Oh Snap! ESPNU Announcer TS the Yard

[Chin Diesel]

Just says Ollie doesn't "work" officials and that trait is admirable.

Eat it 'yard!!!

 

[Palatine]

They are right that he doesn't work the officials.

They are wrong that it admirable.

He needs to do it.

 

[ctchamps]

The guy who doesn't even know our roster. Six players and he couldn't keep them straight. Not a reliable source.

 

[TRest]

who was the color guy? He sucks.

 

[Devland]

who was the color guy? He sucks.

You mean the guy who said "UConn would like to keep this game in double digits "? When UConn was up 9.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I'm most impressed thatu fat fingering "trolls" turned in to "TS".

It's a scary data point on cache.

 

[ctchamps]

I'm most impressed thatu fat fingering "trolls" turned in to "TS".

It's a scary data point on cache.

Nah. The computer anticipated a silly post and trolled the poster. Of course that's equally scary.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Was sitting behind the Tulane bench. Dunleavy had ongoing dialogue with all 3 officials. Ollie made the choice to enthusiastic lead his team. Funny how it worked out for each.

 

[UConnNick]

Was sitting behind the Tulane bench. Dunleavy had ongoing dialogue with all 3 officials. Ollie made the choice to enthusiastic lead his team. Funny how it worked out for each.

We finally got the opportunity to pay Dunleavy back for beating us when he played with Alex English at South Carolina in the 1975 NIT at MSG. We attended that game. Payback is a dish served better late than never!

 

[Huskies4ever]

who was the color guy? He sucks.

What the hell are shwack'ems?

It felt like these guys were high school hoops broadcasters.

 

[Fishy]

Those poor devils were calling the game from a remote studio - the broadcast was bound to be awful.

As for working the officials...watch a Duke game right now to see a real-world example of whether it works. Duke is getting called straight without K runnning roughshod over the officials.

 

[Palatine]

We finally got the opportunity to pay Dunleavy back for beating us when he played with Alex English at South Carolina in the 1975 NIT at MSG. We attended that game. Payback is a dish served better late than never!

I was in the Garden for that game. Al Weston nearly got us all the way back with some great shooting.

 

[willie99]

Those poor devils were calling the game from a remote studio - the broadcast was bound to be awful.

As for working the officials...watch a Duke game right now to see a real-world example of whether it works. Duke is getting called straight without K runnning roughshod over the officials.

just watch a UConn rerun from 1987 through 2012

we were rarely on the short end of the stick, now it's the norm to be such

they don't call walking on anybody, at most once a game, we get called for traveling 3+ times per game

 

[Onions]

just watch a UConn rerun from 1987 through 2012

we were rarely on the short end of the stick, now it's the norm to be such

they don't call walking on anybody, at most once a game, we get called for traveling 3+ times per game

That might have something to do with our players, don't you think?

 

[gtcam]

They are right that he doesn't work the officials.

They are wrong that it admirable.

He needs to do it.

Yeah forget coaching the players, lets concentrate on the refs
This is such a broken record
Watch KO sometimes - he makes his asides to the ref
Some coaches do it demonstratively some do it covertly

 

[Fishy]

just watch a UConn rerun from 1987 through 2012

we were rarely on the short end of the stick, now it's the norm to be such

they don't call walking on anybody, at most once a game, we get called for traveling 3+ times per game

I've noticed an uptick in traveling calls during our games, both for and against.

But they've all looked like good calls.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I've noticed an uptick in traveling calls during our games, both for and against.

But they've all looked like good calls.

It must be a point of emphasize to call guys dragging their second foot before putting the ball down on drives. Seems like Purvis/Adams/Jackson are good for 2-3 a game.

 

[mauconnfan]

The game has changed on the travel call, it's a little out of hand and they get the regular call wrong a lot. Last nigh wasn't bad the only one I thought they missed was Jalen coming off a screen and he slipped but kept his dribble. I will say I can see how it looked like one though.

The one they never call anymore that amazes me is the wing coming back to the ball from the point catching it running towards half court, maybe off a screen and taking 2 steps to stop, sometimes more. They just don't even consider making guys stop anymore at all, never. It happens an amazing amount of times in every game, but it is now accepted as part of the offense.

 

[willie99]

That might have something to do with our players, don't you think?

OK, I guess it's plausible we walk more than any team in the country, and we foul more too

I guess it's plausible officiating is actually very consistent

I guess some people can think coaches don't make a difference, and we're treated the same way today we were treated with JC

I think the evidence points in a different direction, but people can and do disagree

 

[Leebo]

Those poor devils were calling the game from a remote studio - the broadcast was bound to be awful.

As for working the officials...watch a Duke game right now to see a real-world example of whether it works. Duke is getting called straight without K runnning roughshod over the officials.

Is anyone arguing that it doesn't affect how refs do their jobs?

The one they never call anymore that amazes me is the wing coming back to the ball from the point catching it running towards half court, maybe off a screen and taking 2 steps to stop, sometimes more. They just don't even consider making guys stop anymore at all, never. It happens an amazing amount of times in every game, but it is now accepted as part of the offense.

Taking two steps after a dribble (or before dribbling) is the max. That's not a travel. Otherwise you couldn't catch the ball and put both feet on the ground before dribbling.