Thought This was interesting..

[bake2252]

This is out of a Jay Bilas column this week.

Worst No Call: At the end of the UCLA-Texas A&M game, Donald Sloan drove the lane for a potential game winning shot. Sloan was fouled. There is no question about it. A foul should have been called by the officials, and the shooter should have been protected. UCLA's Josh Shipp clearly hit Sloan on the arm on the shot, and the officials either missed it or chose not to call it because it was a late-game situation. Either way, the no call was unacceptable. The contact on the play was not incidental. No reasonable official can look at that play and suggest otherwise.

I wondered why the announers didn't even mention this and in fact, stated that Shipp made a great defensive play. This is at least three games that officials have influenced in a positive way for UCLA in the past two weeks. This has to catch up at some point....

 

[Dice34]

it catches up this week against Courtney Lee and the Hilltoppers!!

 

[bake2252]

I hope so Dice. I can't stand watching this team handed victories every week.

 

[SixFive]

yep, great play, shipp. second picture shows he about threw his shoulder out of socket because he fouled so hard! :mj07:

 

[SixFive]

The Texas A&M game was the most recent example. A photograph clearly showed that Shipp fouled the Aggies' Donald Sloan on what would have been a game-tying basket in the closing seconds.

"It is interesting that there seems like there's been an idea that there's some kind of conspiracy theory that's helping UCLA with the officials," Howland said. "I hope that's true, but I assure you it's not."

:liar: :bsflag

 

[Destructor D]

It's all about the almighty dollar and LA is the 2nd largest market and the NCAA needs UCLA in the tourney.

Love was getting away with murder as well in the 2nd half. It was hilarious watching UCLA hack the sh*t out of Texas A&M and yet never whistled for anything.

 

[bake2252]

Great photos, Sixfive. I don't know how they miss this call. I guess I'm in the minority after listening to the "experts" and looking at most brackets, but UCLA has yet to impress me. I have watched them probably 15 times this year and I can't see why everyone thinks they are so good. If they do happen to make it to San Antonio, they will get crushed by whomever they play. I can't wait for that line.

 

[bej0101]

yep, great play, shipp. second picture shows he about threw his shoulder out of socket because he fouled so hard! :mj07:

great pixxxxxxxxxx