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Message: [QUOTE="businesslawyer, post: 4213475, member: 55"] Do fans see things through partisan eyes? Of course they do. Are refs unfairly criticized all the time? Damn right. Does Hurley need to control his emotions better? Absolutely. But all that being said, there is a difference between a ref missing something with their eyes, which is unavoidable, and thinking they can call a T for something the coach has every right to do. The second T was shocking and unacceptable because he punished a coach for doing something that every coach and ref would say over coffee that a coach has every right to do. Sometimes, one has to be willing to understand the important story and not get hung up on details. The story here is not whether or not Hurley should have been called for the first T. I admit I didn’t see it, but I assume he deserved it even if it was for an act that a ref might or might not call after blowing the non-foul call on Martin. The story here is that a ref gave a coach a second T for doing nothing more than something he has every right to do. Just like the story on Sunday was Howard throwing the punch, and not the detour some felt the need to take about whether the Wisconsin coach in any way contributed to the situation. [/QUOTE]