Craft is a Mugging machine.

[biggunsbob]

The crap he gets away with is freaking unbelievable..

 

[tomdalton22]

If you watch him play defense he does it the right way. He stays in front of his man and doesn't reach in....if you play it that way you aren't going to get called for a foul. When you start reaching in and slapping at the ball the refs will start blowing the whistle. Craft is a great defender...he has very quick feet and stays between his man and the basket.

 

[biggunsbob]

He is bodying up just about every time down the floor.. Just because you don't reach does not make it any more of a foul.. He does get away with a lot of body contact for a guard..

 

[tomdalton22]

biggunsbob[/color]]He is bodying up just about every time down the floor.. Just because you don't reach does not make it any more of a foul.. He does get away with a lot of body contact for a guard..

He gets away with contact because he is in position. The defender has just as much right to a spot on the floor as the offensive player. Nobody is used to that kind of play becuase nobody plays defense anymore.

 

[Monster]

biggunsbob[/color]]He is bodying up just about every time down the floor.. Just because you don't reach does not make it any more of a foul.. He does get away with a lot of body contact for a guard..

He gets away with contact because he is in position. The defender has just as much right to a spot on the floor as the offensive player. Nobody is used to that kind of play becuase nobody plays defense anymore.

This.

 

[lostleader]

Monster [/color]]

He gets away with contact because he is in position. The defender has just as much right to a spot on the floor as the offensive player. Nobody is used to that kind of play becuase nobody plays defense anymore.

This.

I still has "I am a Dick" tattooed to his forehead.

 

[Monster]

Monster [/color]]

This.

I still has "I am a Dick" tattooed to his forehead.

of course.

 

[hungry]

biggunsbob[/color]]He is bodying up just about every time down the floor.. Just because you don't reach does not make it any more of a foul.. He does get away with a lot of body contact for a guard..

He gets away with contact because he is in position. The defender has just as much right to a spot on the floor as the offensive player. Nobody is used to that kind of play becuase nobody plays defense anymore.

No. If there is contact made and the defender is moving his feet, its a blocking foul. He has the right to a position if and only if his feet are set. Craft hits guys with his chest and shoulders constantly. Its a blocking foul, but if they called it everytime he did it, he'd foul out in 5 minutes.

That shit won't work when they get to the tournament.

 

[biggunsbob]

He gets away with contact because he is in position. The defender has just as much right to a spot on the floor as the offensive player. Nobody is used to that kind of play becuase nobody plays defense anymore.

No. If there is contact made and the defender is moving his feet, its a blocking foul. He has the right to a position if and only if his feet are set. Craft hits guys with his chest and shoulders constantly. Its a blocking foul, but if they called it everytime he did it, he'd foul out in 5 minutes.

That shit won't work when they get to the tournament.

This + 1

 

[allshouldbleedblue]

biggunsbob[/color]]

No. If there is contact made and the defender is moving his feet, its a blocking foul. He has the right to a position if and only if his feet are set. Craft hits guys with his chest and shoulders constantly. Its a blocking foul, but if they called it everytime he did it, he'd foul out in 5 minutes.

That shit won't work when they get to the tournament.

This + 1

This +1

 

[tomdalton22]

He gets away with contact because he is in position. The defender has just as much right to a spot on the floor as the offensive player. Nobody is used to that kind of play becuase nobody plays defense anymore.

No. If there is contact made and the defender is moving his feet, its a blocking foul. He has the right to a position if and only if his feet are set. Craft hits guys with his chest and shoulders constantly. Its a blocking foul, but if they called it everytime he did it, he'd foul out in 5 minutes.

That shit won't work when they get to the tournament.

With that logic every single time a defensive player makes contact with the offensive player and the defensive player is moving their feet it is a blocking foul. That is not the case. It is a judgement call and Craft is smart...he knows how to play great defense without fouling / getting called for a foul. As far as it not working when they get to the tournament...I don't think he fouled out in last years tournament. I think some of you guys that rip on Craft just don't like him because he is a smart white boy that isn't flashy. He is a hard nosed old school point guard. If he were on UM all of you would love him.

 

[lostleader]

No. If there is contact made and the defender is moving his feet, its a blocking foul. He has the right to a position if and only if his feet are set. Craft hits guys with his chest and shoulders constantly. Its a blocking foul, but if they called it everytime he did it, he'd foul out in 5 minutes.

That shit won't work when they get to the tournament.

With that logic every single time a defensive player makes contact with the offensive player and the defensive player is moving their feet it is a blocking foul. That is not the case. It is a judgement call and Craft is smart...he knows how to play great defense without fouling / getting called for a foul. As far as it not working when they get to the tournament...I don't think he fouled out in last years tournament. I think some of you guys that rip on Craft just don't like him because he is a smart white boy that isn't flashy. He is a hard nosed old school point guard. If he were on UM all of you would love him.

No one would ever like him because he is a DICK.

Going to ohio* just magnifies his dickish qualities.

