Officiating travesty in Lawrence

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This view and one where there were two players between the camera and Caleb's foot were the two they kept showing. View attachment 94255

That’s really too close to know. The part that looks over the line are actually reflections, not his foot. His foot is too close to tell.

Unlike the goaltend that could have been called from the worst seat in the WWE arena.
 

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I never said it wasn't legal. It was the correct call. I just said it gets ignored a dozen times a game by both teams and if it was true that "the fix was in with the refs" then they would have ignord this one like they ignored all the rest as I do not believe a single moving screen had been called in the entire game prior to this.

Yeah, I saw that after I re-read some posts. We are in agreement that is textbook moving screen. Thanks.

So what you are saying now is that since KU benefitted from a bunch of other moving screens in the game that it is not fair for them to get called on one so close to the end of the game? Please elaborate.
 
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If you are running down the court and elbow a dude in the face, it can be called a flagrant. It is dumb, I agree, but it is the way the rule is now written. And he wasn't running, he was starting to seal the guy out for post position so spare me that one. He was facing the side line, not the end line. Not many players I know run sideways.
Go back and watch it. I’m sure establishing post position was the original intent. Until the pass was tipped and he started to move the other direction, away from the basket and towards the top of the key.

Saying “watch your elbows” is absurd. I agree that intent does not matter, but the question is whether or not you’re moving them in a typical manner.
 
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There were actually a few KU fans on the reddit postgame thread who basically had to retract their "it happens evenly to everyone" takes when someone posted the video of it.

Yeah my coworkers in CA who are pro sports fans with no fan investment in college basketball didn’t believe me at lunch one day so I pulled up the video.

They were just flabbergasted as to why they didn’t take it off the board. To this day I don’t get why it was any more valid than a shot a player takes after a foul call or a turnover or a shot clock violation or during halftime or during warmups.
 
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We should do some kind of statistical analysis of the objectively incorrect calls and their influence on every team's probability of winning. You could probably find a way to just check the numbers from those games verses objectively well called games and use Benford's law to see if there are any irregularities. I think it's obvious there is discrepancy. The really interesting thing would be proving it was implicit bias/institutional bias.
 

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congrats to KU for a mistake free game I guess.

Maybe some day ISU will play a completely flawless game to be worthy of a win.
You’re missing the point. People on here are laying blame solely on a missed goal tending call and flagrant foul call. My point is that we missed easy shots (and not to mention too many free throws) where we could have won the game even with those controversial calls.
You’re going way too far implying that expectation is that we need to play a mistake free game to deserve to win.
 
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You’re missing the point. People on here are laying blame solely on a missed goal tending call and flagrant foul call. My point is that we missed easy shots (and not to mention too many free throws) where we could have won the game even with those controversial calls.
You’re going way too far implying that expectation is that we need to play a mistake free game to deserve to win.

i get what you think is “a point”.

It’s super dumb.

ISU doesn’t have to play flawless for the refs to screw them any more than KU had to be flawless to win.

You’re seeing an unfair reality and your mind is employing a coping mechanism to protect itself.

KU made a boatload of mistakes.
 
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I never said it wasn't legal. It was the correct call. I just said it gets ignored a dozen times a game by both teams and if it was true that "the fix was in with the refs" then they would have ignord this one like they ignored all the rest as I do not believe a single moving screen had been called in the entire game prior to this.




AND, that really wasn't a moving screen so much as a running screen. You can't let that go anytime during the game. OTHERWISE the officials impartiality would be called into question.

The difference here is the missed goaltend (completely and objectively wrong / missed call that is called 9 out of 10 times correctly) and your moving screen, which was correctly called and you just don't think it should have been because.........it never gets called.

Really?
 

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i get what you think is “a point”.

It’s super dumb.

ISU doesn’t have to play flawless for the refs to screw them any more than KU had to be flawless to win.

You’re seeing an unfair reality and your mind is employing a coping mechanism to protect itself.
Both can be true. There can be missed calls that can make it harder for ISU to win. ISU could also clean up some of the little things that could have led to a win despite it being a little harder. ISU had way too many unforced turnovers in this game. That gives KU more possessions and takes away ISU possessions. Those are huge in what turns out to be a one possession game.
 
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LOL get your KU glasses off and rewatch that play. Jones stopped and his momentum caused his elbow to go backwards. He didn’t swing his elbow that’s just the way his body was moving. When you’re 6” taller than someone your elbow is going to be face level to then almost all the time. That’s not a clear flagrant and shouldn’t have been called a flagrant. It’s 100% a judgement call and the refs got it wrong. JUST like they flat out missed the goaltending call.

It’s no doubt a foul on Jones but to call that a flagrant is so suspect. Both announcers even agreed.
To make things worse, a foul wasn't even called. The refs decided to review the play and THEN called a foul. I don't ever remember that happening without a whistle being blown on the 'offense' in question.
 
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i get what you think is “a point”.

It’s super dumb.

ISU doesn’t have to play flawless for the refs to screw them any more than KU had to be flawless to win.

You’re seeing an unfair reality and your mind is employing a coping mechanism to protect itself.

KU made a boatload of mistakes.
You’re clearly an idiot. We can’t make the number of completely self inflicted mistakes that we do and then just complain about a goaltending call.

and coping mechanism? Seriously? Blaming the game completely in the officiating is a coping mechanism?

melt me ask you this. What do you think the coaching staff is going to do in film session? Review the Jones flagrant and the goaltend? Or go back and point out little things we could have done to swing the game many points in the other direction?

