We didn't lose because of the missed block/charge call

[nallen34]

You don't lose a game because of one play. We still were up by 1 pt at that point in the game. I would blame the loss more on the turnover with a minute left and the missed rebound with 29 seconds left.

Did the refs miss the block on Craft. Yes.
Was it a bad call. Yes
Was it a close call. Yes
Was it the reason we lost the game. NO!

 

[SpokaneCY]

Missed FTs, ole defense, TOs... lots of things on the list way ahead of refs....

 

[IcSyU]

We lost because we allowed Ohio State to shoot 51% from the floor.

 

[chuckd4735]

I hate to bring this up, but I have all season, so why stop now.

Why the hell do we let this team play through the last minutes of the game. No reason to not call a timeout on that last possession ISU had. ISU had 2 timeouts, 1 minute left, tie game.

CALL A TIMEOUT FRED! Fred is one of the best coaches I have seen at drawing up plays, and for some reason this season he didn't want to take advantage of that.

 

[atlantacyclone]

I completely disagree... put ISU up by 4 and you increase the chances of winning 100 fold.

 

[Stormin]

You don't lose a game because of one play. We still were up by 1 pt at that point in the game. I would blame the loss more on the turnover with a minute left and the missed rebound with 29 seconds left.

Did the refs miss the block on Craft. Yes.
Was it a bad call. Yes
Was it a close call. Yes
Was it the reason we lost the game. NO!

Sure as hell did not help. Loss of a bucket and possible FT at that point in the game. HUGE. Plus the momentum change. We get the call and it changes the game........completely.

 

[hexodat64]

We didn't lose it because of the call, however, it did change the game quite a bit.

 

[cyclone87]

I completely disagree... put ISU up by 4 and you increase the chances of winning 100 fold.

This

 

[cytheguy]

I like our chances up 4 with a minute to play instead of up 1 giving OSU the ball. So while that one call didn't lose the game for us, it sure as you-know-what didn't help us.

 

[CycloneErik]

We didn't lose it because of the call, however, it did change the game quite a bit.

Right. Those points mattered.

 

[67CY]

Missed FTs, ole defense, TOs... lots of things on the list way ahead of refs....

But they overcame all of that, and had the correct call been made at the end they would have had the lead.

 

[CychoCyclone]

We didn't lose it because of the call, however, it did change the game quite a bit.

This... up 1 under a minute, up 4 under a minute... pretty monster difference... it sure didn't help...

 

[chuckd4735]

I completely disagree... put ISU up by 4 and you increase the chances of winning 100 fold.

I like our chances up 4 with a minute to play instead of up 1 giving OSU the ball. So while that one call didn't lose the game for us, it sure as you-know-what didn't help us.

Ohio State scored the last 4 points of the game after the missed call.

 

[IcSyU]

Fred is one of the best coaches I have seen at drawing up plays

Fred's play draw ups at the end of halves/games for the most part have been terrible this season. He's ridiculously awesome for 38 minutes. The last minute of each half on the other hand....

For example, the drawup for the last play of the game today? Hey! Let's throw Lucious the ball 75 feet away from the hoop and hope he can turn around and throw it far enough without getting blocked! That was absolutely awful.

 

[CapnCy]

I would have been ok with using a timeout before our last possession...we seems rushed and made a bad turnover.

 

[RotatingColumn]

Ohio State scored the last 4 points of the game after the missed call.

No they didn't. The ref signaled the basket was good on the "charge." But ISU didn't get the points.

 

[chuckd4735]

No they didn't. The ref signaled the basket was good on the "charge." But ISU didn't get the points.

Even if the counted that bucket, Ohio State scored the last 4 points of the game.

 

[Rabbuk]

I was pretty sure I had nallen on ignore, fixed that.

 

[cyclones500]

Fred's play draw ups at the end of halves/games for the most part have been terrible this season. He's ridiculously awesome for 38 minutes. The last minute of each half on the other hand....

For example, the drawup for the last play of the game today? Hey! Let's throw Lucious the ball 75 feet away from the hoop and hope he can turn around and throw it far enough without getting blocked! That was absolutely awful.

Yeah, didn't like that, either. Chances were remote, but miracles happen — if they're given a chance.

Had they left the clock at 0.2, no shot would've had much of a chance. But if there's time for catch and shoot, gotta get something better.

But I didn't go back to look what the defense took away, either. And I don't feel like doing it.

 

[IcSyU]

Yeah, didn't like that, either. Chances were remote, but miracles happen — if they're given a chance.

Had they left the clock at 0.2, no shot would've had much of a chance. But if there's time for catch and shoot, gotta get something better.

But I didn't go back to look what the defense took away, either. And I don't feel like doing it.

Regardless, you have to get the ball to someone on the run...you can't get it to someone at a standstill and that's exactly what Lucious was at.