Just rewatched the final shot

[Sam]

Dang it was closer than I thought, I originally thought his whole foot was inside the line when I saw it in the arena. Thought he drove deeper before pushing back. Still dang.

Also I think Pledger either saw it was a 2 and went for the foul or made a really bad steal attempt.

That hurt, very disappointing.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

my DVR ran out right before the shot

 

[jmizzy4ou]

Watching the rerun right now on ESPN U. Dreading the last minute coming up.:facepalm:facepalm:facepalm


Man, that was deflating. Obviously everyone on the court, including the Nebbish guys thought it was a 3, because they rushed up the court trying to get a last shot. Tough loss for sure......

 

[Edmond_Sooner]

That might be the worst position a team can be in...

Guy hits a shot that most think is a 3 (i could clearly see it from my seats opposite the arena tho)...

If you foul and they review and it is a 3, you just put a player on the line for the game winning free throws...

If you dont fould, like we did, you just have a hope and a prayer that the review will show it was a 3...

Tough spot for the refs, thats for sure...in that situation at the end of the game, would it be bad for them to just stop play right there and check the monitor? The ref that made the call made it immediately without hessitation and that is why i think they allowed play to resume...

 

[campbest]

Tough spot for the refs, thats for sure...in that situation at the end of the game, would it be bad for them to just stop play right there and check the monitor? The ref that made the call made it immediately without hessitation and that is why i think they allowed play to resume...

Kind of agree with this...you knew they were going to go to the monitor anyway, why not right away?

Can also see the other side, it was clearly ruled a "2" and even Pledger noticed right away, so it's not like OU didn't know. Remember the official will mark the shot if it is a 3pt attempt, so the coaching staff (hello assistants, do something for once) should have known it was a "2" before it even went in the basket.

Personally, I blame the coaching staff on this one...they were not on top of the ball.

 

[thecynic]

if the refs don't call it a three, (and they didn't) everyone, or most everyone, especially the coaches, need to get a foul. or in the coaches instance tell them to foul. Truth of the matter is, even with a foul and only 3.7 remaining we weren't going to win that game.

 

[SoonerBabyy]

this was the most heartbreaking game i have been to in a while. i just sat there after the game.. kind of stunned. & you know cade had to feel terrible. does anyone have a replay of it they can post?

 

[sharp1]

Two previous overtimes Pledger hit both shots to send it there, why didnt he get the shot?

 

[colston15]

Two previous overtimes Pledger hit both shots to send it there, why didnt he get the shot?

Cade hit the shot. We can't complain about who took it.

 

[campbest]

Two previous overtimes Pledger hit both shots to send it there, why didnt he get the shot?

B/c Pledge had almost as many TOs as made buckets.

 

[sharp1]

B/c Pledge had almost as many TOs as made buckets.

But has proved he can hit that shot from "behind" the line

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

Two previous overtimes Pledger hit both shots to send it there, why didnt he get the shot?

Nebraska overplayed him.

 

[bgrch1350]

I think the refs made a horrible decision...they should have blew their whistles and revewed the shot no matter if the ref saw it or not. If their is ever a shot in basketball that should have been reviewed, it was that shot. It put both teams in bad position b/c both teams thought it was a 3.

Refs made a mistake. It should have been revewed right then. Not after the game.

 

[38red]

Pledger needs someone to get him an open shot.

 

[BoulderSooner]

That might be the worst position a team can be in...

Guy hits a shot that most think is a 3 (i could clearly see it from my seats opposite the arena tho)...

If you foul and they review and it is a 3, you just put a player on the line for the game winning free throws...

If you dont fould, like we did, you just have a hope and a prayer that the review will show it was a 3...

Tough spot for the refs, thats for sure...in that situation at the end of the game, would it be bad for them to just stop play right there and check the monitor? The ref that made the call made it immediately without hessitation and that is why i think they allowed play to resume...

the ref at the top of the key called it a 2 right away .. the baseline ref raised his hand for a 3

 

[bob the nailer]

If we hadn't wasted two timouts in that ridiculously pathetic possession in which we called not one but TWO timeouts and ended up throwing the ball all the way to the other end out of bounds, we could have called a timeout then and made sure what the shot was, set up the defense and got a foul.

