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Brought to you by Tiffany Bird, Brenda Pantoja, Brian Garland.

These are some of the calls that might have gone differently:

But first, a preface...
Pages 4 through 7 in the rule book are Points of Emphasis.

The Rules Committee has identified the following as significant concerns
that need to be addressed because of their increased occurrence.
.,.Officials are tasked with ensuring that the competing teams play within the
rules because the rules basically guarantee fair play to the end that no player
and neither team gains an unfair advantage over an opponent. When officials do
not enforce the playing rules, it impacts the purpose of the playing rules.
... Likewise, the enforcement of a playing rule is never a
"game interrupter"

Among these are a section on traveling and a section on the coaching box.

When the dribble is ended on one foot (this is the pivot foot) and the player
holding the ball steps with the free foot, lifts the pivot foot and then returns the
pivot foot to the playing court while still in control of the ball, this is a traveling
violation.

Coaches who go beyond the 38-foot line,
or more importantly, onto the playing court, gain a distinct advantage, which
is not within the spirit and intent of the rules.

And in the Officiating Guidelines:

The rules committee wants the coaching box rule enforced
and technical fouls ruled for infractions.
...When the head coach is clearly and
completely outside either the coaching box...
and: ...
or (3) interferes with an official's movements or ability
to officiate play, the head coach will be assessed a technical foul without
warning.

Misconduct
...A warning shall not be issued when the conduct, whether
inside or outside the coaching box, is a blatant misconduct violation.
Blatant misconduct shall result in a technical foul being issued to the
offender. Examples of misconduct by student-athletes and/or coaches
include, but are not limited to:
II-1.a.2,c. Prolonged, negative responses to a call/no-call that are disrespectful or
unprofessional and include, but are not limited to, thrashing the arms
in disgust, emphatically using an officiating signal to illustrate disbelief
over a no-call, dramatizing contact by re-enacting the play, pointing
at a video board or showing an official an electronic device to express
disagreement with a ruling, or running or jumping in disbelief over a
call/no-call.

   (I would call that the Mulkey rule.)

Assistant coaches and other bench personnel. All bench personnel, with
the exception of the head coach, are required to be seated on the bench while
the ball is live except to react spontaneously to an outstanding play and then
to immediately return to sitting on the bench. Violations by players, and
especially assistant coaches, should not be tolerated by officials.

Q1 2:34 3 staff and 1 player rise from the benches to be sideline referees for a lack of a call they wanted,  This is not allowed. (Rule 10.5.d)


Q1 1:25 LSU player walks into the player with the ball, knocking her almost off her spot. (If you believe "No harm, no foul", why is there a Plus-1 on a made shot with a foul?)
   Video clip   .

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Q2 8:31 Video clip LSU Player travels before shooting. She catches the ball with her right foot down and left foot up. She steps and lands her left foot which makes her right foot the pivot foot (instead, she could have done a jump stop).  She then lifts her right foot and touches it to the ground before shooting, which is a travel.  Uncalled.
Q2 8:01 LSU player carries (palms) the ball beyond the key before restarting her dribble. I should have also had a video in which it is pretty obvious. Uncalled.

Q2 7:58 LSU player is clearly over Heal's back on a rebound. Uncalled.

Q2 7:47 Video clip  LSU player ends dribble with both feet on the floor.  She then hops, landing both feet on the floor,  That is a travel, not a jump stop.  Uncalled.
Q2 7:27 LSU players play team maul ball on Agara. One grabs an arm with both hands and tries to pull the arm away. The other seems to initially grab the other arm. Garland calls a tie ball.  (Compare to Q4 6:06 where Bosgana has one hand on the ball but fouls with the other, and is properly called for a foul.)

Q2 6:20  Video clip LSU player ends her dribble with her right foot on the floor. She steps with her left foot, making her right foot the pivot foot.  Then she steps with her right foot, landing it before passing.  This is a travel.  Uncalled
Q2 2:59 Another FT, another LSU player out of her lane before the ball is released. Uncalled. (FT missed)

Q2 2:31 Video clip LSU player impedes Agara's progress and pushes her off her path by moving into her with her body. Best seen in replay after stoppage at Q2 1:47
Q2 2:07 After a Stanford defensive RB, a LSU player trips Harriel on the way down the court, sending her sprawling.  Uncalled.  Two of the three refs were looking elsewhere, but it appears Garland was looking that way.
Q2 1:47 Another FT, another LSU player out of her lane before the ball is released.  Not callable as the FT was made.

Q2 1:21 A player on the bench is standing the entire time Stanford is in this half court.  Gee, I wonder what advantage that could that be to LSU?  It is a violation.

Q2 1:14 She has been joined by a couple of more referees with white jerseys.

Q2 1:05 The camera angle makes it difficult to confirm that the LSU coach is standing on the court while play is active in front of her, but here you can tell she is at least 2 feet out on the court.

Q2 1:02 The coach is camping out on the court. Is there a 3 second call on coaches?


