“Unbelievable”

[jibsey]

This is what I read that Hurley claimed he said to the ref after a foul call to trigger the technical. No swearing, no F bombs, nothing. I get that he screamed at them all game as the discrepancy went to 9 vs 28 free throw attempts, but that is not right. Now we all knew the refs dislike him and he’s intense but to me the refs decided the game’s outcome right then and there and we weren’t by any means playing well with bad substitutions. So if Hurley said “Oh my God” is that a T?

 

[NEforceUConn]

I would like to think if that was the case then the league’s head of refereeing would give hell to the ref who called the T.

I’m not blaming Hurley, but man learn to pick your battles. Bitching about every call is tiresome and Unproductive.

Where the heck is his Dad/Wife/Brother to explain this?

 

[tcf15]

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

I'd like to give Hurley the benefit of the doubt that he only said "unbelievable," who knows. How on Earth he didnt get a T in the Nova game for repeatedly calling one or saying "You're a clown," I dont get.

 

[Leebo]

This is what I read that Hurley claimed he said to the ref after a foul call to trigger the technical.

Where?

 

[UConnSwag11]

Yup.

 

[REB1094]

I have a sneaking suspicion that Hurley said more than "unbelievable"

 

[Kemba Time]

Where the heck is his Dad/Wife/Brother to explain this?

Have you watched Bobby at ASU? Brother is definitely not going to be the one to explain this, it’s a family trait.

 

[jibsey]

Where?

Hartford Courant

Put yourself in my shoes,” Hurley told reporters in Cincinnati. “You’re aware of the free-throw discrepancy. You see that. It’s factored into your mind. I wish I wouldn’t have said ‘unbelievable.’”

 

[AdamaNation]

Pretty sure pj carlissimo and coach k weren’t known for being sweet on the stripes.

 

[willie99]

Jim Calhoun is laughing

 

[Punkbo]

Put me in the camp of people who don’t believe Hurley just said “Unbelievable”. That might be cleaned up a bit for the newspaper.

 

[Hi-Low]

Hartford Courant

Put yourself in my shoes,” Hurley told reporters in Cincinnati. “You’re aware of the free-throw discrepancy. You see that. It’s factored into your mind. I wish I wouldn’t have said ‘unbelievable.’”

Hurley can be mad about foul discrepancy but honestly when you shoot so many 3's and rarely go to basket it's hard to draw fouls.

Hawk did get 2 calls when shooting a 3. We took 9 FT's. 6 by Hawk on 3 pt fouls, 1 on a Tech....so took 2 FT's otherwise. Yes 28 - 9 is crazy discrepancy on paper but if you don't go to the basket you usually don't draw many fouls.

 

[Kitaman]

Well that's one side of the story.

 

[Huskybass]

Hurley said a whole lot more than unbelievable. Anyone who believes that needs to sit near the UConn bench for a full game. I guarantee you that you will get an earful of colorful words. You will probably even learn a few new words or phrases.

 

[BGesus4]

I’m sure Jayson Tatum thanks his lucky stars every night that Jeff Goodman gave him the career saving advice

 

[prankster]

Hurley said a whole lot more than unbelievable. Anyone who believes that needs to sit near the UConn bench for a full game. I guarantee you that you will get an earful of colorful words. You will probably even learn a few new words or phrases.

So... You are saying that no one would dare mike him up for one of those All Access broadcasts?

 

[gmc1055]

We all were aware of the free throw disparity. It was a great game . Through it all UCONN was right there. Unfortunately the T changed the whole narrative of the game. It became about the officials. I'm sure the Big East is not happy about this.

 

[uconnfan68]

Just have to win and leave no doubt.

 

[UconnU]

While I generally agree with the sentiment that refs hate Hurley. There’s no excuse for calling a T on a coach over something they SAID in a single possession end game scenario. The last thing you should want to feel as a ref is that a late judgement called yours affected the outcome.

 

[husky429]

He said much more than unbelievable. He was asking for the T for a good 5 minutes or more.

It is what it is. Learn from the experience and move on.

 

[superjohn]

While I generally agree with the sentiment that refs hate Hurley. There’s no excuse for calling a T on a coach over something the SAID in a single possession end game scenario. The last thing you should want to feel as a ref is that a judgement call affected the outcome.

