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I don't care what no says. That basket when the clock went to zero should have never counted.
I don't care what no says. That basket when the clock went to zero should have never counted.
Did they review it at all? And if so how did they miss it? Incredible. Another black eye for WBB officiating?
A ref signal for a review. But no one went to the table to review. Kept playing.
And, in the last game, near the end of the game, the refs failed to call an 8 second backcourt violation against Minnesota. Fun game to watch. Some great shots were made by both teams.
the refs missed a much easier call in game 4. all they had to do was count to 8 for a back court violation. that allowed 2 points and greatly impacted the end of that game. the shot clock violation tonight was a much harder call. both teams had chances to win with bad calls going on. the sparks ended up prevailing. i have to say i am very very happy for parker. she has had a ROUGH year with losing Pat, which was much harder on her than the olympic snub. glad to see her really smile and mean it. it's been awhile.
I think during the last 2 minutes of a game you can't review to see if a shot was after the time expired unless you check it right away. It impacts the way the game is played too much and late game strategy. There should have been a stoppage in play right after the basket so they could review. I'm not sure if it was up to the refs to stop play or if MN should have taken a timeout but either way the time for review was right after the basket.
Also the missed backcourt violation on MN during game 4 was just as bad. It took away any chance LA had to win and the refs should have been able to count to 8.
the refs missed a much easier call in game 4. all they had to do was count to 8 for a back court violation. that allowed 2 points and greatly impacted the end of that game. the shot clock violation tonight was a much harder call. both teams had chances to win with bad calls going on. the sparks ended up prevailing. i have to say i am very very happy for parker. she has had a ROUGH year with losing Pat, which was much harder on her than the olympic snub. glad to see her really smile and mean it. it's been awhile.
MN scored 2 points on a Parker foul right after that backcourt violation that wasn't called. All the LA players, bench, and fans new it was a backcourt violation but it couldn't be reviewed. Those 2 free throws shouldn't have counted and they put the game out of reach.It wasn't just as bad. That was posession this was POINTS. Plus this was a known and noticed possible clock shot violation signalled for review that should have brought an immediate whistle for stoppage and review.
Refs miss calls...unfortunately it happens. One play does not cost a team a game. Those 14 plays where Minny gave up offensive rebounds probably had a bigger impact.
The problem is....the refs are totally inept in all stages of calling the games. The women's game has evolved so much, but the officials have not shown the same progress. Thus, it makes true fans bitter and new fans think the league is a joke.
Refs miss calls...unfortunately it happens. One play does not cost a team a game. Those 14 plays where Minny gave up offensive rebounds probably had a bigger impact.