LAMAR GAME DAY THREAD

[All About the Corn]

So I am sure I am not the only one when I played and was missing from the outside to move in and make a few before going back for a outside shot. Would be nice to see our three point shooters doing the same thing 

[Gamafn]

7 hours ago, Bugeaters1 said:

Numbers don't lie!!

I don’t have a problem with giving Nissley more pt and some starts in the hope that she grows into it, but if you base that decision on numbers she’s shooting 25% and 19% from 3.  Numbers don’t lie indeed.

[Fastbreaker]

1 hour ago, Gamafn said:

9 hours ago, Bugeaters1 said:

Numbers don't lie!!

I don’t have a problem with giving Nissley more pt and some starts in the hope that she grows into it, but if you base that decision on numbers she’s shooting 25% and 19% from 3.  Numbers don’t lie indeed.

There is more to basketball than scoring. When she was in the game we were +21.  Means she was doing a lot of things to help her team. 

[Tom Jones]

On 11/23/2023 at 5:57 PM, Tom Jones said:

Some of the comments made about officiating here ... well that's just not what i think i saw. If replay is available, i will re-watch the game over the weekend looking for three incidents: 1) on Hake's double dribble did an opponent touch the ball between dribbles; 2) was Potts "pulled down from behind" before SHE was assessed a foul; 3) was there distance between Potts and the shooter when Potts was called for the foul? 

 

[Tom Jones]

About the officiating.  I am going to stand up for the officials in this game.  

Earlier I had said "Some of the comments made about officiating here ... well that's just not what i think i saw. If replay is available, i will re-watch the game over the weekend looking for three incidents: 1) on Hake's double dribble did an opponent touch the ball between dribbles; 2) was Potts "pulled down from behind" before SHE was assessed a foul; 3) was there distance between Potts and the shooter when Potts was called for the foul? "

 

Well, i did rewatch the second half repeatedly replaying the three incidents mentioned above.  My observations:

1) Double dribble was called on Hake. The broadcasters commented that DD should not have been called because the ball had been DEFLECTED by an opponent between dribbles.  The ball may have been touched by an opponent but it was def not deflected.  The rule states: "A player shall not dribble for a second time after his first dribble has ended unless between the two dribbles he has lost control of a live ball on the playing court".  Hake did not lose control. The call was correct. 

2) I do not believe that Potts was "pulled down from behind". The video does not support this. Yes she and a Lamar player behind her went up together and both fell backwards, but it does not appear that the opponent intentionally caused Potts to fall - as in "pulling her down". Although it is impossible to determine from the video, it's possible the foul was committed by Potts before the fall. 

3) There was def not a distance of 3 or 4 feet between Potts and the shooter. There was minimal contact and yes Potts was backing away but again it's not possible to rule out that the foul occurred before she started backing away. 

 

In all three of these situations, the officials had the better view of the action than did the broadcast staff.  There are other incidents in which the broadcast staff's comments about officiating were not consistent with what i saw on replay. 

In addition to commenting on specific calls, there were two incidents in which the broadcast staff laughed derisively at the officials - as tho in ridicule. IMO, this is not appropriate and I believe the official was correct to stop the action and speak to the broadcast staff.

 

Often times on here comments are made such as "from what i heard the officiating seemed to be really bad". That conclusion assumes that the broadcast staff has a better understanding of the rules and a better view of the action than do the referees. I think this is seldom the case. 

Yes, Lamar played rough and aggressive. But this is what the game has become. 

Edited November 25, 2023 by Tom Jones
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