Quote from: Hoosier Titan on March 14, 2009, 10:25:42 PM
We were discussing the phantom foul in the car on the way home. Although I may complain about individual calls during a game, I rarely think that the refs have influenced the outcome of a game. But that one--the one I'm thinking of was on Claire Sheehan in the open court, when the Titans were about to get a five-second count on the ball handler (not any sort of over-and-back). It did feel that that might have shifted the momentum.
Quote from: Just Bill on March 14, 2009, 10:09:25 PM
There are no backcourt 10-second violations in women's basketball. They can stay in the backcourt as long as they want.
When you say "ball-handler" was the player dribbling?
There are no five-seconds calls when the ball is being dribbled. The only five second calls in women's basketball are when the ball is being held, or on the in-bounds.
I have actually seen teams stay in the backcourt and dribble the ball to run out the clock at the end of the game. Consequently, pressing at the end of a game is pretty pointless once the ball is inbounded. Teams have to foul right away.