Today Mechelle Voepel says Tif will not be eligible Wednesday unless the league reviews the technical call and decides to rescind it.was suspended for a game for receiving her seventh technical foul. Tiffany Hayes got her seventh in Atlanta's final regular season game. Will she play Wednesday?
the refs should be ashamed of themselves... maybe they look at Angel's "facial expressions" the way many UConn fans do and make assumptionsShe needs to learn how to calm the heck down. Playing with emotion is one thing.... but 7 techs in 34 games.... that's ridiculous.
the refs should be ashamed of themselves... maybe they look at Angel's "facial expressions" the way many UConn fans do and make assumptions
history, track record follows you for a long time... sadly!
Angel and Tiffany are worse than Diana Taurasi... I dont think so!
Actually I was referring to Hayes
the refs should be ashamed of themselves... maybe they look at Angel's "facial expressions" the way many UConn fans do and make assumptions
history, track record follows you for a long time... sadly!
Angel and Tiffany are worse than Diana Taurasi... I dont think so!
But they are not any better either...
Angel was a revelation at the Olympics. She just played hard and was clearly an asset to the team. But she and Tiff have joined DT by complaining continously and loudly about the calls. Tiff launches herself and expects to be rewarded at the foul line.
Having said this, the quality of officiating has to be improved in the WNBA. Some of it is just bad, inconsistent work by inexperienced refs but some of the problem is on the league. The WNBA continues to allow wild, out-of-control drives to be rewarded by foul calls. Geno used to say this about ND when Skyler would launch herself into the pack and get a call.
I love it when players whine about the refs. It really elevates my enjoyment of the game. I especially enjoy it when players complain and then don't get back on defense. That. is. SO. cool.
I also think that it is TOTALLY unfair that players who swear at refs get Ts. What up with that. Refs are so friggin' thin skinned. Probably 'cause they stink at their job AND don't give too hoots about it. Personally, I think we should fire all the refs across ALL the sports... I mean, did you SEE the screw ups the NFL dudes made? I expect them to be be perfect and know I could do better. They should pay ME to officiate. What a sweet gig THAT would be.
Carnac, you are wrong on a couple points here I think.ThisJustIn my man, I've got news for you. I played college basketball in the early 70's. I speak from personal experience. There were several things you could do on the court during a game that would guarantee you a technical foul during a basketball game. In no particular order:
1. Cursing to/at a ref. This was/is guaranteed. No referee is going to tolerate being cursed at by a player or a coach. Anyone that has played high school or college ball understands this. You might get away with it in the NBA, but not the W. If a referee is not going to allow a coach to curse at them, what makes you think he/she is going to take that crap from a player?
2. Showing up a ref (this may include body language).
3. Excessive arguing.
4. Fighting/grabbing an opposing player (sometimes trash talk/taunting will earn you a tech if it continues after a warning).
5. Throwing the ball at a ref/another player or into the stands (at a mouthy obnoxious fan). I saw this happen once. It was funny as heck!! Needless to say, the player (who had rabbit ears and thin skin) was given a tech, and ejected from the game.
How quick you get teed up depends on the length of a ref's fuse. Some have long ones, some have very short ones. It was my experience that the older refs tended to have shorter fuses. In a close game, a tech can be devastating. You don't want to be THAT guy that causes your team to lose a game after 40 minutes of fighting clawing, scratching and banging because you got teed up because you could not control your temper/mouth. A coach one told us " This team involves you, but it's not about you". I never forgot that. If a player cannot play and contribute for a team within the frame work of that team's concept, then they don't need to play. No one player is bigger than the team. One player has never defeated a team by him/her self.
Just a reminder ThisJustIn....."Fair" is a place where they judge pigs. Life is not fair. It never has been, it never will be.
Carnac, you are wrong on a couple points here I think.
1) "ThisJustIn my man, I've got news for you...." Your first error is here. I'll let you guess what it is.
2) You "seem" to take ThisJustIn's post literally. You need to maybe get used to TJI's sarcastic style and her posting history with regard to Refs.