Yeah, it's been happening quite a bit lately. It happened often at A&M and then again versus Georgia. And you're right, it's not always a foul but it is often a 3-second call, and sometimes it's both.
As was discussed in another thread earlier today, I can’t recall the last time a 3 second violation was ever called. To be honest I’ve pretty much forgotten about it as it’s never called and have pretty much stopped paying attention to those type things in the game. This is something coaching staff should be working the officials on during the game if they are not already. Keep pointing stuff out to an official they will start to look for it and call it.
Cal brought this up in the press conference. Said something like “their bigs would just stay in the lane for five seconds at a time. Well sometimes it wasn’t five seconds….sometimes it was seven.”
What's the difference between wrapping arms around a defender, whether you're facing him or not? Nothing. A foul is a foul.
That's a really good idea. Maybe we can get the fans to do the counting really loudly.
Eh...sealing off a big on a drive to the hoop is as old as time. This tactic has been employed in all levels of basketball seemingly forever. Don't go looking to the refs for help, cuz they ain't calling it (nor would I want them to, b/c UK does the same thing...see Oscar the past two years).
Everybody's really handwringing about our defense. But the reality is, two point baskets don't beat you. Threes do. If we convert our and-one opportunities and hit 35% or better from three and run their guys off the line we win every time. Even if we give up 90 we're still going to win.
It depends on the extent. Sealing your defender is one thing; putting your ass into them and driving them to the other side of the lane is a foul. And the 3 second rule has to be enforced regardless. You can't allow offensive players to park themselves in the lane.
And rightfully so. For as much as people complained about UKs offense over the past few years, fans are well within their right to call out the Cats abysmal defense.
As previously mentioned in the thread, Oscar made a living doing that the past two years. How many times would Oscar seal his guy so Wheeler could get a free layup? Happened all the time. How many times did Oscar camp out in the lane for well over 3 seconds to get a rebound? All the flippin time.
Seals are dirty creatures. They should be sealed with haste.
Yep. He sealed, which is legal. What UGA's big did the entire game was displace and hold.
