Capel and Pitt just showed why they were able to be 3-0 in the ACC with the officials acting like they are doing on the job equity officiating against UVA and UNC at their house.
I went back this morning and looked at the recording and counted atleast 7 fouls not called on Federiko the center. He was allowed to stick those skinny chicken wings out there to push of Shedrick, Dunn, and BVP, along with Gardner to clear out space.
There was one Triple foul on three separate Pitt players when Shedrick caught a bounce pass from Clark and went up and actually stepped on Federiko's foot and as he is elevating Federico clearly bumps, and hacks him, and in the process of shooting, Burton comes up from behind and you can see he hacks Shedrick on his forearm of his shooting hand and the ball goes straight up in the air and when Shedrick comes down he is being shoved by Federiko the center, but now as Shedrick goes up to get the ball in the air Elliot comes up from the side/behind and arm bars Shedrick across the chest and pulls him down and then throws up his hands; one of those obvious Duke techniques that Capel has imported in his coaching style. Shedrick ends up on his butt and no call on either of the three fouls.
Yet Shedrick gets called for having his arms in Federiko's back, yet on the other end you clearly see Federiko take both of his arms and extend push Shedrick under the rim so he can get the rebound. Fouleriko also dipped his shoulder, extended his free arm to clear out Dunn, BVP and Gardner for easy put back or dribbling layups.
This team is well trained in Duke style dirty play with throwing up their hands after they commit the infraction. The BS call on Gardner up top guarding Elliot that stumbles into Gardner and literally grabs him in the upper leg and crutch area to keep from losing his balance and immediately throws up the hands straight up like in the air like he was in a felony traffic stop and they call Gardner for that BS foul.
Several other notables were Clark and there was one other UVA player got called for a Blocking foul which was totally BS and both were outside the restricted area. Announcer even said the officials should take a look at that call on the monitor which they didn't.
Saw Shedrick go up two handed lay in being hacked by Federiko, Shedrick made the shot and didn't get the and one, Same with Gardner that was mugged by two Pitt players and knocked to the floor and got no call. The drive in by Clark that he made the shoot and Burton just clubbed him from behind and Clark is getting off the floor shaking his head on the no call. Franklin had a spin move and either Cummings or Burton arm bars him and he still makes the shot and you see Franklin holding up his hands looking for the and one.
Lastly, Diaz-Graham had some nice poke aways against us but just before every poke away when he reached under Gardner and BVP's arm pit to poke the ball out, he is literally leaning on their backs and you can see those spindly other arm, reaching around and he has it across their free arm and he was never called for arm barring or grabbing on to their free arm in the act of poking out the ball or laying on their back like a school book bag/back pack. Diaz-Graham got away with trying to shove and scrap against Shedrick on our offensive side and you can see him flailing his skinny arms across Shedrick's shoulders, neck and head area making contact and zebras said nothing after Pitt got the rebound and started running the other way.
TONS of no calls (I counted atleast seven on Federiko, three on Burton, three on Elliott, three on Diaz-Graham, Sibande and Cummings got away with one obvious) that officials just didn't call on them. 18 no calls that were obvious if you had competent/nonequity officials pulling for the under dog.
So this is Capel's way of winning now especially at home, just like years of Duke antics, of shoving, pushing off no calls, hacks and bogus flops to win games. This Pitt team played like street ball players with which the Duke equity Gods/officials have blessed them on their home court to do as they please.
It's a shame we don't play them at home this year. This would have been a different out come with this many no calls last night.
I went back this morning and looked at the recording and counted atleast 7 fouls not called on Federiko the center. He was allowed to stick those skinny chicken wings out there to push of Shedrick, Dunn, and BVP, along with Gardner to clear out space.
There was one Triple foul on three separate Pitt players when Shedrick caught a bounce pass from Clark and went up and actually stepped on Federiko's foot and as he is elevating Federico clearly bumps, and hacks him, and in the process of shooting, Burton comes up from behind and you can see he hacks Shedrick on his forearm of his shooting hand and the ball goes straight up in the air and when Shedrick comes down he is being shoved by Federiko the center, but now as Shedrick goes up to get the ball in the air Elliot comes up from the side/behind and arm bars Shedrick across the chest and pulls him down and then throws up his hands; one of those obvious Duke techniques that Capel has imported in his coaching style. Shedrick ends up on his butt and no call on either of the three fouls.
Yet Shedrick gets called for having his arms in Federiko's back, yet on the other end you clearly see Federiko take both of his arms and extend push Shedrick under the rim so he can get the rebound. Fouleriko also dipped his shoulder, extended his free arm to clear out Dunn, BVP and Gardner for easy put back or dribbling layups.
This team is well trained in Duke style dirty play with throwing up their hands after they commit the infraction. The BS call on Gardner up top guarding Elliot that stumbles into Gardner and literally grabs him in the upper leg and crutch area to keep from losing his balance and immediately throws up the hands straight up like in the air like he was in a felony traffic stop and they call Gardner for that BS foul.
Several other notables were Clark and there was one other UVA player got called for a Blocking foul which was totally BS and both were outside the restricted area. Announcer even said the officials should take a look at that call on the monitor which they didn't.
Saw Shedrick go up two handed lay in being hacked by Federiko, Shedrick made the shot and didn't get the and one, Same with Gardner that was mugged by two Pitt players and knocked to the floor and got no call. The drive in by Clark that he made the shoot and Burton just clubbed him from behind and Clark is getting off the floor shaking his head on the no call. Franklin had a spin move and either Cummings or Burton arm bars him and he still makes the shot and you see Franklin holding up his hands looking for the and one.
Lastly, Diaz-Graham had some nice poke aways against us but just before every poke away when he reached under Gardner and BVP's arm pit to poke the ball out, he is literally leaning on their backs and you can see those spindly other arm, reaching around and he has it across their free arm and he was never called for arm barring or grabbing on to their free arm in the act of poking out the ball or laying on their back like a school book bag/back pack. Diaz-Graham got away with trying to shove and scrap against Shedrick on our offensive side and you can see him flailing his skinny arms across Shedrick's shoulders, neck and head area making contact and zebras said nothing after Pitt got the rebound and started running the other way.
TONS of no calls (I counted atleast seven on Federiko, three on Burton, three on Elliott, three on Diaz-Graham, Sibande and Cummings got away with one obvious) that officials just didn't call on them. 18 no calls that were obvious if you had competent/nonequity officials pulling for the under dog.
So this is Capel's way of winning now especially at home, just like years of Duke antics, of shoving, pushing off no calls, hacks and bogus flops to win games. This Pitt team played like street ball players with which the Duke equity Gods/officials have blessed them on their home court to do as they please.
It's a shame we don't play them at home this year. This would have been a different out come with this many no calls last night.
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