A Friendly Correction for those Man-Haters who Delve to be Single

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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

You know, I try to keep from ranting and raving, and look what happens. You make me post. This is your fault.

I thought this year things might be different. I thought there is no way Krzyzewski is able to gain a significant advantage in fouls. But, no. Coach K owns the refs. Completely. Forget the obvious call that should have been reversed when the video clearly showed the ball hitting Winslow's hand last. It's really all about the foul calls with Duke. And getting into the bonus.

To be fair, Ryan was outcoached. And Duke played some great defense. But the number of absolute bullshit fouls that went Duke's way really made the difference in the game. Tyus Jones is Duke's next generation flopper. I don't understand why refs fall for his bullshit. In the championship game, he jumps sideways into defenders when shooting and never initiated contact that didn't wind up with him on the floor. He kicks his leg out on jump shots to try to draw contact. And he can't wait to fall down on defense. Yeah, he hit some great shots. But I don't remember him deserving to take one of the foul shots he took in the second half. And that's just Jones! Fucking Winslow threw his elbow into a stationary Hoosier's face and ended up on the line. Duke went to the line what, 16 times in the second half? They were in the bonus with more than 10 minutes to play in the second half and the double bonus with more than 7 minutes to play? I don't think Wisconsin even reached the bonus. And it's almost all the result of strategic falling down. It's a joke.

And let me tell you something. The fact that all of the announcers say shit like, "Coach K really knows how to work the refs to his advantage," and "Tyus Jones did a great job of selling that foul," is a huge part of the problem. If you're going to credit these assholes for gaming the system and shower praise on them for it, we'll be stuck with this garbage forever (or at least until Coach K takes that final flop). Hell, we have announcers talking about how Battier was one of the best defensive players ever based on the fact that he was the best at running under someone more athletic than he and falling down.

It's embarrassing.

TM

eta: I'm also still pissed off that Gus Johnson is not involved in any of the coverage. We are completely destroying an opportunity for a whole generation to experience the best game calling ever.

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