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I will say that Pikeville played the diamond and one zone almost all night. Much easier to stay out of foul trouble, whereas Valley’s man-to-man is more prone to fouls. There were a couple fouls I think Pikeville got away with, however two of the fouls on Connor Roberts were horrendous calls. It all balances out I guess lol.

I get the outrage though, I was as mad as I ever have been at officiating in the All “A” Championship. Not that it caused Pikeville to lose, but I thought Pikeville got the short end of a several questionable calls.

Thanks for the reasonable response. While I disagree with you about how it was officiated, at least I can see your point of view. Myself, I thought Pikeville got away with a lot of contact when Valley was shooting close to the basket, while it seemed like the same amount of contact was being called fouls on the other end. But the bigger issue was more that Pikeville's fouls seemed to be spread amongst all the people who saw court time, while Valley's fouls were concentrated mainly on the starters. I still believe that the tight whistle on Valley affected the way the game was played.

That said, I can also understand your comments about the All-A game. When you have two teams as evenly matched as these, if the officiating favors one team even just slightly, it can certainly affect the outcome of the game. That is true no matter which side gets the benefit.