Technically that was the effect, but UConn was riding a wave of momentum with an electric UConn crowd noise helping. As soon as the tech foul, you could just sense the wave crashed. The Maryland fans around us were extremely worried when the lead windled down... And even Turgeon was quoted saying as the tech foul helped stem the tide.
Momentum doesn't score any points or block any shots.
I saw the players not score enough points or get enough stops.
If you want to blame Ollie, blame him for not having the right players or the players we have playing well enough.
We didn't lose that game on that 1 point.
I have no problem with a coach getting a T after that call I just wish he through a chair at the ref to get said T
Agreed...KO should have gotten a T when his team was down double digits to get on the refs and also try and spark his team that was sleepwalking during most of the gameThe time for a T to get the ref's attention was in the first half when Miller drove to the rim, was impeded by all sorts of contact, and no call was made.
The time was not with 1:30 to go, down by 3, and riding all sorts of momentum.
Anyone that thinks that technical did not end the game is just being ignorant. It changed everything, we were done at that point.An argument could be made that he misses all 4, gets so upset that he starts crying at center court for the rest of the game and UConn wins by 8.
Except that didn't happen either.
ExactlyThe time for a T to get the ref's attention was in the first half when Miller drove to the rim, was impeded by all sorts of contact, and no call was made.
The time was not with 1:30 to go, down by 3, and riding all sorts of momentum.
I just noticed Warde was right there where the papers were. Talk about up close and personal.Those papers were like a bucket of ice water.
Exactly
Anyone that thinks that technical did not end the game is just being ignorant. It changed everything, we were done at that point.
The struggle is real.Wrong BUHusky. You met me, not BUHusky10...
"But to get the chance to play for said championship in the AAC, you need to win those December games.""you don't win a championship in December"
Imagine if we had those 16 points and 9 boards last night?Ricky: "Hey Mills, I just got a call. We lost Stone. He's going to Maryland."
Miller: "Damn. F'in Under Armour got him."
Free: "Oh man, coach ain't gonna like that."
Miller: "You tellin' him?"
Free: "duck that noise!"
Hobbsy: "I can handle him but, . I ain't tellin' him, either."
Miller: (sees reality of situation) "Ughh. They don't pay me enough."
Free: "I see they already know on the Boneyard."
Hobbsy: "duck*in' Twitter, man!"
Ricky: "No secrets up in..."
(From afar...)
Coach: "MOTHER duckCKER!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
Stairmaster, you are one of the better posters. Stay the course!"I'm sorry, Boneyarders! I have failed you! I will now resign, drive to Calhoun's house, and beg on my hands and knees until he comes out of retirement! I am not worthy!"
Stairmaster, you are one of the better posters. Stay the course!
Throwing papers everywhere is not a justified reaction - he should've chewed the officials out over the call, but as soon as he tossed the papers, they had no choice but to T him up.Honestly, the call was terrible and the technical was even worse - the ref had no business calling either one of them for many reasons and in-so-doing heavily influenced the outcome of the game. That ref, whoever the he is, should have swallowed his whistle on the first foul and even more so on the T.
KO made a bad mistake but it was a justified reaction to a terrible call that, given the context, absolutely should have not been called.
I just noticed Warde was right there where the papers were. Talk about up close and personal.
Ollie seems to have the occasional rage issue.
The refs don't seem to respect him, or be intimidated by him. Sometimes, I think he comes off as whiny. If you're not a JC, or Huggins type, that okay. But he needs to learn to errupt and draw a T early in the game to set the tone, rather than always getting them during crunch time. He's had that happen before , if I remember correctly.
Throwing papers everywhere is not a justified reaction - he should've chewed the officials out over the call, but as soon as he tossed the papers, they had no choice but to T him up.
Even better, Ollie shouldn't wait till the last 2:30 to get on the ref's case. His team continues to get the short end of it in terms of calls, so it's time he starts letting ref's hear it more often.
Agree to disagree on the reaction even though you're probably right, given the rules, about the necessity to call a t with papers on the floor.