Fouled up and bloodied in Seattle

by Telemachus on Jan 24, 2009 4:23 PM PST

The Huskies had an incomprehensible 43-15 edge over the Bruins on free-throw attempts that added up to a 26-point differential (36-10 free-throws made). Maybe we weren't as aggressive to the rim as they were, but a few of the fouls were just blatant mistakes by our lovable SPTRs. Perhaps the worst one occurred with 5:42 to play and our Bruins down by one point at 66-67.

Following that bogus call on DC, the Huskies went on a 12-0 run to put the game away.

I'm not putting the whole game on the SPTRs, as we still had our chances down the stretch. However, officiating in this game was ridiculous.

Meanwhile, Alfred Aboya will not have any good memories of Seattle. Last season he gets a ball slammed into his face. This season he gets a blow to the forehead from Brockman's elbow.

Seems apropos as our pride and psyche has been bloodied with this disappointing loss. Let's see how we bounce back. Interestingly, last season we rebounded from a 71-61 loss in Seattle with a 14-game win streak into the Final Four.

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We didn't play our best

…out of control even in the beginning, not great 3 pt shooting.

That being said, this game should have been a LOT closer / we should have won. The SPTRs gave UW the USC game, and today they gave UW the UCLA game.

by dokein on Jan 24, 2009 5:41 PM PST reply actions

How clearly could the ref see the play?

The first thing I thought when the ref blew the whistle on DC there was that from his angle how’d he make that call with DC’s body seemingly obscuring the ball and any contact in it’s proximity. I think he heard the hard slap on the ball, and having anticipated a foul, blew the whistle. Typically when a player fouls as the ball is being raised up to shoot the ball will continue upward since the offending player stops the shooters arm but not the ball. As that wasn’t the case in this instance what more could he have based the call on?

by TrueBlueBlood on Jan 25, 2009 5:39 PM PST reply actions

Shameful bullshit

I’m the first one to not blame losses on the refs, but these two clips are excellent examples of plays where we did not commit fouls.

Was this the same officiating crew used in the UW-SUC game a couple nights before? The discrepancy in free throws was completely lopsided in that game, too.

Shameful.

by Barnes2JJ on Jan 26, 2009 8:47 AM PST reply actions

Those are two dave libby specials!

this guy needs to be fired.

"when you've seen how big the world is, how can you make due with this?"

by silverlakebruin on Jan 26, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions

Libby has been and always will be an 'Impact Ref'.

He loves to make calls to impact the game result. That puts the attention on him good or bad. It’s always been about him. He has consistently made questionable calls his entire career. I have seen them go in our favor at Pauley. He does seem to favor the home team. I think he might have been involved on Shipps backboard shot last year against Cal. Lets hope than when he officiates (term used loosley here) for us in the future, that it is always at Pauley.

by popopapa on Jan 26, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions