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I'm going to agree that the refs were way too involved. First, when everything is hot, nothing is hot, right? So, when you pass out T's in the same manner candy goes on sale after Trick or Treat, what's the point? I found that to be absurd.
The second half was literally so bad that neither team had much, if any, real opportunity to maintain any pace or get on a roll. I'm not saying it was a lopsided job, but I am, and always have been a fan of letting a game happen to a large degree - both as a player and a fan. I've always been a very aggressive defender, as well as a PG. I don't like to play in games where every last "hand check" is called. It happens, and I don't believe a foul should be called unless the contact legitimately affects my movement and ability to dribble or move properly. A pinky grazing my elbow as I've pushed the ball towards the ground in no was altered anything, and thus, is what I consider a ticky tack, unnecessary foul. There were a ton of those kinds of calls last night. It was painful for me to watch the 2nd half, and I know from plenty of experience how miserable it is to play in those kinds of games. I felt bad for both teams, honestly.
My guess? Either:
- the A10 is trying to slow our games so we don't destroy potential "dance" teams and hurt their odds.
- they have some strange fear of, and inability to cope with the energy the arena has this year.
- The VCU game was allowed to go too far, and it came with some kind of serious meeting with the A10's ref committee and they're going too far.
All I know is the entire arena was way different in the second half as the refs got more involved, and to a very large degree, the game just stayed status quo after the half.
Last edited by pmcmullen; 02-12-2020 at 04:56 PM..
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