If you know basketball, it was a correct call.I’m saying it was a bad call that wouldn’t have been called if Iowa had the ball with a chance for Clark to make a winning shot.
pretty simple
Pretty simple.
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If you know basketball, it was a correct call.I’m saying it was a bad call that wouldn’t have been called if Iowa had the ball with a chance for Clark to make a winning shot.
pretty simple
Other than minimal contact and the Girl whipping her head back like am NFL linebacker hit her…Not sure there was angle that ever confirmed a flop. The girl was knocked laterally off her line 3 feet with the official right there on the sideline side.
Other than minimal contact and the Girl whipping her head back like am NFL linebacker hit her
You're delusional then. If you don't call fouls at the end it just invites teams to play absolute bully ball with a chance to tie/win. If you "should let the players decide it" you'll just get bad screens, push offs, clear outs for offensive board etc.. letting the players decide it should mean they still have to play clean on offense or their failure to was part of the reason they lost.I’m saying it was a bad call that wouldn’t have been called if Iowa had the ball with a chance for Clark to make a winning shot.
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You don’t watch it if this is your take. Or you don’t know the rules. Either way you are totally wrong. UConn girl jumped 4 feet into here and threw her elbow up.It was a bad call at the critical junction of the Game. You guys continue trying to sell it and get responses.
That was the final game, no more games to be played. I don’t say they rigged it, I said ESPN is very happy Iowa won.Those who don’t like Clark wouldn’t have had any issue if it was against Iowa in that moment.
they sure didn’t rig it for Iowa last year given the officiating they received against LSU. A game called so poorly that the NCAA had to acknowledge it with a statement.
ESPN is in the business of making money, they are happy Iowa won.They weren’t at the time. Got their clicks on the controversy they made up and now happy to get a higher rated final.
And you have obviously been following, and the ratings will be through the roof for a women’s championship game, not so much had UCONN won. So yes ESPN is very happy that Iowa won.Don't know what ESPN you are watching. The crying from every ESPN commentator has been non-stop since last night.
All they can talk about is the "bad call" and refs " not letting the players decide the outcome of the game. "
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The optics of the officiating crew in regards to the makeup of the two teams is rather interesting landing one to question whether it was incompetence or bias. That’s all I’ll sayWas just going to say this. Took Clark out of the game with some awful calls.
So ESPN dictates things? Glad we’ve settled on this after wrongfully including Alabama in the CFP. 😂And you have obviously been following, and the ratings will be through the roof for a women’s championship game, not so much had UCONN won. So yes ESPN is very happy that Iowa won.
Where did you get ESPN dictates things out of my post? I said ESPN is very happy that Iowa won. Yes, Clark is by far the biggest draw in college basketball, men included.So ESPN dictates things? Glad we’ve settled on this after wrongfully including Alabama in the CFP. 😂
It is wild that the winningest women’s program is apparently somehow not a draw. Shows the power of Clark.
I didn’t watch the game so I don’t know how the rest of the game was called. The one thing players want is consistency set from early in the game throughout the game. I did see the replays and that was a moving screen. The only argument would be if they weren’t calling that throughout and it’s my understanding that UCONN had 3 or 4 moving screens in the game so they should have known better.It was a foul. Uconn had basically knocked an Iowa player down a few plays earlier to get the ball with no call. (I was having flashbacks to our Uconn game again) , which allowed them to close the gap on the scoreboard. So all in all I saw no problem with it. Their center should haven't been setting a screen out there anyway as they were only down 1.
And yet, if Edwards doesn’t do that, what were they going to do if UConn just hit a three there without a screen?You cannot take out the player that is helping your sport. Pretty much it. Viewership drops if you lose Clark.
Nope. I didn't say that or infer it. I do think refs have biases and maybe that affected the call but we will never really know.Are you suggesting the officials made that call because ESPN wanted them to? It was the right call.
“However, in this case, I honestly think that ESPN and others wanted Iowa to advance to continue the Clark story.“Nope. I didn't say that or infer it. I do think refs have biases and maybe that affected the call but we will never really know.
Even some big names thought it was a bad call:I certainly hope you are not an official and only feel this way because you lost a bet on UConn or some other reason you didn't want Iowa to win.
