Big East 2024 Offseason

[DoctorV]

What a finish!

DOWN GOES XAVIER AT HINKLE

[mugrad_89]

Not sure that was a goal-tend but oh well.  😊

[rocky_warrior]

"First win against AP top 10 since.."

Uh...13

[Tyler COLEk]

We are! Butler!

[Herman Cain]

Coaching Matta

Bulldogs with a well played game tonight

[MuggsyB]

Not sure that was a goal-tend but oh well.  😊

I'm not sure either.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Not sure that was a goal-tend but oh well.  😊

Jones absolutely touched the rim. Not sure what the right call is there.

[MUUWUWM]

hey take it and run.....didn't expect this..nice!

[mugrad_89]

Jones absolutely touched the rim. Not sure what the right call is there.

Me either - it would have been interesting because Butler got the rebound.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Jones absolutely touched the rim. Not sure what the right call is there.

Part of the goaltending rule:

"Basket interference occurs when a player...

Causes the basket or backboard to vibrate when the ball is on or within the basket or the backboard and/or is on or in the cylinder."

He clearly held the rim and made the basket vibrate. Was the ball in the cylinder??  IDK...

[MU82]

It looked like the ball was well out of the cylinder when Jones grabbed the rim. I'd love to hear the refs' interpretation; hopefully there is a pool reporter to ask them.

Had the call been overturned, it would have been ruled an inadvertent whistle and alternate possession would have been awarded to Butler (at least that's where the arrow was pointing on the TV graphic).

Either way, X let the game come down to that against a bad team. They've now lost to DePaul and Butler.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Part of the goaltending rule:

"Basket interference occurs when a player...

Causes the basket or backboard to vibrate when the ball is on or within the basket or the backboard and/or is on or in the cylinder."

He clearly held the rim and made the basket vibrate. Was the ball in the cylinder??  IDK...

Figured that was the case. Don’t see how they could have overturned the call after seeing that on the replay.

[brewcity77]

Not sure that was a goal-tend but oh well.  😊

It was both a goaltend on Nunge and basket interference on Jones. In blocking the dunk from behind, Nunge was blocking a shot that was on its downward trajectory and over the cylinder. Jones grabbing and pulling the rim was just icing on a goaltending cake.

[Nukem2]

It was both a goaltend on Nunge and basket interference on Jones. In blocking the dunk from behind, Nunge was blocking a shot that was on its downward trajectory and over the cylinder. Jones grabbing and pulling the rim was just icing on a goaltending cake.

Thats what I saw. Butler guy was fouled twice before  the shot as well.

[wadesworld]

It was both a goaltend on Nunge and basket interference on Jones. In blocking the dunk from behind, Nunge was blocking a shot that was on its downward trajectory and over the cylinder. Jones grabbing and pulling the rim was just icing on a goaltending cake.

I mean if that’s the case then every dunk attempt is actually an offensive goaltend.

[MU82]

It was both a goaltend on Nunge and basket interference on Jones. In blocking the dunk from behind, Nunge was blocking a shot that was on its downward trajectory and over the cylinder. Jones grabbing and pulling the rim was just icing on a goaltending cake.

I've seen many dunks blocked over the rim without being called goaltending. So either those were bad no-calls or this was a bad call (if they called Nunge and not Jones).

Again, I'd like to hear the official interpretation.

[pbiflyer]

Can’t call goaltend if offensive player still has hand  on ball. So you can block a dunk.

[Newsdreams]

I've seen many dunks blocked over the rim without being called goaltending. So either those were bad no-calls or this was a bad call (if they called Nunge and not Jones).

Again, I'd like to hear the official interpretation.

From the replay the ball ended dislodged from hands and the rim was grabbed while ball was on cylinder? And defender pulled down rim so goal tend. Best interpretation I could see.

[Uncle Rico]

Looks like the Xavier February fade is underway

[brewcity77]

Can’t call goaltend if offensive player still has hand  on ball. So you can block a dunk.

Can you find that in the rule book? Because I did look and didn't see that mentioned at all.

[DoctorV]

The goaltending call we can argue, the severity of the loss for Xavier we cannot.

Next for them is Wednesday at Marquette.

Their schedule after that includes 3 winnable home games and roadies at SH and Providence.

Not easy, but not brutal either.

Creighton gets UConn and MU at home, road game at Providence all in the next 4 before a softer end.

Providence gets Creighton and X at home, UConn on the road. Of note is a road game at StJ tomorrow which could be tricky imo.

Marquette gets @Creighton and @Butler, two softer home games after that game versus X.

This conference is Marquette’s to take, if they can figure out how to get back to the MU we’ve known

[rocky_warrior]

Marquette gets @Creighton and @Butler, two softer home games after that game versus X.

Oh no.  Doc V is overlooking Georgetown.  Doomed.

[pbiflyer]

Can you find that in the rule book? Because I did look and didn't see that mentioned at all.

In fairness I was parroting the announcer, so it may be completely and utterly wrong.

[DoctorV]

Oh no.  Doc V is overlooking Georgetown.  Doomed.

Rocky right.

If MU loses to Georgetown tomorrow I won’t be worried about a conference title, I’ll be worried about a Feb fade

[PointWarrior]

Let the pants pissing over the @Butler game begin.