Post by hifigator on Feb 16, 2010 23:54:51 GMT -5
In all honesty, I must have the disclaimer that I didn't see most of the game. But after getting back from a date night with my wife, I did see the Kentucky-Miss. St. game from about the 9 minute mark in the second half on. The game went into overtime and the Wildcats won. That, in and of itself, isn't really surprising. And given the fact that the Gators own the head-to-head over MSU combined with the fact that the SEC east is now 20-5 against the SEC west, my comments are certainly unbiased. Even though I don't like the arrogant and pompous elitism that Kentucky basketball and its fans espouse, the consensus opinion is that it is in the Gators best interests for the SEC east to continue its dominance. So I was "rooting" ... ok ... reluctantly but subtlely hoping that the Cats would win. That being said, there were 3 very crucial calls down the stretch that were atrocious. There were also another 4 or 5 that were very, very questionable. Every single one of them went Kentucky's way. Had the game been at Rupp Arena, then maybe that wouldn't be so shocking. But the game was in Starkville and in front of a record crowd. That was baffling. Kentucky -- clearly the better team -- did all they could to give State a shot to win. But the stripes bailed them out a multitude of times. There was a blatant charge that was called a block. I know that is the "toughest call" in the game, but the Cat player lowered his shoulder and ran through the defender. On another occasion, there was a "foul" on a jump shot. At first, I thought it was a dumb foul. The overhead view confirmed that it was a phantom foul. No contact WHATSOEVER, and even if there had been, it would have been the epitome of a "touch" foul, generated by the follow through of the shooters hand grazing the perfectly upright arm/hand of the jumping defender. (That call alone, could have been understandable, had the nature of the calls been consistent, but that was not the case.) Finally, there was a drive in overtime by State, trailing by 3 with about 30 seconds to play. The layup clearly hit the backboard and was almost certainly on the way down when either Cousins or Patterson goaltended it. Not only did MSU not close to within 1, but they were forced to foul immediately, allowing the Cats to expand the lead to 5.
I was really glad I wasn't an MSU Bulldog fan.
The game ended with much "debris" lofted onto the court. Even though I'm against such displays, I can't say that I blame them.
I was really glad I wasn't an MSU Bulldog fan.
The game ended with much "debris" lofted onto the court. Even though I'm against such displays, I can't say that I blame them.
