Deadbolt
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I think it was just incredibly inconsistent. They were much more lenient in the first half with the whistle before locking down the 2nd half early and often. CJW and Howell picked up #4 and #3 almost immediately. That changes things drastically. Howell gets called for a charge in the first half for dropping his shoulder on a drive but then Plumlee does the exact same thing and bricks a dunk and there's no call.
Duke's pressure D was basically predicated on hand checks and grabbing, maybe our guys need to sell it better but if you're called touch fouls on us for getting close to Curry/Rivers you gotta call that both ways. I thought they did early but then the foul situation was basically out of control and they let a lot of stuff go.
The stretch that really sticks out in my mind is when State was breaking they missed a layup, Painter got a rebound underneath and pump-faked, then went up and was mauled under the basket and fell down with no call, loose ball that a Duke guard gets to and then barely makes contact with Painter (who is on the ground from getting mauled) and Painter gets whistled for the trip. Duke shoots ft's.
We were absolutely the better team last night for long stretches but when CJW, CJL, and Howell combine for 60 total minutes you're not going to win much. CJW... a guard... fouled out in 12 total minutes. Unreal.
The thing that is truly amazing is that Duke shot 29 3's yet drew 24 fouls and shot 28 ft's. Amazing.
And with that, I'll stop bitching about it on another teams board.
This is pretty much spot on. The refs changed what they were calling at least twice in this game. The first half, the game was pretty even and State's athleticism kept Duke out of the paint. The State big guys took some bad fouls, but nothing egregious.
Then, second half starts, and the refs came out with the obvious intent of calling everything. That lasted for about 4-6 minutes, then it subsided a bit, although by then the damage is done. K runs his substitution patterns, keeping his guys out of foul trouble, while State's guys pick up an abundance of fouls because they only have a 7 man rotation. I'm not blaming K for coaching, but I am blaming the consistent inconsistency for ACC referees...these guys decided they wanted to dictate the flow of the game, and so they did. It's shameful.