Natalie Achonwa... (torn ACL)

[SDIrishFan 607]

Feel terrible for Ace. Sucks to see it end that way for her. Hopefully the team can bring it home for her but it just got A LOT harder without her.

[tdnd81 2]

Just horrible. I feel so bad for her. I haven't been watching but I hope the team can rally? From you guys replies that doesn't seam likely.

[Bubba of the Lake 0]

It looked clean to me. She just stepped weird.

 

Agreed! Although I found the calls abysmal for most of the game, it did not look like there was any Baylor intervention on the play in which Natalie hurt her knee.

 

The refereeing was just awful. A lot of phantom calls on both sides; an inordinate number of charging calls that were just god awful. I think Mulkey told her girls to just foul the crap out of the Irish, as a way of keeping it close. Evidenced by 4 of 5 starters for Baylor fouling out and the "almost-charge" call on Simms.

[Rattlesnake 54]

ok then, next woman in............

 

My Saturday night motto..

[nd1baby 0]

Agreed! Although I found the calls abysmal for most of the game, it did not look like there was any Baylor intervention on the play in which Natalie hurt her knee.

 

The refereeing was just awful. A lot of phantom calls on both sides; an inordinate number of charging calls that were just god awful. I think Mulkey told her girls to just foul the crap out of the Irish, as a way of keeping it close. Evidenced by 4 of 5 starters for Baylor fouling out and the "almost-charge" call on Simms.

 

The Baylor coach basically said "Sweep the leg".

[VCDomer 68]

IMO a shove in the back is never clean. But if it was just a unlucky bump it is what it is. She definitely came down on it wrong, there was no real intent to do harm.

 

I hear ya... I have played a lot of basketball in my day and shoving is part of the game. I agree, I don't think there was any intent.

[nd1baby 0]

Win two for the Nipper.

[dsnack34 0]

Win two for the Nipper.

 

That's hilarious if you have ever watched Natalie play a game this year on tv. Everytime she goes to the foul line, her two little friends make a visit and poke their heads out.....Nipper....lmao