 

[tomdalton22]

With that logic every single time a defensive player makes contact with the offensive player and the defensive player is moving their feet it is a blocking foul. That is not the case. It is a judgement call and Craft is smart...he knows how to play great defense without fouling / getting called for a foul. As far as it not working when they get to the tournament...I don't think he fouled out in last years tournament. I think some of you guys that rip on Craft just don't like him because he is a smart white boy that isn't flashy. He is a hard nosed old school point guard. If he were on UM all of you would love him.

No one would ever like him because he is a DICK.

Going to ohio* just magnifies his dickish qualities.

You are just jealous. He is a starting PG on a top 5 team. He won't be an NBA player but will most likely be a Dr. some day. He is a gritty player that just happens to play on a team you don't like. What kind of player do you like? I don't get the hate for this kid.

 

[dubbsco]

He gets away with more than any other defender I've seen in bball. The amount of hand checks that he puts on players (that get called 9/10) is out of this world. He earned his reputation as a hard defender, so he gets away with more. To be honest, it is pretty obvious watching it on TV.

 

[hungry]

No. If there is contact made and the defender is moving his feet, its a blocking foul. He has the right to a position if and only if his feet are set. Craft hits guys with his chest and shoulders constantly. Its a blocking foul, but if they called it everytime he did it, he'd foul out in 5 minutes.

That shit won't work when they get to the tournament.

With that logic every single time a defensive player makes contact with the offensive player and the defensive player is moving their feet it is a blocking foul. That is not the case. It is a judgement call and Craft is smart...he knows how to play great defense without fouling / getting called for a foul. As far as it not working when they get to the tournament...I don't think he fouled out in last years tournament. I think some of you guys that rip on Craft just don't like him because he is a smart white boy that isn't flashy. He is a hard nosed old school point guard. If he were on UM all of you would love him.

If he was on UM, he'd be called for all of those fouls. You were right in saying that its a judgement call and the big ten refs choose not to call it, because it would cripple the highest ranked big ten team. He does foul, they just don't call it. Every foul or nonfoul is a judgement call. He is smart enough to know that as long as he plays on OSU, he'll get away with that shit, because the refs look out for them for some reason. I'm quite happy with Trey Burke.

 

[hungry]

He gets away with more than any other defender I've seen in bball. The amount of hand checks that he puts on players (that get called 9/10) is out of this world. He earned his reputation as a hard defender, so he gets away with more. To be honest, it is pretty obvious watching it on TV.

Yep, homer OSU fan doesn't see it because he's a homer

back to homer OSU fan: They are only currently ranked in the top 5. That doesn't mean they are a top 5 team. Do you really think they are one of the top 5 teams in the nation? That is laughable. At the end of year, after the tournament, they won't be in the top 5.

 

[tomdalton22]

He gets away with more than any other defender I've seen in bball. The amount of hand checks that he puts on players (that get called 9/10) is out of this world. He earned his reputation as a hard defender, so he gets away with more. To be honest, it is pretty obvious watching it on TV.

You must not watch a lot of OSU basketball. I watch about every game. When he is on the ball he usually hands straight up in the air, moves laterally and tries to beat his man to the spot (this is where most of you feel he should be called for a blocking foul). Most of his steals are not when his man has the ball but on deflected passes. He doesn't reach in for the ball much when his man has the ball. You need to watch him play more.

 

[hungry]

He gets away with more than any other defender I've seen in bball. The amount of hand checks that he puts on players (that get called 9/10) is out of this world. He earned his reputation as a hard defender, so he gets away with more. To be honest, it is pretty obvious watching it on TV.

You must not watch a lot of OSU basketball. I watch about every game. When he is on the ball he usually hands straight up in the air, moves laterally and tries to beat his man to the spot (this is where most of you feel he should be called for a blocking foul). Most of his steals are not when his man has the ball but on deflected passes. He doesn't reach in for the ball much when his man has the ball. You need to watch him play more.

Boy, you must not watch Aaron Craft play basketball much. His hands are almost never straight up. He has his legs spread and his arms extended with his hands near his knees with palms open. I watch. You don't need to make shit up to try to support your argument. We aren't buying it. He puffs his chest out and bumps people with it constantly. Then he'll lower the shoulder. Then when he thinks he has a chance, he slaps at the ball, which for most people would be a reach.

 

[lostleader]

No one would ever like him because he is a DICK.

Going to ohio* just magnifies his dickish qualities.

You are just jealous. He is a starting PG on a top 5 team. He won't be an NBA player but will most likely be a Dr. some day. He is a gritty player that just happens to play on a team you don't like. What kind of player do you like? I don't get the hate for this kid.

I don't even like basketball. I watch maybe 2 games a year not during the tournament. Also I pull for Purdue during basketball, gotta root for some of my tuition money.

Craft just looks like a guy I would want to smack in the mouth.

 

[hungry]

Where'd this tomdalton22 guy come from anyway? No surprise that he would defend his player.

I went to the OSU @ Michigan basketball game last year. The refs were so obviously bad that a women in front of me apologized to me after the game. At least some of them can admit it.