East/Boston region discussion (Syracuse #1)

[Gthoma2a]

Anybody else feel like this was a weird game. The calls were so touchy. It was ridiculous what was called a foul a lot of times. It messed up the rhythm of the game. It wasn't as bad as Kentucky and Indiana, but still...

[Buckeye Devil]

As predicted..3 weak fouls to start by Syracuse (2 of which were as weak as they come).

Thad Motta is blackmailing someone to get this kind of favorable treatment...

Please, stop with this kind of nonsense. Syracuse had 8 more fouls in the game than OSU but they fouled intentionally 7 times in the last minute and a half. It was a horribly officiated game on both ends of the floor. With that said, the Orange had almost 14 minutes of the first half to bury OSU without Sullinger in the game and laid a huge egg. Ohio State was just better in this game. They solved the zone just enough to get by and played good team defense.

[sagegrouse]

Please, stop with this kind of nonsense. Syracuse had 8 more fouls in the game than OSU but they fouled intentionally 7 times in the last minute and a half. It was a horribly officiated game on both ends of the floor. With that said, the Orange had almost 14 minutes of the first half to bury OSU without Sullinger in the game and laid a huge egg. Ohio State was just better in this game. They solved the zone just enough to get by and played good team defense.

Interestingly, the Daily Orange column/blog linked on the Main Page blamed the refs for taking over the game with so many foul calls. It didn't blame the refs for Syracuse's loss, saying that OSU clearly played better.

sagegrouse

[CoachJ10]

Please, stop with this kind of nonsense. Syracuse had 8 more fouls in the game than OSU but they fouled intentionally 7 times in the last minute and a half. It was a horribly officiated game on both ends of the floor. With that said, the Orange had almost 14 minutes of the first half to bury OSU without Sullinger in the game and laid a huge egg. Ohio State was just better in this game. They solved the zone just enough to get by and played good team defense.

Hopefully you understood the Thad Motta comment was a little hyperbole. And yes, there is no doubt that Syracuse did not make winning plays down the stretch.

But it doesn't ignore the fact that it was a poorly officiated game that definitely favored OSU. They were fortunate to get the whistles they did, and it did in fact shape the play and outcome of the game.

(As an aside, Craft would be a phenomenal defender if he just relegated himself to moving his feet...a skill he is great at and should be lauded for. However, the constant grabbing and holding that he sprinkles in makes him frustrating to watch.)

[Buckeye Devil]

Hopefully you understood the Thad Motta comment was a little hyperbole. And yes, there is no doubt that Syracuse did not make winning plays down the stretch.

But it doesn't ignore the fact that it was a poorly officiated game that definitely favored OSU. They were fortunate to get the whistles they did, and it did in fact shape the play and outcome of the game.

(As an aside, Craft would be a phenomenal defender if he just relegated himself to moving his feet...a skill he is great at and should be lauded for. However, the constant grabbing and holding that he sprinkles in makes him frustrating to watch.)

I get the hyperbole, but the insinuation sure seemed to be that the Buckeyes won in large part due to the officiating. But how is that the case when Sullinger sat 14 minutes in the first half due to at least 1 questionable call? The foul disparity was non-existent given the fact that the Orange fouled 7 times intentionally in the last minute and a half. And by the way, they did DQ Craft for his "constant grabbing and holding that he sprinkles in." If it is such an issue, why did the league coaches vote him defensive player of the year in the Big 10? And if any team should have been affected by the touch fouls it should have been the Buckeyes given the fact that the Big 10 is usually a little more physical and such touch fouls are not typically whistled.

[freshmanjs]

I get the hyperbole, but the insinuation sure seemed to be that the Buckeyes won in large part due to the officiating. But how is that the case when Sullinger sat 14 minutes in the first half due to at least 1 questionable call? The foul disparity was non-existent given the fact that the Orange fouled 7 times intentionally in the last minute and a half. And by the way, they did DQ Craft for his "constant grabbing and holding that he sprinkles in." If it is such an issue, why did the league coaches vote him defensive player of the year in the Big 10? And if any team should have been affected by the touch fouls it should have been the Buckeyes given the fact that the Big 10 is usually a little more physical and such touch fouls are not typically whistled.

Why would you think that 2 teams having the same number of fouls implies the calls were fair?