Does somebody want to explain the foul and free throw disparity between Florida and it's opponnets?

Question

Fouls (Florida:Opponent) in tournament games. 13:20, 14:23, 12:25, 14:30 (Oregon), 17:26 (UCLA). Free throws (Florida:Opponent) 27:14, 31:13, 28:13, 43:16 (Oregon), 31:13 (UCLA). With this type of advantage you should never lose. It is easy to win when the other team's bench gets major playing time while key starters are on the bench in foul trouble, and you get some twenty or more extra free throws. This completely changes the game and the opponent you are playing. How many titles do the bulls when with M.J. and Pippen on the bench? Do you think this might change the game a little bit? Duh..NCAA you should be ashamed of yourselves to allow this to happen. The real question is why? If you watch the games closely, the one sided officiating is subtle but effective. The cummulative results are obvious. Nothing against Florida, but without the help, they don't get past Butler (serious). If this is what college basketball has become, then after more than 30 years as a fan...Good Bye !!

Answer 1

I realize everyone is focusing on this for Florida because they're in the champ. game. HOWEVER, please realize officiating this year has been insane IN ALL GAMES.

I saw plenty of calls that were called against OSU that were based on flops, then I saw charges that weren't called. We had the 5-6 step travel that was never called in a game earlier (georgetown? sorry...meds...faulty memory *laugh*). We had another game where the shot clock, game clock, and TV were not aligned.

To be honest, the officiating has been HORRIBLE the whole tourney and needs to be looked at. They need to let the kids play, or keep the rules the same for everyone.

Answer 2

Florida has a dominating frontcourt so they are going to draw more fouls than their opponents. Especially when they play teams with very weak frontcourts like Butler and Oregon. I hate Florida. But there isn't a foul conspiracy going on here. If you look at G-town, UNC, OSU and other teams with great frontcourts you'll notice that they 2 draw alot more fouls than their opponents.

People always bring up foul stats and complain without taking into consideration the contrasting styles of 2 teams. A team that goes to the paint consistantly and is more aggressive attacking the rim is going to get their opponents in foul trouble every game. Its simple basketball strategy.

Answer 3

The officiating is equally bad for all the games. Florida gets more free throws than their opponents because they have such a good frontline with Noah, Horford, and Richard and their opponents have to resort to double teaming and fouling to try to stop them. Florida earned all of those wins, don't take those away from them. There were far worse calls in the NCAA tournament this year.

Answer 4

they are good at getting to the line because they have outstanding size. with noah 6'11, horford 6'10 and brewer is a 6'8 swingman, teams just have had alot of trouble guarding them in the post. just look at the teams theyve played, you'd expect them to get to the line as much as they have because of size advantages. and theyre a solid, disciplined defensive team, so they don't foul as much....if you think the referees are favoring them then thats just a ridiculous opinion you have.

i will agree that the officiating has been questionable in some games, but not consistently favoring one team over another....just some bad calls and no calls here and there.

Answer 5

Uhh Smitty you seem to have cap lock on. As for me I think it is because Florida is a SEC team and CBS (SEC program) wanted the team repeat because it could help the ratings.

Answer 6

INSTEAD OF ASKING QUESTIONS, U SHOULD WATCH MORE/LEARN MORE ABOUT B-BALL. THEY SHOOT A LOT OF INSIDE SHOTS, ALL THEIR PLAYERS OTHER THAN HUMPHREY ARE DRIVERS/SLASHERS WHO GET FOULED MORE. PLUS THEY ARE A GOOD OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING TEAM HENCE MORE SHOTS AND CHANCES AT FREE THROW ATTEMPTS.

P. S. PLUS U ARE MISTAKENLY OFFERING YOUR OPINION AS FACT