How could anybody say they got screwed by officiating in that game?

jabalke

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Sure, Iowa State shot more free throws, but it's not as if the officials were looking for things to call. Iowa also got a shooting foul with minor, yet legitimate, contact, down by one, in the waning seconds of the game. How many times do officials make that call? We're all familiar with officials swallowing their whistles, and I'd bet that I'm not the only one surprised to see it called I think Iowa State just did a better job of recognizing how the officials were going to call the game. Unfortunate they couldn't capitalize on it with the free throws throughout the game, but at least they made them when it really counted
 
It's the #1 go to excuse when your team that you perceive as better loses to a team that you perceive as inferior, no matter how much you have to suspend reality in order to make that excuse work.
 
I thought according to them we were the only fanbase that complains about the refs blowing the game for us. Funny how they have done it in both of their losses this season.
 
Because they can't admit to a loss where they played good and actually outplayed us. Did anybody else catch that the refs actually stopped the game to settle down Anthony Clemons after and ISU basket? He was barking at them all the way up the court and the ref stopped the game and told him to settle down.
 
It's pretty typical. They see the FT discrepancy, and assume that it must be the result of bad officiating. They can't back it up with proof, but it functions as prep H for their aching b-holes.
 
Did you see how many uncontested looks Aaron White got at the basket? Iowa State made a conscience effort to NOT make stupid fouls. Meanwhile, Iowa made it a priority to contest EVERY shot. It was aggravating to see White throw down so many dunks, but a least we didn't give his team a ton of trips to the free throw line- as is their usual strategy. THIS is where the game was won.
 
I thought it was called pretty ticky-tacky all game, on both teams at times. No real complaints, except we need to spend a lot of time at the FT line in practice.
 
Let say the Calls went against iowa, it is not like cyclones capitalized on it. So Iowa did not lose because of the calls. If Cyclones had made a decent amount of those free throws...we could have dominated. Iowa did outplay us, but HILTON MAGIC killed them.
 

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