pretty cool KenPom article on refs and the number of fouls they call

http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/weblog/entry/ted_valentine_hates_to_call_fouls

left column are least called; right column are most called

Quote :

" Official Games Rating Official Games Rating ROGER AYERS 231 -3.61 LANDON BRANDES 32 +3.33 TED VALENTINE 197 -3.44 LEE MARELLI 30 +2.87 BILL JACOBSON 32 -3.02 HORACE SHIELDS 45 +2.74 GREG LANGSDORF 36 -2.92 PAUL JANSSEN 102 +2.62 QUEZ CRAWFORD 39 -2.91 JERRY HEATER 145 +2.32 BRETT NANSEL 106 -2.87 GUY PAGANO 106 +2.22 PAT BOEH 42 -2.76 ART JACKSON 38 +2.20 JOHN HAMPTON 143 -2.72 ROD MRAKOVICH 42 +2.18 KEVIN FERGUSON 82 -2.71 COURTNEY HOLMES 33 +2.02 ALAN SPAINHOUR 61 -2.50 RICK SHOULDERS 37 +1.95"

[Edited on December 30, 2014 at 2:34 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on December 30, 2014 at 2:35 PM. Reason : I can't get it to line up right. just lookat the article.]

12/30/2014 2:32:19 PM

Vtech is getting straight embarrassed right now.

12/30/2014 3:54:50 PM

Yeah, they are making it look like we handled that press well.

WVU up 30 with 5 to go and haven't called the dogs off yet.

[Edited on December 30, 2014 at 4:00 PM. Reason : .]

12/30/2014 3:56:58 PM

although it looks like they did pretty well in the first half (33-30)

12/30/2014 4:00:19 PM

What the fuck was Abu defending on that last shot?

12/30/2014 4:26:46 PM

looks like Davidson is the 2nd best team in the state

12/30/2014 6:27:59 PM

Wait, when did maryland become good? I had no idea...

12/30/2014 7:35:27 PM

That hurts

12/30/2014 7:45:09 PM

Lol. Florida player scores on his own basket with <1 second to lose the game

12/30/2014 9:15:02 PM

karma for Parsons

12/31/2014 12:28:24 PM

Miami with some motherfucking clutch free throws.

1/3/2015 7:38:53 PM

Second OT in the acc today.

Wear em out miami

1/3/2015 7:41:12 PM

wow at this Miami/UVa game

1/3/2015 7:54:49 PM

Clemson is fucking terrible

1/3/2015 9:04:45 PM

Wake was down 1 to louisville with 3 minutes to go.

1/4/2015 10:15:57 PM

And then what happened?

1/4/2015 10:20:09 PM

Wake lost by 9.

1/4/2015 10:26:21 PM

Stanford pulled off another upset of a ranked team. If it hadn't been for their 15-point loss to DePaul they would have a monster resume.

1/5/2015 12:30:27 AM

Acc toruney will be epic

1/5/2015 12:34:09 AM

Ole miss trying to pull the upset of the decade jinx

1/6/2015 8:50:58 PM

Of the decade? Come onnnnn buddy.

1/6/2015 8:58:21 PM

Im not sure honestly just seems like it would be. What are your top 3?

1/6/2015 9:06:18 PM

That foul was a joke. Harrison wasnt touched.

1/6/2015 9:07:38 PM

wow home cooking

1/6/2015 9:08:45 PM

What a dumb shot at the end

1/6/2015 9:10:06 PM

CaLOLey-Stein

1/6/2015 9:12:45 PM

Yeah that was a dumb shot to take with 9 seconds left. Can't believe Kentucky missed that many foul shots down the stretch too.

1/6/2015 9:32:30 PM

Ole miss had some bad luck with their hot guy cramping at the end. He was 92% ft shooter and they had to bring in a 68%guy to shoot when he was fouled on the 3. Guy went 1 for 3.

The play at the end of regulation happens way too often in tie games. You dont want to go to ot at rupp against the deepest team ever. Needed to get penetration.

