Did anyone just see the St. Johns vs Rutgers game?

[Buck]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Bad call but ultimately - I don't care.

A) Rutgers probably still doesn't hit the shot.

B) Even if they do, we're talking about the 13 seed in a loaded Big East tournament advancing to the quarters so they can get mauled by whoever the play.

Yeah, it was a bad call, but in the grand scheme of things, it just doesn't matter.

A) Rutgers should have had about 4 free throws on uncalled fouls

B) Technically throwing the ball into the stands is a Technical so they should have got 2 more free throws and the ball back

C) Had Rutgers won this game and one more they would be eligible for the NIT.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Buck

A) Rutgers should have had about 4 free throws on uncalled fouls

B) Technically throwing the ball into the stands is a Technical so they should have got 2 more free throws and the ball back

C) Had Rutgers won this game and one more they would be eligible for the NIT.

Oh c'mon - uncalled fouls happen on every other possession. That hardly makes for a travesty. Nobody would've said a thing about uncalled fouls had the screwup at the very end not happened. There damn sure wouldn't be a thread around here on it.

And throwing the ball into the stands gets called as a technical about once a year. The fact that a kid thought the game was over and slung one out of bounds clearly doesn't qualify. Further, all technicals are at a ref's discretion and if there's no intent behind the act, the technical isn't appropriate.

Had Rutgers hit a miracle 3, they'd have won. That's it - the fouls are what they are, I'm sure there were uncalled fouls in favor of Rutgers previously. I'm not going to get up in arms about them. And even if Rutgers hits the shot, do you honestly think they were going to beat Pitt?

It's much ado about nothing. Bad call, but ultimately inconsequential. I'd be furious were I a fan of Rutgers, but I'm not - so I don't care.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Oh c'mon - uncalled fouls happen on every other possession. That hardly makes for a travesty. Nobody would've said a thing about uncalled fouls had the screwup at the very end not happened. There damn sure wouldn't be a thread around here on it.

And throwing the ball into the stands gets called as a technical about once a year. The fact that a kid thought the game was over and slung one out of bounds clearly doesn't qualify. Further, all technicals are at a ref's discretion and if there's no intent behind the act, the technical isn't appropriate.

Had Rutgers hit a miracle 3, they'd have won. That's it - the fouls are what they are, I'm sure there were uncalled fouls in favor of Rutgers previously. I'm not going to get up in arms about them. And even if Rutgers hits the shot, do you honestly think they were going to beat Pitt?

It's much ado about nothing. Bad call, but ultimately inconsequential. I'd be furious were I a fan of Rutgers, but I'm not - so I don't care.

I care about the integrity of the game, not whether either team has a chance at winning the championship. If that was the case then the NFL should just crown the Steelers or Pats at the beginning of every year.

[WebGem]

Originally Posted by Buck

I care about the integrity of the game, not whether either team has a chance at winning the championship. If that was the case then the NFL should just crown the Chiefs at the beginning of every year.

FYP

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Buck

I care about the integrity of the game, not whether either team has a chance at winning the championship. If that was the case then the NFL should just crown the Steelers or Pats at the beginning of every year.

If you're harping on missed call in defense of 'the integrity of the game' that ship sailed long ago. Those are simply going to happen and they happen every single day.

The missed out of bounds call was horrible and it's the only reason anyone's talking about an otherwise irrelevant game. At the same time, all it did was deprive Rutgers of a chance to do something they weren't likely to pull off anyway.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Oh c'mon - uncalled fouls happen on every other possession. That hardly makes for a travesty. Nobody would've said a thing about uncalled fouls had the screwup at the very end not happened. There damn sure wouldn't be a thread around here on it.

And throwing the ball into the stands gets called as a technical about once a year. The fact that a kid thought the game was over and slung one out of bounds clearly doesn't qualify. Further, all technicals are at a ref's discretion and if there's no intent behind the act, the technical isn't appropriate.

Had Rutgers hit a miracle 3, they'd have won. That's it - the fouls are what they are, I'm sure there were uncalled fouls in favor of Rutgers previously. I'm not going to get up in arms about them. And even if Rutgers hits the shot, do you honestly think they were going to beat Pitt?

It's much ado about nothing. Bad call, but ultimately inconsequential. I'd be furious were I a fan of Rutgers, but I'm not - so I don't care.

how can it be inconsequential. if St. Johns goes and beats Pitt, is it inconsequential then?

If throwing a ball into the stands is a technical, it should be called as such. That, like stepping out of bounds, which he also did, is NOT a judgement call.