If you can watch that screen in slow motion and not see a clear foul that HAD to be called in that moment.....wow.
it was a foul. They called UCONN for three or four during the game. The problem I have is this, they did not call any moving screens on Iowa. The refs was consistent in calling moving screens all game,,, on UCONN, but not Iowa, that is where I have a problem. Call it consistent, on BOTH teams.I didn’t watch the game so I don’t know how the rest of the game was called. The one thing players want is consistency set from early in the game throughout the game. I did see the replays and that was a moving screen. The only argument would be if they weren’t calling that throughout and it’s my understanding that UCONN had 3 or 4 moving screens in the game so they should have known better.
Lebron, Angel Reese and Gabrielle Union 😂🤣Even some big names thought it was a bad call:
March Madness: The 5 plays that decided Iowa-UConn, including the foul no one was happy about
A bad call wasn't the only reason Iowa won, but it was definitely the game's biggest moment.sports.yahoo.com
“However, in this case, I honestly think that ESPN and others wanted Iowa to advance to continue the Clark story.“
I’m not sure how else to take this comment, but you do you.
LOL I replied to this comment: When Duke or the UConn women get a foul called, ESPN gets upset.
Now, does my comment make sense? Of course ESPN wanted Iowa to advance and so did a lot of others. I didn't say that they had anything to do with the call but that they were happy to keep the Clark story going. It has been a boom for business.
Illegal screen. A screener can be moving as long as they are moving in the same direction. A screen is either illegal or legal. On that play the screener was completely outside of her vertical plane. Her legs were spread apart and she made contact with the defender. She also initiated contact with the defender. When screening a moving opponent time and distance are a factor. You must allow the defender no more than 2 steps to avoid the screen. The screener also extended her elbow out and made contact. This was the right call and a great call. I am a 27 year basketball official.1. I’m not sure it was all of American
2. That is some weak sauce foul call…she leaned into it….maybe. But it was typical ref that reacts to rhe Iowa player falling down more then anything
And in a game where your constant grabbing and hold players defensively…to call that weak sauce foul that ended the game essentially..::it’s not the best decision
Of course they do. There’s also a certain group who does not like Clark or her fans, downplays her talent and accomplishments and are pro Reese with every take.Even some big names thought it was a bad call:
March Madness: The 5 plays that decided Iowa-UConn, including the foul no one was happy about
A bad call wasn't the only reason Iowa won, but it was definitely the game's biggest moment.sports.yahoo.com
Thank you!Illegal screen. A screener can be moving as long as they are moving in the same direction. A screen is either illegal or legal. On that play the screener was completely outside of her vertical plane. Her legs were spread apart and she made contact with the defender. She also initiated contact with the defender. When screening a moving opponent time and distance are a factor. You must allow the defender no more than 2 steps to avoid the screen. The screener also extended her elbow out and made contact. This was the right call and a great call. I am a 27 year basketball official.
This is dumb. The 3.9 seconds shouldn’t make a damn bit of difference. If it is a clear foul, then the call should be made regardless of how much time is on the clock.It was an awful call that the ref wanted to make.
The Iowa player flopped, a referee can’t call a foul on a flop with 3.9 sec left with a chance to win to move on to the title game.
When you want Iowa to lose and the chance has slipped away, it’s going to outrage the fan aspect of a lot of people. Clark has a ton of haters who are vicariously living through every team that plays them.This is dumb. The 3.9 seconds shouldn’t make a damn bit of difference. If it is a clear foul, then the call should be made regardless of how much time is on the clock.
And this plainly WAS a clear foul. I don’t know how anyone who knows basketball could watch that replay posted earlier in this thread and still deny it. It fits the textbook definition of an illegal moving screen.
Honestly, I think this whole pseudo “controversy” is largely ESPN created. Because controversy helps with clicks/ratings, ESPN very clearly tried to stir this one up in the immediate post-game show and on their website … laughably by interviewing former UCONN players … and got a lot of gullible lemmings to jump on board with them.
If ESPN hadn’t done that, I doubt many would be debating this today. Because it really shouldn’t be controversial. A ref made a correct call at a big moment, so what?