Also when you are down 3 in the ot its true that you dont have to shoot a 3 but thats only if you can get a quick easy 2. I hate when guys shoot an impossible 2 after wasting a lot of time. Might as well shoot another 40 footer.

1/7/2015 11:53:23 AM

Quote :

"HOT GUY"

1/7/2015 12:20:41 PM

oh syracuse back!

1/7/2015 11:07:42 PM

i'm confused how this happened to Kentucky and not us...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/top-recruit-says-the-wrong-school-while-announcing-his-choice-211445353.html

Quote :

"One of this year's most anticipated recruiting decisions quickly turned awkward Thursday afternoon when elite prospect Carlton Bragg let his nerves get the best him during a press conference at his high school. As Bragg put on the Kansas hat he had just grabbed from underneath the podium, the 6-foot-9 power forward announced that next year he planned to attend "the University of Kentucky." Bragg immediately realized his mistake and buried his head in his hands. Then with a sheepish laugh, he corrected himself, saying simply "Kansas, I'm sorry.""

1/8/2015 8:06:57 PM

those are Hall Of Fame numbers

1/8/2015 9:07:08 PM

Herb is turning in to Uncle Fester.

1/8/2015 9:17:19 PM

^^it would also mean asu only played 20 games a season during herbs tenure

1/8/2015 11:16:16 PM

I'm watching this UCLA Stanford game. Is the entire Pac-12 this terrible?

1/8/2015 11:43:59 PM

Damn, he got fat and old

1/9/2015 1:20:39 AM

I'm assuming the loss number is wrong and the win number is correct. We have 167 wins since he left, so we're doing fine without him. Take out the Lowe years and it's even better.

Comparing just Gott's first season until now, we are 81-43 and Herb is 61-53. Also, he's having a pretty terrible current season.

1/9/2015 5:17:18 AM

looks like herb's actually 148-126 (64-82) at ASU. Crazy that he's been there 9 years, which is almost as long as he was here. Sure doesn't seem like that long ago.

look at that screen shot above, my numbers may be off. because they have him 149-27 - assuming they mean 149-127, i'd be 1 win and 1 loss off. i just went to his wiki page, which wasn't completely updated through this season and add this year's record.

[Edited on January 9, 2015 at 8:30 AM. Reason : d]

1/9/2015 8:28:20 AM

Quote :

" David Glenn Show ?@DavidGlennShow 3m3 minutes ago Multiple sources told @DavidGlennShow and @ACCSports the ACC is ending its relationship with controversial BB official Karl Hess. More soon."

DOWN GOES KING KARL

[Edited on January 9, 2015 at 9:10 AM. Reason : TBDV]

1/9/2015 9:09:49 AM

Could Texas A&M beat the Sixer's.

A bunch of kids in Africa may get free 40-0 t-shirts for the second straight year.

1/10/2015 1:46:12 PM

except this year they are warranted because it might happen.

1/10/2015 1:47:48 PM

What the heck happened to Pitt. They always choked in the tourney but they were tough as hell, especially at home.

1/10/2015 2:39:35 PM

this is the first year they don't have that 1 guy.

1/10/2015 3:02:32 PM

kellogg just saw a white guard and assumed he was a good free throw shooter.

1/10/2015 3:06:22 PM

call a timeout to draw up a play to get the same shot you called the timeout to prevent.

1/10/2015 3:17:42 PM

Are the Harrison's NBA caliber? They seem so... average.

1/10/2015 3:23:25 PM

lol they've had 2 dominant seven footers foul out and still have a dominant 7 footer in the game.


^they are meh but their size and shooting makes them nba caliber.

[Edited on January 10, 2015 at 3:26 PM. Reason : i actually get them confused. the one playing pg is a lot more of an nba than the other.]

1/10/2015 3:24:34 PM

no one ever posted the top upsets of this decade as i requested of synapse so i have no idea where this would rank but its gotta be up there.

1/10/2015 3:32:36 PM

lol, Andy Griffith cut into Kentucky/A&M for about 10 seconds

https://vine.co/v/OpVdMelI3vO

1/10/2015 3:35:20 PM

That was hilarious

1/10/2015 3:37:27 PM