layup he missed. Anderson didn't get fouled on the put - back, and to ice the cake, the whole clock ordeal. I hope those refs come out and say who's paying them 2 ref the game like that.
2007-03-22 22:00:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they didn't. The ball was touched by the Memphis player in bounds. The clock is not supposed to stop until the ball hits someone on the sideline. One of the announcers on CBS just said that he got the call wrong a couple of minutes ago.
2007-03-22 23:28:21 · answer #10 · answered by Jim 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