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Brought to you by Tiffany Bird, Brenda Pantoja, Brian Garland.

These are some of the calls that might have gone differently:

But first, a preface...
Pages 4 through 7 in the rule book are Points of Emphasis.

The Rules Committee has identified the following as significant concerns
that need to be addressed because of their increased occurrence.
.,.Officials are tasked with ensuring that the competing teams play within the
rules because the rules basically guarantee fair play to the end that no player
and neither team gains an unfair advantage over an opponent. When officials do
not enforce the playing rules, it impacts the purpose of the playing rules.
... Likewise, the enforcement of a playing rule is never a
"game interrupter"

Among these are a section on traveling and a section on the coaching box.

When the dribble is ended on one foot (this is the pivot foot) and the player
holding the ball steps with the free foot, lifts the pivot foot and then returns the
pivot foot to the playing court while still in control of the ball, this is a traveling
violation.

Coaches who go beyond the 38-foot line,
or more importantly, onto the playing court, gain a distinct advantage, which
is not within the spirit and intent of the rules.

And in the Officiating Guidelines:

The rules committee wants the coaching box rule enforced
and technical fouls ruled for infractions.
...When the head coach is clearly and
completely outside either the coaching box...
and: ...
or (3) interferes with an official's movements or ability
to officiate play, the head coach will be assessed a technical foul without
warning.

Misconduct
...A warning shall not be issued when the conduct, whether
inside or outside the coaching box, is a blatant misconduct violation.
Blatant misconduct shall result in a technical foul being issued to the
offender. Examples of misconduct by student-athletes and/or coaches
include, but are not limited to:
II-1.a.2,c. Prolonged, negative responses to a call/no-call that are disrespectful or
unprofessional and include, but are not limited to, thrashing the arms
in disgust, emphatically using an officiating signal to illustrate disbelief
over a no-call, dramatizing contact by re-enacting the play, pointing
at a video board or showing an official an electronic device to express
disagreement with a ruling, or running or jumping in disbelief over a
call/no-call.

   (I would call that the Mulkey rule.)

Assistant coaches and other bench personnel. All bench personnel, with
the exception of the head coach, are required to be seated on the bench while
the ball is live except to react spontaneously to an outstanding play and then
to immediately return to sitting on the bench. Violations by players, and
especially assistant coaches, should not be tolerated by officials.

Q1 2:34 3 staff and 1 player rise from the benches to be sideline referees for a lack of a call they wanted,  This is not allowed. (Rule 10.5.d)


Q1 1:25 LSU player walks into the player with the ball, knocking her almost off her spot. (If you believe "No harm, no foul", why is there a Plus-1 on a made shot with a foul?)
   Video clip   .

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Q2 8:31 Video clip LSU Player travels before shooting. She catches the ball with her right foot down and left foot up. She steps and lands her left foot which makes her right foot the pivot foot (instead, she could have done a jump stop).  She then lifts her right foot and touches it to the ground before shooting, which is a travel.  Uncalled.
Q2 8:01 LSU player carries (palms) the ball beyond the key before restarting her dribble. I should have also had a video in which it is pretty obvious. Uncalled.

Q2 7:58 LSU player is clearly over Heal's back on a rebound. Uncalled.

Q2 7:47 Video clip  LSU player ends dribble with both feet on the floor.  She then hops, landing both feet on the floor,  That is a travel, not a jump stop.  Uncalled.
Q2 7:27 LSU players play team maul ball on Agara. One grabs an arm with both hands and tries to pull the arm away. The other seems to initially grab the other arm. Garland calls a tie ball.  (Compare to Q4 6:06 where Bosgana has one hand on the ball but fouls with the other, and is properly called for a foul.)

Q2 6:20  Video clip LSU player ends her dribble with her right foot on the floor. She steps with her left foot, making her right foot the pivot foot.  Then she steps with her right foot, landing it before passing.  This is a travel.  Uncalled
Q2 2:59 Another FT, another LSU player out of her lane before the ball is released. Uncalled. (FT missed)

Q2 2:31 Video clip LSU player impedes Agara's progress and pushes her off her path by moving into her with her body. Best seen in replay after stoppage at Q2 1:47
Q2 2:07 After a Stanford defensive RB, a LSU player trips Harriel on the way down the court, sending her sprawling.  Uncalled.  Two of the three refs were looking elsewhere, but it appears Garland was looking that way.
Q2 1:47 Another FT, another LSU player out of her lane before the ball is released.  Not callable as the FT was made.

Q2 1:21 A player on the bench is standing the entire time Stanford is in this half court.  Gee, I wonder what advantage that could that be to LSU?  It is a violation.

Q2 1:14 She has been joined by a couple of more referees with white jerseys.

Q2 1:05 The camera angle makes it difficult to confirm that the LSU coach is standing on the court while play is active in front of her, but here you can tell she is at least 2 feet out on the court.

Q2 1:02 The coach is camping out on the court. Is there a 3 second call on coaches?


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