And there's no doubt that we should have guarded the three point shot during Sacramento's last possession, or fouled Powell immediately.
"It never should have come to that," Snow said. "We should have fouled her the
second she touched the ball. We never should have put her in position."
Had the Comets fouled her immediately, Powell would have gotten two foul
shots. She couldn't have tied the game with two foul shots.
It's what happened after regaining possession with 4 seconds left, that leaves me incensed at the season-long record of extremely poor officiating.
First, Snow took it to the basket and was fouled. Second, Thompson got the rebound and was fouled. Both were obvious fouls, but not a single whistle was blown.
"Chancellor fumed on the sideline, wondering how a foul that would have been called at almost any other point in the game wasn't called.
"I think the referees just feel they're not going to decide the game," Snow said. "Whether it's right or wrong, you're never going to get that call."
Chancellor agreed. He second-guessed himself, but he was really second-guessing the notion a referee should decide the game.
The tie at the end of regulation, called for a 5 minute overtime, but we never recovered. The Comets lost by 4 points.Saturday is another day. If nothing else, Game 1 should have indicated to our collective psyche... that "WE CAN DO IT!!!".
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