KY Suspends Aziza Bishop for Tournament Game

[Wbbfan1]

http://ukwomen.bloginky.com/2015/03/22/senior-forward-bishop-suspended-one-game/

Not many programs would do this before a tournament game.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

It shows commitment to how he runs his program. Hats off to Matthew Mitchell for upholding his standard and holding his team accountable.

With that said, Kentucky should be just fine. Alyssa Rice and Alexis Jennings are more skilled post players although freshman.

 

[Sonny44]

He's a quality guy.

 

[Beemer]

Good call Coach. More importantly the right one.

 

[j66kicker]

He's a quality guy.

Especially early in the tournament

 

[Farney]

According to the broadcast she missed curfew.

 

[EricLA]

Now if only Walz could follow suit for the more egregious shoulder slam by Moore...

 

[JellyBean]

Now if only Walz could follow suit for the more egregious shoulder slam by Moore...

We know that ain't about to happen. Walz said that "she got caught up in the emotion of the game". Hmmmm

 

[JellyBean]

Good call Coach. More importantly the right one.

I agree. A great....and ballsy call by the coach.

 

[EricLA]

We know that ain't about to happen. Walz said that "she got caught up in the emotion of the game". Hmmmm

Seriously??? Is that what he said? So thug play is "just getting caught up in the game"? UGH...

 

[uconnever]

I agree that Moore should have lost at least one game, but maybe what walz knows of her spirit and background just doesn't warrant punishment maybe it really isn't the kind of person she is. Would she really just do that for no reason.....maybe there was something we didn't see. If she did it for no reason that's just not cool.

 

[Ozzie Nelson]

I agree that Moore should have lost at least one game, but maybe what walz knows of her spirit and background just doesn't warrant punishment maybe it really isn't the kind of person she is. Would she really just do that for no reason.....maybe there was something we didn't see. If she did it for no reason that's just not cool.

It's acceptable if you can state a reason?

 

[lanieer]

I highly doubt that a coach would suspend there player for a flagrant foul in the NCAA tournaments. The men had the same situation and they said the NCAA does not suspend a player the following game after being thrown out of a game. I think that Bishop violated team rules but I'm betting that Mitchell wishes he didn't do it now. I really thought they would win easily and I think he did too.

 

[meyers7]

Now if only Walz could follow suit for the more egregious shoulder slam by Moore...

We know that ain't about to happen. Walz said that "she got caught up in the emotion of the game". Hmmmm

Geez, what is your guys big hang up with this? She got a Flagrant 1, BYU got the Tech FT's and you move on. It's not like UCONN player haven't done as bad or worse.

And on top of that no complaints about the BYU player who tried to throw the elbow.

A little consistency people.

 

[sarals24]

I don't recall a UConn player doing anything like that. That wasn't a basketball play. It wasn't a rough screen, or a hard foul on a layup...it was just kind of out of nowhere.

I could be wrong, but I can't remember anything like that in the past five years at least.

 

[meyers7]

I don't recall a UConn player doing anything like that. That wasn't a basketball play. It wasn't a rough screen, or a hard foul on a layup...it was just kind of out of nowhere.

I could be wrong, but I can't remember anything like that in the past five years at least.

No, you gotta go back to Shea. She laid a player out (they deserved it) with a forearm shiver. She got T-ed up. Geno didn't sit her for a game.

 

[bschwartz]

More than a little sad to see the Benched KY player cry at the end never knowing if she could have made a difference, but hopefully, she'll learn from this. Good call from the Coach.

 

[uconnever]

It's acceptable if you can state a reason?

Yes it would be acceptable. If it was a retaliation then maybe one can excuse a 18 or 19 year olds's poor judgement to seek revenge . If it was done just because , then I think it speaks to her character.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

I don't recall a UConn player doing anything like that. That wasn't a basketball play. It wasn't a rough screen, or a hard foul on a layup...it was just kind of out of nowhere.

I could be wrong, but I can't remember anything like that in the past five years at least.

I recall Ann Strother (of all people) knocking a Dukie to the floor. I can't
recall whether it was a punch, forearm whack, or elbow.

But she definitely meant to do it.

 

[Bayareahusky]

I saw that shoulder the LVille player threw..... and does not surprise me that Walz looked the other way..... Not because it wasn't bad..... just because LVille has run a program like this for a long time..... very rough inside.... especially when they are outmatched..... witness the upset over Baylor couple of years back...... it is to be expected from this program

 

[EricLA]

Geez, what is your guys big hang up with this? She got a Flagrant 1, BYU got the Tech FT's and you move on. It's not like UCONN player haven't done as bad or worse.

And on top of that no complaints about the BYU player who tried to throw the elbow.

A little consistency people.

Consistency in what sense? I've been on board since day one for more than just a "flagrant T" for her. So yeah I've been consistent. You apparently feel differently, which is fine. Clearly Jeff is taking no further action, and neither is the NCAA. Doesn't mean it's the "right" decision, at least in my opinion. And I'd be calling for the same thing if a UCONN player did that.

My problem with the play goes further than that simple example. Walz has a history of having his kids play overly physical against teams who they don't match up with talent wise. Can you imagine the reaction if Hammond did the exact same thing to Tuck in a game?

For the record, I hate teams that play that way. When we faced L'ville in the BET a few years back, I was appalled at the way Stef was literally punched, shoved, and manhandled by more than one team we faced, L'ville being one of them. It made me realize it's way worse in person than it is on TV which is why i was so angry about it.

 

[ThisJustIn]

I recall Ann Strother (of all people) knocking a Dukie to the floor. I can't
recall whether it was a punch, forearm whack, or elbow.

But she definitely meant to do it.

Ah, yes, Annie-mal.
Was looking for some old video of it, but no luck.

 

[HuskyNan]

I recall Ann Strother (of all people) knocking a Dukie to the floor. I can't
recall whether it was a punch, forearm whack, or elbow.

But she definitely meant to do it.

Yep, it was a forearm whack. Annie got the kid with enough force to have the Duke player slide a few feet on the floor. The announcers cheered for her, said they were sure Geno was happy with her aggressiveness.

 

[CCinCT]

No, you gotta go back to Shea. She laid a player out (they deserved it) with a forearm shiver. She got T-ed up. Geno didn't sit her for a game.

IIRC the estimable Ms Doty put a pretty good forearm shiver on the aforementioned Louisville Cardinals more recently - just to establish her right of way, of course http://www.newstimes.com/sports/sli...isville-in-NCAA-final-60077/photo-4446834.php

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

A couple of quick points -

1 - Louisville is very physical. So is Rutgers. So are some other teams. This wasn't that.
2 - OTH - there was no logical reason for the player to do that - with a 30 point win, I don't think they were trying to send a message to the other team.
3 - So, I conclude - absent other evidence - it was a stupid play by a player who wasn't thinking straight at that moment. As an old boss used to say "it seemed like a good idea at the time". Like Prince, when she fouled a Stanford player for no reason with less than a second left in the game, at the opposite end of the court, to choose a "non-violent" example. Or Usha Gillmore, back in the day, who "put up her dukes" to fight an Iowa State player (again, no physical contact resulted - she didn't swing at her, just put up fists like a boxer - although it was certainly a "T"). It happens.