They already gave him a warning for being out on the court, just a possession or two before the T he was way out on the court between the ref and our player when we had the ball on offense.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Yes, it's obvious that refs don't like Hurley and consistently give us a bad whistle as a result. Is that supposed to be a justification of biased officiating?

 

[husky429]

While I generally agree with the sentiment that refs hate Hurley. There’s no excuse for calling a T on a coach over something they SAID in a single possession end game scenario. The last thing you should want to feel as a ref is that a late judgement called yours affected the outcome.

I don't understand how you manage to have the wrong take so consistently.

Be reasonable man. Rewatch the game. The T was more than warranted.

 

[husky429]

Yes, it's obvious that refs don't like Hurley and consistently give us a bad whistle as a result. Is that supposed to be a justification of biased officiating?

We don't get biased officiating. There are plenty of games we got more than our fair share of the iffy calls.

I should expect delusional takes on this board after a loss... but this loss has some special kind of ridiculous coming out.

 

[willie99]

Hurley can be mad about foul discrepancy but honestly when you shoot so many 3's and rarely go to basket it's hard to draw fouls.

Hawk did get 2 calls when shooting a 3. We took 9 FT's. 6 by Hawk on 3 pt fouls, 1 on a Tech....so took 2 FT's otherwise. Yes 28 - 9 is crazy discrepancy on paper but if you don't go to the basket you usually don't draw many fouls.

We won the battle of the boards, we had the ball in the paint many times, they double and tripled teamed us many times, they reached in a stripped the ball, and they never fouled. The only calls in the paint on our side of the court were either offensive fouls OR they took away an uncontested layup. Not one shooting foul in the paint

IMPOSSIBLE

 

[superjohn]

I don't understand how you manage to have the wrong take so consistently.

Be reasonable man. Rewatch the game. The T was more than warranted.

I didn't even think the refs were too bad. Did we have 2 or 3 questionable calls late where the refs could've swallowed the whistle? Probably but it's a home game for X and that stuff usually favors the home team. As for the crazy foul disparity, Xavier were the aggressors all game taking it to the hoop, they picked up at least 3 and ones just on Karaban because he couldn't guard that team. Xavier took 13 three pointers while UConn took 37.

I'm as critical of the refs as anyone when they're terrible but it's not why Xavier lived at the line and UConn didn't. And if you have a problem with the ft disparity and how the refs are calling things you work them early in the game. A well timed T early when the refs know they got one wrong and you will start seeing calls go your way and the fouls even out some usually. It's bizarre Hurley has been at this so long and still is so lost with the refs.

 

[NEforceUConn]

We won the battle of the boards, we had the ball in the paint many times, they double and tripled teamed us many times, they reached in a stripped the ball, and they never fouled. The only calls in the paint on our side of the court were either offensive fouls OR they took away an uncontested layup. Not one shooting foul in the paint

UNBELIEVABLE

Fixed it for you.

 

[Palatine]

Screw that. The refs need to act professionally and treat all coaches the same. Period. If you can't do that, get a new job. Dan Hurley isn't physically hurting anyone. Any when the refs are doing a bad job, he has every right to complain. He is sticking up for his players.

 

[uconngb]

I didn't even think the refs were too bad. Did we have 2 or 3 questionable calls late where the refs could've swallowed the whistle? Probably but it's a home game for X and that stuff usually favors the home team. As for the crazy foul disparity, Xavier were the aggressors all game taking it to the hoop, they picked up at least 3 and ones just on Karaban because he couldn't guard that team. Xavier took 13 three pointers while UConn took 37.

I'm as critical of the refs as anyone when they're terrible but it's not why Xavier lived at the line and UConn didn't. And if you have a problem with the ft disparity and how the refs are calling things you work them early in the game. A well timed T early when the refs know they got one wrong and you will start seeing calls go your way and the fouls even out some usually. It's bizarre Hurley has been at this so long and still is so lost with the refs.

And it’s the thing that is most likely to hold us back. Our coach loses his mind in close games and it 100% flows through to his players. He has to mature or we aren’t going anywhere.