[81alum]

I hate the too physical style of play.  It puts the officials in a bind - either call many, many fouls and turn the game into a disjointed mess plus get criticized for not being "fair" because one team gets called for more (like all teams foul equally!?) or "let them play" which is not fair to the team that wants to play basketball instead of find ways to bump, push, etc..  It also escalates things if the officials just let things go.  When one team wants to be ultra-physical and it is not being called, the other team has to up the ante to compete.  You end up with ugly basketball, which is not good for the sport or the athletes who end up beating each other up with hard fouls. or acts that should be called fouls but are not.  

The officiating needs to stop the bodying stuff, like when USC was draped all over our posts.  They are supposed to be able to put an arm bar on an opponent down low and jockey for position, but not lean on and hug the offensive player or root her out of her spot by blatant shoving.  Lots of bunnies that we see missed from posts are probably because the defender was allowed to body into them.  If defenders are allowed to do that, offensive players will then push back or lower a shoulder to compensate.  That is not a test of basketball skill anymore.

Yes!  Tara used to call it "Sumo wrestling."  Posts ought to be lithe, tall players who can move, pivot, with the dexterity to finish.  They are increasingly becoming offensive guards and tackles.

Really, who among us fans really prefers to see a low-scoring game dominated by pushing and shoving?  Who prefers to see a game with manifold assists, players who are light on their feet pivoting around and under the basket?

[81alum]

I hate the too physical style of play.  It puts the officials in a bind - either call many, many fouls and turn the game into a disjointed mess plus get criticized for not being "fair" because one team gets called for more (like all teams foul equally!?) or "let them play" which is not fair to the team that wants to play basketball instead of find ways to bump, push, etc..  It also escalates things if the officials just let things go.  When one team wants to be ultra-physical and it is not being called, the other team has to up the ante to compete.  You end up with ugly basketball, which is not good for the sport or the athletes who end up beating each other up with hard fouls. or acts that should be called fouls but are not.  

The officiating needs to stop the bodying stuff, like when USC was draped all over our posts.  They are supposed to be able to put an arm bar on an opponent down low and jockey for position, but not lean on and hug the offensive player or root her out of her spot by blatant shoving.  Lots of bunnies that we see missed from posts are probably because the defender was allowed to body into them.  If defenders are allowed to do that, offensive players will then push back or lower a shoulder to compensate.  That is not a test of basketball skill anymore.

Yes!  Tara used to call it "Sumo wrestling."  Posts ought to be lithe, tall players who can move, pivot, with the dexterity to finish.  They are increasingly becoming offensive guards and tackles.

Really, who among us fans really prefers to see a low-scoring game dominated by pushing and shoving?  Who prefers to see a game with manifold assists, players who are light on their feet pivoting around and under the basket?