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tOSU vs. Ohio - Tuesday, 11/12 - 8:00 PM - BTN

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When I DVR football games, I'll add on an extra 30 minutes in case the teams get pass happy and it runs long. Now I'll have to add on an extra 30-60 minutes in case the refs get whistle happy (which apparently they will) for basketball games this year. Looks like my girlfriends Voice/Project runway crap will get deleted. Oops.
 
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Good game by Amir, first career double-double. It was refreshing to see him hit his FTs at a high rate, as that will be his best route to putting points on the board and he gets fouled plenty often. Amir also I think looks a bit more agile out there than last year.

Some of the fouls in this game were hard to believe, though. I had to rewind and check to see where the foul was a couple times - one of those was where Amir apparently grazed an OU guard with his midsection when the OU guard was driving in for a layup and got called for a foul.

I liked what I saw out of Loving, would like to see him play some more minutes.
 
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Basketball is going to be ugly this year if these tickytacky fouls keep getting called. I went to watch a basketball game and watched a free throw contest instead. Next game will be HORSE? I hope the NCAA calls the refs off a bit.
 
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C-busBuck said:
Basketball is going to be ugly this year if these tickytacky fouls keep getting called. I went to watch a basketball game and watched a free throw contest instead. Next game will be HORSE? I hope the NCAA calls the refs off a bit.
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As a long time player, coach, and (for a while) referee I appreciate the changes. I felt the game was getting out of hand with physical play, particularly as the young men that play big time college basketball started to hit the weight room harder back in the 90's. I think you will find that the game will be more fun to watch as PLAYERS adjust, not officials. My hope is that we begin to see more of the pattern offenses, with screens and back doors. As it has been, if a guy starts to beat you back door, you just grab him and get away with it. If you didn't want an opponent to start their offense on the left side, you pushed the point guard to the right side.

Maybe the points of emphasis will not meet the desired result, but I for one welcome the attempt to clean up the game.
 
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