To the Answer1313 guy - clearly you've been on here a while and have some fans, but when you have to dominate a thread with posts and attempt to browbeat others into submission to your statistically backed opinion, you may, just may, be missing something. What many on here are trying to get you to do, which you are unwilling to do, is look at what happened on the court and discern. One cannot statistically document a foul that was not called. You'd have to watch so see what happened. One can document a crap foul that was called. You'd have to watch to know it was a crap foul (ie, Willis' 5th). You'd have to ignore KU's defense to think they did not foul. Additionally - there are many things that go into the way a game is played AND called that impact a game. For example - when you are a rim protector with 4 fouls, some of which you feel were not fouls, you tend to play less aggressively on defense to remain in the game. It impacts how you play the game (I know - so you'd say - "then don't foul"). Players cannot control how the refs choose or even determine to call a game. Another example in that game was the phantom turn-over calls.
So... while you've made your point, with great redundancy, that UK lost and it's their own fault because they foul too much. Many who observed the game see a disparity in HOW the game was called, as well as the disparity in the statistics of both fouls called (and not called) and free throws attempted, that many would say indicates HOW the game was called. Players can exhibit patterns, but also some games are tougher match ups - or a player has a poor game. It requires more than stats to form an opinion. Personally, I think players get certain reputations with refs, and many times fouls are called as such - or if refs need to call a foul on a team they will do so on a less essential player because it's an easy bail out for refs (ie. Polson used to get called for so much crap - Dom got at least one of these, if not two, Saturday - which put KU in the bonus more quickly) Those cheap calls greatly impact a game, putting a team in the bonus more quickly, limit available personnel, and impact how a team can defend and a coaches options.
You say to ignore we are a fouling team is foolish, and your repeated attempts to get people to recognize that is simply your altruistic best thoughts for the team. Maybe so, maybe not. It's clear you have your opinion. Can others who observed the game have theirs as well? I've said once and I will say again, If in their remaining away games KU is willing to spot each opponent 25 FTA's and allow their 4 bigs to foul out, then I will give them all the credit that they are fair minded. Fact is, it took just that against UK to get it done. Oklahoma got jobbed there too - most people do get jobbed there. My biggest disappointment and I think Cal's too from his presser, is despite all of that - we were still in a position to win and failed to execute.
Lastly - and this is far too long... To say UK didn't get the bad end of reffing for that game is simply to plant your head in the sand on KU's defense and arm bar driving on offense. Selden played great - hit clutch shots. Perry Ellis is a scared pup against talent - will not produce in the NBA. Mason III is as annoying a player to watch as any I've seen. After that game I'm more convinced than ever that KU unless propped up by some very favorable reffing, is not that good a team or even program. Shaka's coming for you Bill, Kruger is already there.
