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92Pony

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As Charles Barkley would say, “that’s turrible!”

This is why mbb is almost unwatchable. I’ve said it before; it’s just like the automatic double-play in baseball. They get the out at second whether the SS or 2nd baseman actually touches the bag or not - it’s automatic.
Here, the official had already decided that a defender on a fast break layup will commit a foul and that it was automatic. In that camera POV, the ref is looking directly at it - if he was the one to make that call, he should NEVER call another game on a level higher than youth rec league….. heck, that might even be unfair to the kids.
 

Prestonyte

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As Charles Barkley would say, “that’s turrible!”

This is why mbb is almost unwatchable. I’ve said it before; it’s just like the automatic double-play in baseball. They get the out at second whether the SS or 2nd baseman actually touches the bag or not - it’s automatic.
Here, the official had already decided that a defender on a fast break layup will commit a foul and that it was automatic. In that camera POV, the ref is looking directly at it - if he was the one to make that call, he should NEVER call another game on a level higher than youth rec league….. heck, that might even be unfair to the kids.
It was automatic because it was Kansas, and everybody knows it.
 

Prestonyte

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Nope, clean on the ball and never touched the body. Kansas player hit the deck of his own accord by hanging on the rim.
 
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92Pony

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Betcha the official was drawing his breath to blow the whistle when the two guys were at the top of the key..... (This call was soooo bad....)
 

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From the games I’ve seen, they’ve been stopping to review every dadgum play. Don’t know how they missed this one.
 

Prestonyte

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From the games I’ve seen, they’ve been stopping to review every dadgum play. Don’t know how they missed this one.
Reviewing this play and letting the foul stand is criminal.
Official should have swallowed his whistle!