UK @ State game thread...

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Originally Posted by MarketingBully

It hurts us more. Not them.

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probably. I was just thinking about how devastating they are when in rhythm and how the whistles are stopping the music. But you're right. At this point it's absolutely killing us.

Horrendous start to the second half.

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Originally Posted by TheRef

FWIW, Herard's fourth shouldn't have been called. Herard didn't push. The UK player jumped forward, and the official called that. He called a push down low, which did not happen.

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Yep

There is a really good team and a pretty good team playing basketball tonight. It could be fun to watch if the officials would allow it.

4 fouls to zero in 3.5 minutes.

We aren't good enough to beat them. The thing that galls me is it wouldn't matter if we were. The refs squash any little daylight we get. It's getting beyond ridiculous.

Easily the worst officiated game I've seen in a while. I understand calling close, but this is calling incorrectly. I don't understand 50% of the fouls called either way.

29 fouls in 24 minutes

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Originally Posted by MarketingBully

That wasn't a good half by us.

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Actually it was pretty good.

I think 61 would agree - if ever there was a night for a Howland tech, it's tonight. He also needs to send this game into the SEC office and just ask them if this is what they want their product to look like.

I do not even know what a foul is anymore.

15 points is the new referee window. ****. Those. Bastards!

Kentucky plays like a much more experienced team. Their past few teams haven't played a very smooth offense. They look much more polished this year.

We don't quite have the horses or the defensive savvy to run with them but it's clear why they are a top 10 team

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Originally Posted by smootness

This is terrible. And I agree it's not really unfair or biased, it's just stupid. Nobody wants to watch this.

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Your right. The first half U.K. Was getting some Ticky Tack fouls also.

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Originally Posted by TheRef

Easily the worst officiated game I've seen in a while. I understand calling close, but this is calling incorrectly. I don't understand 50% of the fouls called either way.

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With the new rules, they have freedom to call anything they want without it making sense. What I don't understand is why they aren't calling Fox, Briscoe, or Monk for more reach ins on the drive up if they are going to call it "close" reach in fouls should definitely be called.

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Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg

We aren't good enough to beat them. The thing that galls me is it wouldn't matter if we were. The refs squash any little daylight we get. It's getting beyond ridiculous.

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True, but ... we're a lot better than we have been for the past 6 or 7 years. Howland is doing a great job.

And we have the best looking floor in college basketball.

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Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg

Actually it was pretty good.

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I thought so too. Take away the T and drop in two threess, we're tied at the half.

The officials are calling over 1 foul a minute on average. I just calculated that the officials have called 1.265 fouls per minute this game.

But not liking this lethargic second half performance

growing on me now though

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Originally Posted by Percho

I do not even know what a foul is anymore.

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Don't feel bad. Neither do the refs.