WBB: **** Big 12 Tournament - Cyclones vs Baylor Game Thread 5:30pm ESPN+ ****

[CYDJ]

This is why it pains me sometimes to watch the ISU women. The amount of physical play and non-calls is so over the top that it is like rugby when it starts out that way and the officials then lose control. I’d be embarrassed to be the Big 12 AD and have to defend this officiating.

We need to figure out better systems for officiating. The game, even at the women's level, is too fast for the officials, the natural rotation that the officials use to rotate their positions causes inconsistencies from end to end and one night's officials will call completely differently than aonther night's. We need to get to the point where there are more stationary specialized eyes concentrated on certain parts of the game, calling what they know well AND possibly being optimized by crowdsouring.

How is it done? What would the expense be? Think about what they have to do now and what kind of a product we are getting and stop being obstinent and get the technology involved. I'm sitting 300 miles away and I can see an obvious travel 10X better than the official concentrating on the play 10 feet from them.

 

[CYDJ]

"Physical Play" = foul till they call it.

 

[CYDJ]

What the hell on that foul?

 

[NWICY]

Wow…small ISU crowd today. Smaller than last night.

I'm coming down tomorrow.

 

[NWICY]

Crowd sounds good on the radio. Sounds like Baylor should have a flagrant for a eye poke.

 

[jspeels]

Getting hit in the face isn’t a flagrant now, good to know

 

[CYDJ]

You only "instinctively" go for that ball when you are allowed to foul EVERY TIME your opponent touched the ball. Her swipe is usually just allowed to happen with no penalty.

 

[HoustonClone]

Baylor's WBB team is more physical than Aranda's D. Not embellishing.

 

[TheJackWePack5]

Holy “displacement” on that last missed free there!!!

 

[HoustonClone]

Officials really choosing to ignore the obvious. Have some courage, refs....call the game like it's supposed to be called.

 

[Cyched]

Baylor's WBB team is more physical than Aranda's D. Not embellishing.

Nothing wrong with embellishing the D

 

[CYDJ]

Baylors guards using the two hands on hips D stance. ISU hips that is. Wow on letting obvious auto calls go because you'd have to stop the game 3 times every ISU possession.

 

[GT25Ump]

Just to remind people, the officials have called twice as many fouls on Baylor than us. Yes, it should be even more, BUT usually don't see such disparity, I'm worried they'll begin calling more on us to even it up some.

 

[CYDJ]

We need to headhunt their big girl when she comes back in. They seem to need her on Audi.

 

[SolarGarlic]

Hopefully those FTs get Addy going. THere are shots inside

 

[GoodyISU1]

The announcers were concerned with 2 hands on Audi earlier, but no mention of their guards doing the same thing every time down the court.

Right? Laughable really

 

[Cyched]

Now Baylor players are crying wolf with fouls

 

[CYDJ]

Just to remind people, the officials have called twice as many fouls on Baylor than us. Yes, it should be even more, BUT usually don't see such disparity, I'm worried they'll begin calling more on us to even it up some.

That is because Baylor is essentially daring them to call fouls. We are playing a basketball game on the other hand.

 

[ZorkClone]

Now calling everything. Just inconsistent

 

[CYDJ]

Nicki is able to ***** the entire game. She is in terrific shape. It takes a LOT of energy and stamina to be that obnoxious the WHOLE game.