Blind Side

It's hard to tie the game when your arm(s) are being held back by the defensive player (courtesy of the LA Times with some help from our DIY at despair.com).


In what has to be the biggest story to follow with the UCLA men's basketball season, if not all of college basketball, the officiating in a UCLA game again favored the Bruins. It is one thing when bad calls fall both ways, but at least three horrendous calls (not including the blown call of the game winning shot that went over the backboard) have gone UCLA's way in game deciding plays. How on earth can so many game deciding plays favor one team? I am not suggesting a conspiracy, but maybe the officials ought to eliminate some of the bias towards said team. It is not uncommon for players to get calls all the time (think D-Wade in the NBA finals a few years back), but a whole team? This is ridiculous!