Lady Tigers fans will hate me, but you know I'm right
LSU is extremely, EXTREMELY lucky to be heading to Boston.
That charge Seimone Augustus took with 4.8 seconds remaining in the game...that wasn't a charge.
There! I said it. It's out in the open now, so we can talk about it.
First, Augustus was sliding into Stanford's Candice Wiggins. Watch the replays, like we did in the newsroom last night and it's indisputable that she's still in motion as she comes over to defend Wiggins.
Second, that official who made the call never should have made the call. That's all I've ever heard from sports fans - Let the players decide the outcome of the game, not the officials.
Especially on a call as close as that one (and Wiggins dishing the ball off), it's better to have a no-call and let the ball bounce where it may.
That charge Seimone Augustus took with 4.8 seconds remaining in the game...that wasn't a charge.
There! I said it. It's out in the open now, so we can talk about it.
First, Augustus was sliding into Stanford's Candice Wiggins. Watch the replays, like we did in the newsroom last night and it's indisputable that she's still in motion as she comes over to defend Wiggins.
Second, that official who made the call never should have made the call. That's all I've ever heard from sports fans - Let the players decide the outcome of the game, not the officials.
Especially on a call as close as that one (and Wiggins dishing the ball off), it's better to have a no-call and let the ball bounce where it may.
posted by BigWheelChamp at 1:28 PM
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Wiggins was out of control?! What game were you watching?? Seriously.
Didn't you see the replay? Augustus was still moving into position when she hit Wiggins and stopped her drive to the basket.
The definition of charging is that the defensive player must be set, right? It doesn't matter if Wiggins was out of control or not, Augustus was not set and planted to take the charge.
I'll give credit where credit was due. LSU has had an amazing run to the Final Four. But, should they be in Boston? I don't know considering a referee decided to become part of the game and possibly change the final outcome.
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