I don’t think the referees cost Kentucky basketball the game against Florida, but I also want to say they definitely didn’t help.
Florida has become one of the best teams in the country at “ugly basketball,” but a large part of that success comes from something completely illegal: the moving screen. Whether it’s a traditional pick or a Dribble Hand-Off (DHO), the Gators are master manipulators of the whistle.
FU going to more off ball sets instead of DHOs was a great call. But again HOU gets the moving screen call as Florida tries to match physicality pic.twitter.com/q6wUksPgyf
— Mike Jagacki (@Mike_Jagacki) April 9, 2025
Watch the second play above. Watch Alex Condon go to set the pick off the ball. It looks fine to begin with. But watch as the defender starts to fight through, he sticks out his backside to try and keep the screen going. That’s a foul, missed call. He literally falls off balance because he is so outside of his shoulders…