I will be quiet and wait for your answer.

The officiating was a disaster, but we left easy points on the table elsewhere all on our own.
 

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Both can be true. There can be missed calls that can make it harder for ISU to win. ISU could also clean up some of the little things that could have led to a win despite it being a little harder. ISU had way too many unforced turnovers in this game. That gives KU more possessions and takes away ISU possessions. That is huge in what turns out to be a one possession game.

The people who acknowledge reality of blown calls determining the game will also acknowledge the team could have had some other chances.

There’s about 1 in 4 fans who just think officials are never the factor because a team could always have been more flawless to overcome it.

It’s nonsense.

ISU very likely wins the game if the most obvious calls are made correctly…even with all their mistakes. KU still gets a win even though they made a ton of mistakes.

Its self delusion.
 

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I never watch the 2 Kansas games live every year, I just get too worked up during the games after watching years and years of screw jobs down there.
I'm not shocked at all with the goal-tend, refs are completely incompetent and corrupt.

The last one I watched live was the Big 12 tourney game back in '14 I think. Self was completely out of control but they T'd up Fred when he actually showed some emotion and stuck up for his team.
I'll watch the KU game during the Big12 tourney sometimes. Regular season games? No, especially not in Lawrence. No way.

This conference engages in such favoritism towards KU it is embarrassing. I just can't do it anymore.

I was sitting courtside during the "shudder" McDermott years once for the KU game. I started loudly mocking the refs because it was 13 minutes into the game and they hadn't yet called a foul on KU. Jason Whitlock was sitting nearby and just started laughing loud enough that the refs heard it.

Sure enough, next possession, finally, a KU foul. Loud Bronx cheer from the crowd.

I was in Phog for the infamous banked 3 and Niang Technical game. That still hurts.

Still proud of the effort of the team. That would have been a marquis win, which is why they couldn't let ISU have it.

Also, imagine coming to a rival's board and defending this obvious favoritism. Pathetic. Makes every early KU exit in the tourney where they don't even play to their seed all the more enjoyable.
 

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You’re clearly an idiot. We can’t make the number of completely self inflicted mistakes that we do and then just complain about a goaltending call.

and coping mechanism? Seriously? Blaming the game completely in the officiating is a coping mechanism?

melt me ask you this. What do you think the coaching staff is going to do in film session? Review the Jones flagrant and the goaltend? Or go back and point out little things we could have done to swing the game many points in the other direction?

I will be quiet and wait for your answer.

The officiating was a disaster, but we left easy points on the table elsewhere all on our own.

more irrational coping mechanisms

Of course the team is going to work to get better. That has nothing to do with the simple fact that ISU likely wins the game…even with all of their mistakes…if the most obvious and easy calls are made correctly.

Live in reality dude.
 

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The people who acknowledge reality of blown calls determining the game will also acknowledge the team could have had some other chances.

There’s about 1 in 4 fans who just think officials are never the factor because a team could always have been more flawless to overcome it.

It’s nonsense.

ISU very likely wins the game if the most obvious calls are made correctly…even with all their mistakes. KU still gets a win even though they made a ton of mistakes.

Its self delusion.
You’re making these mutually exclusive points. I never said the calls weren’t atrocious. They were.

the only self delusion is focusing entirely on 2 calls that go against you in a 40 minute basketball game. Anyone that knows anything about basketball knows damn well going into that game you’ve got to be at least 6 points better than KU to actually pull out a win there. It sucks, but it’s true.
 

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more irrational coping mechanisms

Of course the team is going to work to get better. That has nothing to do with the simple fact that ISU likely wins the game…even with all of their mistakes…if the most obvious and easy calls are made correctly.

Live in reality dude.
The reality is that KU is going to get calls at home. Everyone knows this. You’ve got to be at least 6-8 points better than them to actually pull out a game in the Phog because the refs are going to give them nearly that many or possibly worse. That is reality and unfortunately everyone in the league lives it.
 
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You’re making these mutually exclusive points. I never said the calls weren’t atrocious. They were.

the only self delusion is focusing entirely on 2 calls that go against you in a 40 minute basketball game. Anyone that knows anything about basketball knows damn well going into that game you’ve got to be at least 6 points better than KU to actually pull out a win there. It sucks, but it’s true.

Blown obvious goal tending happened.

ISU would of, could of, should of is wishful thinking. KU doesn’t have to forfeit a win because they threw the ball out of bounds to nobody nine times.

But your fragile mind can be protected from the simple fact that **** just isn’t fair quite often. I envy you.
 
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KU football would contend every year for the Big 12 title if they got the same help from the officials that the bb team gets
 

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I love that there's multiple Kansas fans showing up, pretending to be ISU fans and telling everyone how much better they are than everyone else because officiating is either so hard or "was bad both ways!"

Maybe you can convince me on subjective calls but that goaltend wasn't ******* subjective.
It's probably one Kansas fan. I know that randomfam/tuco has at least one other alias.
 
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Go back and watch it. I’m sure establishing post position was the original intent. Until the pass was tipped and he started to move the other direction, away from the basket and towards the top of the key.

Saying “watch your elbows” is absurd. I agree that intent does not matter, but the question is whether or not you’re moving them in a typical manner.

If I played CBB and I was a shorter guy I would just try to run in to big guy elbows all of the time.