First, there is no truth to the rumor that Dee Kantner called two fouls on Tina Charles and Tiffany Hayes as they made their way through the security checkpoint and headed to their gate at the San Antonio airport this morning.

I'm trying to figure out what was more distressing, that 85 fouls were called (many of the ticky tack variety) in the Tennessee/Texas Tech and UConn/Texas games at the AT&T Center Tuesday night, that the appearance of two Texas teams and the two most marketable women's basketball teams in the country drew only 4,586 or that 10th-ranked Texas, even with Charles and Hayes on the bench for the final 10 minutes of the first half, trailed by as many 35 points before losing 83-58. I honestly thought this was going to be a competitive game, silly me.

Before the UConn/Texas game hit the 10-minute mark, Charles and Hayes had two fouls each as did Ashley Gayle and Erika Arriaran of Texas. If this is what the powers that be are using to showcase women's basketball to a nation-wide audience, I have to question their judgment. I sat through (OK, actually I was standing up) Barb Jacobs' spiel about officiating points of emphasis in the game to the UConn team. The entire time I was thinking, shouldn't the points of emphasis center around not turning games into free-throw shooting contests. After what I witnessed last night, I guess the answer is no.

It's not a coincidence that most of the officials in San Antonio are WNBA officials because the UConn game was called with the same lack of common sense that I witness at WNBA games. More than once, a player from either Texas or UConn would have control of a rebound only to have a foul called which did not impact possession or the chance to get out in transition.

On a more positive note, perhaps the three plays which stood out to me was Maya Moore's hustling block in the first half, one ridiculous drive through the lane and finish by Tina Charles and Kaili McLaren's sweet pass to Moore leading to a layup later in the game when McLaren looked as if she was going to deliver a behind the back pass on the perimeter before delivering a perfect pass to Moore. Having McLaren back is a bonus for the Huskies especially since Heather Buck is still dealing with growing pains as she attempts to play her way into the UConn rotation.

A few other observations.

Maya Moore is kind of good.

Kelly Faris' basketball instincts are top notch.

Pat Summitt and Geno Auriemma still don't like each other.

Kara Lawson is a very good color commentator offering insight without any biases shining through. She has the rare ability to break down a play without a condescending persona and without trying to show off how much basketball she knows.

If more post players in the country realized that they are most effective within a few feet of the basket which Tina Charles seems to get, it would be a better game.

I do have a suggestion to ESPN, have they ever considered showing Pat Summitt's halftime speeches?