| I actually thought the refs were pretty even both ways. Once you get this far in the tournament, there really isn't much favoratism from the refs unless your name is Tyler Hansbrough. I just wish the refs would be more consistent. They need to either blow the whistle the whole game or swallow the whistle, don't go back and forth. The biggest thing I've noticed is what you brought up, charges. You see a guy dip his shoulder and run somebody over who is actually back-peddling playing defense and they call a block. You see a guy stand under the basket who gets run over after the ball goes in and they call a charge. I think college really needs one of those little circles under the goal like what the NBA has and they need to enlighten the refs as to what a charge is and what a block is.
I used to kind of pull for UNC. I liked their team and I really liked when they beat Duke. But this year with the media obsession of UNC and Hansbrough, I have learned to really hate that team. I get tired of hearing Jay Bilas refer to Hansbrough as the player of the year. Hey Bilas, you aren't on ESPN calling these games, you're on CBS. CBS Sportsline named Beasley their player of the year. The media's ACC bias is unreal. I am really hoping Kaun and Jackson put Hansbrough in his place. KU will probably have to play Aldrich a lot also, because Hansbrough will draw a lot of fouls, and even more non-fouls that just get called because of who he is. Did you see that play during the Louisville game where Padgett caught the ball up high and Hansbrough just blasted him across the arms? No call. Yeah  |