****Official Kansas vs Oklahoma State (1/18/14) Thread****

[Ceej]

I will eat six helpings of crow in re: Tharpe.

Dude has been unreal.

[KC_Connection]

I actually don't think Wiggins has played a good home game yet. He seems to only get jacked up by the road atmospheres. I suppose that isn't exactly a bad thing, but you'd like to see a more consistent level of intensity.

[Mr. Laz]

It's like the refs were so afraid to make a call that they just called double fouls or double T's to avoid making a decision.

[KC_Connection]

Embiid had 8 blocks in this game, but it was remarkable how rattled he had OSU most of the game (especially Nash). They weren't used to that at all. They couldn't go to the basket without getting blocked, freaking out, or just missing a shot. Enormous defensive presence.

[O.city]

Smart is a great player.

If you want flopping to be out of the game, tell officials to get better. If a ball goes out of bounds of you, but the official misses the call, it's not the fault of the player. Same as flopping.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by O.city

Smart is a great player.

If you want flopping to be out of the game, tell officials to get better. If a ball goes out of bounds of you, but the official misses the call, it's not the fault of the player. Same as flopping.

JFC.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

JFC.

Trying to draw fouls is cheating?

[Silock]

Originally Posted by O.city

Trying to draw fouls is cheating?

There's a difference between drawing a foul (ie you're legitimately fouled) and trying to convince the refs that you were fouled when you weren't.

For crying out loud, Smart GRABBED HIS FACE as if he'd been hit by Mike Tyson.

That's a bitch move. Can't respect that.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Silock

There's a difference between drawing a foul (ie you're legitimately fouled) and trying to convince the refs that you were fouled when you weren't.

For crying out loud, Smart GRABBED HIS FACE as if he'd been hit by Mike Tyson.

That's a bitch move. Can't respect that.

Then I expect you don't like it when a KU player drives to the basket, gets stripped, but throws his hands up trying to draw a foul call?

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by O.city

Trying to draw fouls is cheating?

It's obviously intentional, so to say it's the ref's fault and not the fault of the player is absurd. It's one thing to get a player in the air and draw a foul (which IMO is really annoying when the shooter is obviously initiating contact by jumping into the defender) or drive to the basket on someone who has 4 fouls or whatever, but there is no skill with flopping or crying to the refs.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

It's obviously intentional, so to say it's the ref's fault and not the fault of the player is absurd. It's one thing to get a player in the air and draw a foul (which IMO is really annoying when the shooter is obviously initiating contact by jumping into the defender) or drive to the basket on someone who has 4 fouls or whatever, but there is no skill with flopping or crying to the refs.

He gets calls to go his way. I'd say theres some skill to that.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

It's obviously intentional, so to say it's the ref's fault and not the fault of the player is absurd. It's one thing to get a player in the air and draw a foul (which IMO is really annoying when the shooter is obviously initiating contact by jumping into the defender) or drive to the basket on someone who has 4 fouls or whatever, but there is no skill with flopping or crying to the refs.

If there was no skill to it, Durant wouldn't be leading the NBA in FT attempts. He's amazing at it. So is Harden (who is 3rd in FT/A).

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by O.city

Smart is a great player.

If you want flopping to be out of the game, tell officials to get better. If a ball goes out of bounds of you, but the official misses the call, it's not the fault of the player. Same as flopping.

Exactly. If you can exploit the inadequacy of the officials, I don't see what's wrong with doing everything in your power to do it.

[Prison Bitch]

The call on Selden was legit because you can't even swing the elbow regardless if it connects.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

The call on Selden was legit because you can't even swing the elbow regardless if it connects.

Charge maybe, but Flagrant 1? Get the **** out of here with that ****ing nonsense.

Moreover, that doesn't mean I can't hate the rule and call it the nonsense that it is.