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Here's What John Calipari Said About LSU's Tip-In After The Game

by TD Staff Reporter

February 13, 201934 Comments

Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

Kentucky head coach John Calipari met with the media after LSU's buzzer-beating tip-in win on Tuesday night and was asked right away about the final play of the game. Here's what he had to say, according to ASAP Sports:

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Q. Can you talk about what happened on the last play and what you saw with the shot that won the game?

JOHN CALIPARI: Look, the plays that cost us the game, and again, I don't want to take anything away from LSU, to come in this building and do what they did down the stretch and make the shots that they made, and basically, rebound the ball offensively against us like they did, they deserve to win the game.

But, that being said, I love that our kids fought and put themselves in a position to win the game. Then it came down to that last play and I mean, you have to judge it yourself, I guess. I haven't looked at it. I know -- I looked at it when it happened but I haven't looked at it.

Q. As you understand it, do the refs have the opportunity to review judgment calls like that?

JOHN CALIPARI: No, and it's another one -- do you remember we lost in the Final Four when there was a goal, a shot clock violation and they said it was not reviewable and then they changed the rule to say, why would you want to lose a game on a shot clock violation and it's easy to go check?

Well, this one easy to go check, too. Just go check it. Why would you not -- why would that not be reviewable?

So we're like Wilt Chamberlain; we change rules. I don't know.

Filed Under: LSU Basketball

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billfish21

Am I right that prior to this questionable LSU goal-tending two kentucky players could have been called for goal-tending... Tiger DM refers to the same non-call. Geaux Tigers.

Reply•55 months

AndrewD

It's a 50/50 chance at best during the game to get offensive goaltending called. And the ball was on the way off the rim - there was no chance it was going in. But at the end of the day, its a regular season game, carries just as much weight as a game against georgia or missouri in the final standings. comparing it to a final four game is not the same deal. time to get ready for the next one.

Reply•55 months

Dalosaqy

No, Cal. We won't just change the rules to give your team a chance to tie. As almost always, the rest of the civilized sports world plays by....wait for it...the rules.

Reply•55 months

Tiger1988

Pussy cheating arse UMASS bitch. Death penalty and that fricker leaves it in shambles. Should be banned from coaching.

Reply•55 months

ApexTiger

earlier in the game they gave KY points for goal tend, looked like it could have been reviewed. KY got away 2 charges and over the back rebounding... Even the announcers said "how can that not be foul?" referring to Water getting hit twice

Reply•55 months

TigerDM

Cal seems to be one of the few in Kentucky that realizes he needs to keep his mouth shut because regardless of KBW committed goal tending or not, he knows that they should have been called for basket interference when their player slapped the backboard hard enough that it was still shaking when the shot hit the backboard

Reply•55 months

JHH4LSU

I honestly believe had they had replay it would have been very difficult to overturn that call. With everything before the shot to the multiple angles that show the ball coming off. Also Willams hand never entered the cylinder. Had he dunked it different outcome but he did exactly what he needed to at that moment.

Reply•55 months

Miganey

saints were egregiously screwed, so was LSU football by the aggies... apparently its just sports now and everyone just needs to embrace it.. just like were embracing this DUB!!! geaux tigers

Reply•55 months

FournetteForEver7

Sore loser

Reply•55 months

Tigers eyes

If the UK fans and whomever else want to argue for honesty and integrity considering the situation, UK player gets called for basket interference, LSU awarded the 2 points and UK gets ball out of bounds with like .5 seconds. The idea UK was robbed is ridiculous. They didn't have the chance to respond, but they interfered with the basket before the tip in. Had he now hit the rim maybe Skys shot goes in.

Reply•55 months

jimfolse

He gave LSU credit, didn't exactly blame a no call but he never mentioned his players hand going up in the net and wasn't called. That is goal tending also. So neither was called and the tip in counted. I believe if the first goal tending no call is called we win so the outcome of the game is right.

Reply•55 months

STEVED00

Calipari gave LSU credit for winning the game. Said we deserved it. He gave his opinion on what should and shouldn’t be reviewed but I don’t feel that he was blaming the loss on it.

Reply•55 months

NOSTRODAMUS

Considering there is a side view picture of the ball OUTSIDE the cylinder, all this goaltending talk is pointless. Move on media.

Reply•55 months

SUB

How is a "side view" more accurate then the view overhead that captures all angles of "the cylinder". It's fruitless anyway because UK may have interfered before this all happened.

55 months

keeper05

The cylinder extends up from the ring as a imaginary 3d object. So, technically it was basket interference. It just isn't called much when the ball is on its way out. Besides, UK did goaltend prior.

55 months

Mongoose

There was no goaltending or basket interference. The Kentucky player's hand in the net had no effect on the ball. The ball was not within the cylinder. And the third possible criteria, a strictly judgement call, did the ball have a chance to go in on its own. The ball was clearly bouncing away.

55 months

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rob62

What I was so surprised about was the ease of which LSU travelled the length of the court to even get the original shot off. There were only 6 seconds left and he dribbled the ball all the way to the goal. No passes.

Reply•55 months

Ignignot

i thought that as well, he was able to basically take it from coast to coast unhindered

55 months

Tigrdynasty

Sky is sneaky athletic

55 months

LoveThatMoney

Basically a nothing answer that people are trying to make a mountain out of. LSU won the game and should have won the game. The review is a non issue, particularly given the goal tending that was just before the tip in.

Reply•55 months

rbdallas

that INTERFERENCE should have given LSU the lead w about one second or so left. THAT's what been ignored. Had that been called correctly, the tip in would not be an issue.

55 months

PortHudsonPlaya

You can’t review a no call. The review was strictly to see if he beat the clock.

Reply•55 months

ByUselves

Is Goal tending reviewable? The put back @ buzzer is, and it was good, but don't know if the GT is reviewable or not, asking for a friend.

Reply•55 months

PortHudsonPlaya

It is not

55 months

NPComb

This is why we can’t have nice things.

Reply•55 months

Large Farva

I thought they did review it. Were they looking at the clock or reviewing the goal tend?

Reply•55 months

cwill

Just the clock.

55 months

Tigerfan235

All he does is cry when his team doesn't have its way on opponents

Reply•55 months

dcrews

He has a valid point. That play should have been reviewable. No reason for it not to be. Although they would have seen Kentucky commit the first goaltending with the players' hands through the rim.

55 months

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