Did Stanford get hosed?
Sports Scope —
... , "I have no comment on the officiating. We played well for 42 minutes and fell short." ESPN's Doug Gottlieb called it "a terrible foul call" and added "In addition to the ludicrous call, there was an intentional foul called on Stanford, which made the overtime a lock for the Bruins."
UCLA beats Stanford
BMac's Blog: The Rants of a Basketball Maven —
I did not see the UCLA win over Stanford last night, so I eagerly checked some sites this morning after watching the highlights lights last night. The headlines and articles suggest UCLA made a ferocious comeback. Trent Johnson's post-game comments hinted at his displeasure with one call. Then, I read Doug Gottlieb's article . I generally like Gottlieb. However, most UCLA fans claim he is anti-UCLA. After this article, it would be hard to prove otherwise. First, there is the call. Lawrence Hill blocked Darren Collison's shot, but was called for a foul. Was it a bad call? ...
Congrautlations, Bruins
L.A. Seitz of Chicago —
Three straight Pac 10 titles: Good Darren Collison: Very good Call at the end of the game: Probably not that great, but they blew a couple of huge calls that led to Stanford points, specifically Mitch Johnson's double dribble and Lawrence Hill's charge on the go ahead basket. Me: Very, very sick. Doug Gottlieb: Very, very stupid. This is from the " Around the Rim " column today: UCLA looked OK, but got nothing from Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Alfred Aboya, Lorenzo Mata-Real and Josh Shipp. Even Russell Westbrook was highly ineffective at times against Stanford. Only in Doug ...
