I'm Not In Disagreement With Your Takes....But

...it became very apparent that she was being double teamed -- and mugged as the camera angle showed -- and as she fell to the floor the Boise State Player tried to call time out, but too late for the refs, who called jump ball.

Yes, I know it was the last time out -- I told my wife that while watching --- but if the BSU player (#14, I believe) had called it, Boise would've gotten the ball at mid-court, giving you more court to operate on and perhaps forcing OSU to just plain foul (although one could argue they did).

Plus, if OSU managed to get a turnover "downcourt," they'd still have to bring the ball upcourt to get shot instead of working on an inbounds play under the basket, something Rueck sets up well.

Once again, I think OSU was just going for a rip, steal, then foul and the refs blew it. But I think Boise would've been well served to call the TO in that circumstance.

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Sometimes the moment gets a little too big and the "in between moments" hurt finish things out. Or a team just gets paralysis by thinking while playing. The Belmont men's game was such a game when the PG ostensibly dribbled out 20+ seconds rather than get it to their scorer and let him attack.

With Boise, in the sequence before the endline, their usual leading scorer and another player were too close to one another allowing defenders to poke hands in. Spread out! Use the pass.

Off to hoops myself to hear what my collection of HS coaches and college refs will say about all this....