I was proud of the officiating. They called fouls because the fouls were committed. The two most physical teams in the 14 are Cordia (1) and Hazard (2). When the fourth or last Cordia player fouled out Rhodes raised his hands and told the referee that he didn't have anyone to put in. The game was already clinched at that point anyway. The thing that impressed me about the officiating was that they called what they saw, right or wrong. Schools that try the Pitino style of committing 30 fouls and hoping that only have of them will be called is not basketball. Teams should not expect the balance of fouls to be even when there is constant pressure by one team. If you don't have a bench one has to play conservatively on defense.

Ironic that one of the first to come to Cordia ends up being the one that keeps them from going to the Sweet Sixteen. Chris Hudson has only touched the outer edges of how good he could be. He still hasn't tapped the full dimensions of his athletic abilities. I hope that he continues to develop as he moves on to Miami of Ohio.