Comments on: College Hoops Week in Review: Five Thoughts

By: azcatsfan

azcatsfan — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:56:46 +0000

Hear Hear!! I agree with you both completely!! I have been a cat’s fan for 50years as of this year and I have seen some real blunders called by PAC-12 refs over the years. Some for us some against. That is all part of the game. ( I know I sound like a homer while typing this all out but I remember when the cats played in the WAC and officiating wasn’t much better there either. Again it happens. No one’s perfect.

kristind I turn the volume down too and turn on the radio I’d rather listen to the announcer there than on tv.

By: kristind1031

kristind1031 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:54:51 +0000

First of all let me say this. Yes I am an Arizona fan, with that being said, there were some bad calls in this game period. You never mentioned the foul on Solomon Hill where the Colorado player simply tripped and was on the floor and they called a foul on AZ! That was a huge foul as well it took the momentum away from Arizona! Yes I agree that the call was probably not right but it was hard to see on TV in my view. Bad calls happen, bottom line is that Colorado gave the game back to Arizona didn’t they? I truly get sick of the armchair writers who never have anything good to say about the Pac!!!! I mean this truly. I get so sick of Duke this and Duke that and the ACC and all the freaking great press they get even when they are not that good. The bottom line is that Arizona is winning games. They have proven they are never OUT of a game!! That is huge. Would I rather they be winning by 10 points every game? Sure, who wouldn’t be. That is not realistic either. This team quite frankly reminds me a lot of the 1997 Championship team. You recall the one that beat three Number One seeds to take it all? Rememeber? They were not suppose to be or go anywhere, they were just NOT that good. I think everyone needs to give credit where credit is due. Their wins may not be pretty, but they are winning. I believe they will be at the big dance and I also believe that they will do very well there. They are quite young, and need to mesh as a team yet. I hope that they do that these next five weeks or so! Until then stop bad mouthing a team that is 14-0 for lords sake! Give them credit for sticking in the trench and not bailing like many teams who are 17 points down do.

I agee with Flordia727 you have no idea what you are talking about regarding the reffs! Really, try doing there jobs. You cannot see everything, it is a physical impossibility. They do a damn good job and we complain and chastise them for it. They used instant reply in the AZ game and you say they got it wrong! Oh well, it happens. As stated above, they were other calls that went against the other side as well! Things sometimes happen, it evens out in my opinion. I love the game, and I love watching. I tend to turn off the commentators and rarely read reviews because of the stupidty that goes into making a great and exciting competition mediocre. Leave your critics behind and dawn a uniform and be a player and see where you are then. Chances are you could not even make the team in high school. It is easy to judge and critisize others from afar!

By: florida727

florida727 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:10:57 +0000

Two thoughts:

Arizona – I watched the game against Florida because I’m a Gator fan. It would be easy to say Florida “gave the game away” and make me feel better about losing, but the reality is it’s a 40 minute game and my favorite team only played 38 of them. Let’s not diminish the accomplishment of the Arizona kids. They never gave up. They finished what they started. They deserve credit for that. Bottom line: they won, we lost. If I were an Arizona fan, I’d be applauding them for looking adversity in the face and then overcoming it. Great win for them.

Referees – Of the hundreds of games played so far this year at the D1 level, you’ve cited TWO and are saying there’s a “problem”. There’s not. I’m not a referee, nor was I one in the past, nor have I played one on TV, but they have a tough job and virtually all of the time, they get it right. Did they blow the calls you referenced? Yep. Absolutely. The solution is simple. In the last 2 minutes of a half, and any overtime period(s), let them use instant replay whenever and however they so choose. Better yet: every game, certainly every conference game, has an “observer” present. Let that person be the “replay official” if you think the on-court guys can’t get it right. Similar to the replay guy in the booth at NFL games, have a third party make those calls. To say there’s an overall “problem” with officiating is just plain wrong.