 

[AdaSooner]

the ref at the top of the key called it a 2 right away .. the baseline ref raised his hand for a 3

Boulder, the baseline official doesn't make that call. He's usually not in a position to see the three point line. If he raised his "hand," he was signaling that he had started the five second count on the throw in after the made shot. When his hand drops, that's a signal for the time keeper to start the clock. The signal for a made three pointer is two raised hands and arms. None of the officials made that call that I could see.

As Edmond said, that was the worst possible situation for a team to find themselves in at the end of a game. Everything changes if OU had saved a tme out. Doesn't mean we would have won. But at least we would have had a chance to win or tie.

 

[campbest]

I think the refs made a horrible decision...they should have blew their whistles and revewed the shot no matter if the ref saw it or not. If their is ever a shot in basketball that should have been reviewed, it was that shot. It put both teams in bad position b/c both teams thought it was a 3.

Refs made a mistake. It should have been revewed right then. Not after the game.

Per the rules, no they didn't. Not sure how it put Nebraska in a bad spot, stopping the clock would of allowed OU to set up their defense. Did NU have a TO at that point? If so, the option to review is irrelevant because if Nebraska thought it was a 3 and wanted to draw up a play they would of called a TO anyway.

As it has been rehashed before, OU has three assistants sitting right there, someone can look at the official to see if it is marked a three pointer...which the indication is given BEFORE the ball goes in the basket.

Boulder, the baseline official doesn't make that call. He's usually not in a position to see the three point line. If he raised his "hand," he was signaling that he had started the five second count on the throw in after the made shot. When his hand drops, that's a signal for the time keeper to start the clock. The signal for a made three pointer is two raised hands and arms. None of the officials made that call that I could see.

Ada you should run OUHOOPS.com officiating clinics.

 

[bgrch1350]

Not sure how it put Nebraska in a bad spot, stopping the clock would of allowed OU to set up their defense. Did NU have a TO at that point? If so, the option to review is irrelevant because if Nebraska thought it was a 3 and wanted to draw up a play they would of called a TO anyway.

As it has been rehashed before, OU has three assistants sitting right there, someone can look at the official to see if it is marked a three pointer...which the indication is given BEFORE the ball goes in the basket.

If Neb thought that they were up a point they wouldn't have thrown the ball in such a hurry so that they could throw up a hell mary of a shot to win it.

As for the OU assistants...Its not like Neb gave them any time to find out if it was a 3 b/c they threw the ball in pretty fast.

And I don't know how it was at the stadium, but I do know that on t.v. they gave OU the 3 before taking it back and giving them a 2.

And if you didn't notice...they reviewed the shot after the game was over to see if it was a 3 or a 2. By that time its too late if was a 2. So if they are going to review that shot at all...it shouldn't be after the game is over...it should have been immediately following that shot.

 

[Big Old Booger]

If Neb thought that they were up a point they wouldn't have thrown the ball in such a hurry so that they could throw up a hell mary of a shot to win it.

As for the OU assistants...Its not like Neb gave them any time to find out if it was a 3 b/c they threw the ball in pretty fast.

And I don't know how it was at the stadium, but I do know that on t.v. they gave OU the 3 before taking it back and giving them a 2.

And if you didn't notice...they reviewed the shot after the game was over to see if it was a 3 or a 2. By that time its too late if was a 2. So if they are going to review that shot at all...it shouldn't be after the game is over...it should have been immediately following that shot.

Maybe I'm wrong but the announcers said the scoreboard reflected the made basket was a 2. They said this while Nebraskas hail Mary shot was in the air. So, it doesn't really matter how the tv crew scored it because the tv score isn't handled by the official scorer or the refs, both of which take precedent over the tv scorers.

I think the only reason they reviewed it is because Capel was pleading for a 3 and I think they changed the rules about 10 years ago or more on reviewing shots. Reminded me of a shot Gerald Patillo for UNLV made in 1987 just before the halftime. His foot was on the line but as he shot it, someone in the stands blew an air horn that sounded like the halftime horn. After they reviewed the shot they concluded it was before the real horn, but his foot was on the line.