[81alum]

It's called terrible reffing, there was total inconsistency in the calls, Chineys was not a charge and Ambers was not a block. The weakest part of our D was not the perimeter as we were being called so you have to channel, it was our weakside help that was not there to cut it off as they were not going to kick very well just go for the hoop. That will be shored up by next game. Sara James cannot play as she fouls, look at her minutes and she picked up 2 fouls, 1 running back on D!!!!

It was 1 of those games that you needed to grind out as when you cannot read the refs you have to play really smart.

As an add on, I liked the double on Lia as she is not going to pass I just thought it was  too far away from the basket, let her get in the arc and then double.

Good observations.  As you suggest, shifting over to cut off a driving guard after they get past the perimeter player only works if the refs are willing to call charge.  We probably should have done the same at the other end, and Amber and Lili in particular should have driven more to the basket than they did. 

Yes, that "charge" on Chiney was silly.  Ros said the "block" on Amber was a 50/50 call, but I think she was just trying to prove she is not hopelessly pro-Stanford in the broadcast.  When I see that the defender has two feet planted for half a second and that the offensive player just runs straight into her--well, that is a charge in my book.  Kind of hard to defend at all if you are not allowed to get in the way!

[81alum]

It's called terrible reffing, there was total inconsistency in the calls, Chineys was not a charge and Ambers was not a block. The weakest part of our D was not the perimeter as we were being called so you have to channel, it was our weakside help that was not there to cut it off as they were not going to kick very well just go for the hoop. That will be shored up by next game. Sara James cannot play as she fouls, look at her minutes and she picked up 2 fouls, 1 running back on D!!!!

It was 1 of those games that you needed to grind out as when you cannot read the refs you have to play really smart.

As an add on, I liked the double on Lia as she is not going to pass I just thought it was  too far away from the basket, let her get in the arc and then double.

Good observations.  As you suggest, shifting over to cut off a driving guard after they get past the perimeter player only works if the refs are willing to call charge.  We probably should have done the same at the other end, and Amber and Lili in particular should have driven more to the basket than they did. 

Yes, that "charge" on Chiney was silly.  Ros said the "block" on Amber was a 50/50 call, but I think she was just trying to prove she is not hopelessly pro-Stanford in the broadcast.  When I see that the defender has two feet planted for half a second and that the offensive player just runs straight into her--well, that is a charge in my book.  Kind of hard to defend at all if you are not allowed to get in the way!