Big East Officiating

I think part of the problem is that the referees that they big east are using are older guys that used to be "first tier" guys that are no longer that. It is why we started out with guys like Hess, Burr and Higgins and have moved on to this crew. If you look at the better guys who are getting Final Fours they are coming more and more from ACC, Big 10 and Big 12.

Couple of guys I think do a really good job in the league are on the younger side.... Chiazza and Prager I think are their names.... seem to have a better grasp of the game than the older guys that have been asked to change styles two or three times in their career.
 
I agree with you Beast. That is why most reffing should be no calls. Unless you see one of the markers that refs consistently associate with a foul (like the ball handler lowering his shoulders into the defender being a charge) with perfect clarity that a foul is a foul it is a no call. But this is also partly what I was getting at with the lowering the shoulders thing. There are certain things that should be consistent. When a ref sees an offensive player with the ball lowering his should and initiating contact, that should consistently be called a charge. It has consistently been taught and called that way and that consistency equals out. Another example, Yesterday Owens got called for an over the back. With his long arms and athleticism I don't think he actually touched the guy but because it had the markers I was OK with that call. It is something you are taught not to do and something that everyone - players, coaches, spectators knows will consistently be called.
 
I am a Varsity HS basketball referee in Nassau County. Never was told to call a specific number of fouls either in the 2 man or 3 man system.

2) Calling a basketball game is effing ridiculously a hard job, especially at court level. At last weeks game at the Garden, I'd make a lot of calls from my seat half a second before the ref did. My wife said to me, wow you are really good, you should be a ref. I replied, "I got IABO certification when I was in college, and was horrible at reffing when at court level." It's just impossible to see with clarity from the baseline when ten guys are tangled up under the basket what you can when elevated 10-20 feet off the court. I've always thought that if theya re going to use a third ref, he should observe from a midcourt perch that is the equivalent of a great seat.
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I would agree that the game viewed by Officials on the court is quite different than that viewed by the fan, or even the coach (es) across the court.
 
Went to the Big East Conference website to see the directory.

http://www.bigeast.com/staff.aspx?

Interestingly, the upervisor of Officials for both Men's & Women's Basketball are the only two people who don't have an e-mail address posted.

Assuming their inboxes would be flooded with hate mail....
 
As Stringer Bell once said, "Get it straight, your territory ain't shi$ if the product is weak." Right now the product is weak with how games are being officiated.
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Product muthafucas, Product.
 
I am going to start to pay more attention to the number of fouls in other conferences. On ESPN now Michigan and Wisconsin (22 fouls with less than 5 minutes to go). That is less than in either half of yesterday's Butler game. Would love to see an analysis of fouls called by conference and committed by team.

I also think the speed of the game makes refereeing difficult. The refs have a hard time determining who the ball last hit when it goes out of bounds. Do the refs in the Big East wear contacts? They mostly look over 55 so I imagine they need them.
 
I am going to start to pay more attention to the number of fouls in other conferences. On ESPN now Michigan and Wisconsin (22 fouls with less than 5 minutes to go). That is less than in either half of yesterday's Butler game. Would love to see an analysis of fouls called by conference and committed by team.

I also think the speed of the game makes refereeing difficult. The refs have a hard time determining who the ball last hit when it goes out of bounds. Do the refs in the Big East wear contacts? They mostly look over 55 so I imagine they need them.
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Same lead ref in both games..
 
Both, Ponds and Lovett get fouled on nearly every drive to the hoop and wind up in the first row, if the Cameraman gets out of the way.. Few fouls are ever called , although Lovett seems to get to the line more than Ponds.
Mussini, gets No respect from the Refs, although he too often is caught from behind.

The Game has evolved and, maybe not in a good way, that allows hand checking, jersey holding and, essentially a free for all in the post area. Original Rules of BB didn't allow any touching.. Ahmed's game is Bronx BB, no criticism intended but, he initiates contact on almost every play and, could be called on every move. That plus the fact that he is often out of control, make him a target for getting some bad calls.
 
My biggest issues are:

1. you touch someone on the perimeter and you get called for a foul but can maul someone in the paint and no blood no foul rules apply. And, these are both not applied consistently.

2. the defender has to abide by the rule of verticality, but the player driving can jump sideways into you forcing contact to get a call.

3. The infraction as to be clear and excessive in order to be called for a travel in the paint. Good use of your pivot does not get you all the way across the lane.

4. You have to be in the lane for at least 5 seconds for a three second violation to be called.

5. Moving screens off the ball never get called anymore.

6. Home teams seem to get the benefit of the doubt with the calls which I understand. But, we never seem to benefit from this for some reason.
 
Talk about a bizarre stat, through 19 games last year for SJU (18 regular season games & the 1 Big East Tournament game) there were 49.7 combined free throw attempts. This year as of 14 games, there are 46.9, go figure.
 
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