NCAA Tournament

[FartyEightHours]

Miami starting to roll 7's! 

[tower912]

SDSU has a Mensah candidate.

[MuggsyB]

Texas gagging????

[tower912]

Their Carr has stalled.   Needs a jump start.

[jesmu84]

Did Texas just get called for a foul for good blocking out?

[tower912]

Glad they switched that call.  Somewhere, Chase Ross came out of his seat.

[CountryRoads]

Unreal that was not a flagrant. Exact same play that happened to Ross.

[MuggsyB]

Not an intelligent foul there. 

[Oldgym]

Texas Toast

[wadesworld]

Scoop ended two teams' seasons with a lot of game left. Now both teams are going to the Final Four.

[jesmu84]

How was that a foul on Texas?

The guy didn't start to box out after Miami was in the air.

Texas was in position and boxing out the Miami guy when Miami was still on the floor. Miami guy jumped (over the back) and Texas guy kept boxing out

[mugrad_89]

Glad they switched that call.  Somewhere, Chase Ross came out of his seat.

I'm not sure I get that - why is the player with inside position who's blocking out get called for the foul?

[mugrad_89]

Miami/UConn should be a heck of a game.

[tower912]

According to the rule that cost Chase a flagrant, the player was in the air and the boxing out player undercut him while in the air.

[MUfan12]

I'm not sure I get that - why is the player with inside position who's blocking out get called for the foul?

Because he keeps moving backwards into a player who is in the air. Makes no attempt to get the rebound. Dangerous play.

[NickelDimer]

Because he keeps moving backwards into a player who is in the air. Makes no attempt to get the rebound. Dangerous play.

Otoh he's doing exactly what you're coached to do from the time you start playing basketball. It's kind of a lame rule.

[jesmu84]

According to the rule that cost Chase a flagrant, the player was in the air and the boxing out player undercut him while in the air.

Isn't over the back committed first?

If the Texas guy doesn't continue moving backwards, it's definitely over the back.

But even though he does continue, Miami committed the foul first?

[tower912]

Nope.  The undercut is the key.  He kept moving under a player in the air.

[jesmu84]

Nope.  The undercut is the key.  He kept moving under a player in the air.

I understand that. But why doesn't the over the back matter?

Is there a scenario where they call 2 common fouls or 1 common and 1 flagrant?

[MUfan12]

I understand that. But why doesn't the over the back matter?

Is there a scenario where they call 2 common fouls or 1 common and 1 flagrant?

Watch it again. The only reason he was over the back was because the Texas player kept moving into him.

Lord knows I'm as critical of college officiating as anyone, but they got this one right

[panda]

Watch it again. The only reason he was over the back was because the Texas player kept moving into him.

Lord knows I'm as critical of college officiating as anyone, but they got this one right

Clear as day foul on Texas.

[lawdog77]

Otoh he's doing exactly what you're coached to do from the time you start playing basketball. It's kind of a lame rule.

Was wojo your coach? My coach never taught me to keep moving backwards and dont attempt to get the rebound.It's box out, get your position then go after the ball.

[MU82]

Otoh he's doing exactly what you're coached to do from the time you start playing basketball. It's kind of a lame rule.

The coaches I've worked with teach, "Find, hit and git." You locate an opponent (find), box him or her out (hit), and then you move forward to pursue the basketball (git).

No coach I know teaches a player to box out the opponent and just keep moving backward and backward away from the basketball. Go git the ball!

[NickelDimer]

Clearing it is as important as getting the rebound especially if bodied up on the opponents best rebounder. Get low and drive so others can grab the board

[MuggsyB]

I know this is a non sequitur but if Shaq was playing in this era do you believe he would either not play in the NBA or play differently?