Texas Bench Shoukd Have Had A Tech

[Gurleyman]

Their bench ran out on the court and got in the passing lane where Cassell (and Boat lying on the ground) were.

Some white walk on was 10 feet out on the court.

Yeah - it's whining. But our only chance was a quick inbounds play and it's tough to do that against 12 players.

 

[huskyniner]

I said the same thing. Might sound like sour grapes now, but it's still true.

 

[BoatShow]

The whole end of the game was out of wack

 

[upstater]

Would have liked to have seen the ball inbounded right at the extra guys on the court. Force the refs to make the call.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Would have liked to have seen the ball inbounded right at the extra guys on the court. Force the refs to make the call.

Wonder what the hell they would've done in that instance?

 

[Gurleyman]

Wonder what the hell they would've done in that instance?

The refs would have to call it. It would be interfering with a live ball. It'd take the worlds headiest player to think of that on the fly, though.

 

[Stinger92860]

Would have been nice to have a TO.

 

[Penfield]

I begrudgingly re-watched the last play a couple times just now. While a couple Texas bench players did come onto the floor it wasn't the worst thing I have ever seen. DHam would have had to react very very quickly to hit one of them with the ball. By the time he had it in his hands most of the kids were almost back to the bench (unless I missed one).

My only second guess is if DHam held the ball would it have given the Refs time to recognize Boat was hurt and stop the play?

 

[CallMeBruce]

In theory, all that would have had to happen would be for one of the players on the court to "accidentally" bump one of the Texas interlopers while trying for the inbounds pass. That's still interference and would have been a tech.

 

[willie99]

just watched the replay myself, one kid did run 10 feet onto the floor

he 's lucky we in-bounded the ball on the opposite side

 

[CallMeBruce]

just watched the replay myself, one kid did run 10 feet onto the floor

he 's lucky we in-bounded the ball on the opposite side

Which we probably did because there were so many players on the other side. Realistically, even without contact, a tech should have been called.

 

[Penfield]

Now that I think of it, even if the refs didn't call a tech they should have at least stopped the game until the bench was in order. They must have known they didn't handle the ending too well cause they left the building very quickly.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out..

 

[Gurleyman]

Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out..

There's another thread showing our students chanting F-U Texas as they got off the bus. We can't be offended at being taunted back.

 

[methodology]

Technically speaking yes the bench should have been given a Tech but in the heat of the moment the refs gave them the benefit of the doubt.

They also could have T'd up Ollie when he was at the 3 point line giving Samuels a teaching moment in the first half while Texas was inbounding. Instead the ref told him to get back to the bench.

UConn lost the game because they didn't move the ball well on offense and Cassel missed shots he would probably hit on another day.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

There's another thread showing our students chanting F-U Texas as they got off the bus. We can't be offended at being taunted back.

Disrespecting the drunk fans, and disrespecting the players and coaches ON the court are two very different things..

 

[willie99]

There's another thread showing our students chanting F-U Texas as they got off the bus. We can't be offended at being taunted back.

fans taunt players at this level in every sport, players have to learn to deal with it

players on the other hand, have to stay above the fray. If they can't, that's a mental weakness that will haunt them for their entire careers

I'm not surprised a Rick Barnes team behaves in such a fashion, I remember his players spitting on us when he was at PC. The fish rots at the head first

 

[willie99]

Now that I think of it, even if the refs didn't call a tech they should have at least stopped the game until the bench was in order. They must have known they didn't handle the ending too well cause they left the building very quickly.

QFT, everyone everywhere was standing around and they were are their flight back to the midwest

weird exit for a crew that spent more time in a huddle yesterday than the NE patriots did

 

[UChusky916]

weird exit for a crew that spent more time in a huddle yesterday than the NE patriots did

This was my thought as well being at the game. There was a lot of chaos after the shot. Play should have been stopped to see if Boat was okay. All I saw was 3-4 of their team run onto the floor and then looked back to see that the ball was inbounded and turned over.

The refs were clearly rattled the whole game because of the atmosphere of the game. Not only did they whistle a lot of fouls LATE, they also went to the monitor twice and reconvened to correctly reverse another call, but they couldn't review the 3-pt shot, stop play for the injured player, or at least see that Texas had 3-4 guys on the floor with the game on the line?! They ran out like a bunch of cowards.

 

[Gurleyman]

fans taunt players at this level in every sport, players have to learn to deal with it

players on the other hand, have to stay above the fray. If they can't, that's a mental weakness that will haunt them for their entire careers.

Do you feel the same about El-Amin jumping on the Pitt scorer's table? Or Bazz yelling/gesturing towards the Florida section after the winner at Gampel?

 

[Stainmaster]

Do you feel the same about El-Amin jumping on the Pitt scorer's table? Or Bazz yelling/gesturing towards the Florida section after the winner at Gampel?

Only UCONN can get away with it. We don't have to abide by these unwritten rules.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

This was my thought as well being at the game. There was a lot of chaos after the shot. Play should have been stopped to see if Boat was okay. All I saw was 3-4 of their team run onto the floor and then looked back to see that the ball was inbounded and turned over.

The refs were clearly rattled the whole game because of the atmosphere of the game. Not only did they whistle a lot of fouls LATE, they also went to the monitor twice and reconvened to correctly reverse another call, but they couldn't review the 3-pt shot, stop play for the injured player, or at least see that Texas had 3-4 guys on the floor with the game on the line?! They ran out like a bunch of cowards.

At first look on my 50" TV at home, I thought the Texas shooter was on the line and so did Brimah, who likely had the best view. But, others here with better eyesight than mine said he was behind the line. OK. I just just surprised that the referees did not appear to review the shot, which I assume is automatic for any borderline shot at the last second of a tight game. There was not time stoppage between the shot and UConn's errant, either for review or for Boat's injury (so much for the NCAA taking player safety being paramount). Then, as soon as the inbound pass was turned over, the refs ran off the court like they were trying to get in line for a Black Friday special at Best Buy. The Courant though said it was reviewed. Just a chaotic ending to a very tight defensive game.

That said, even by chance if it was a 2, UConn has no chance in OT to beat Texas without Boatright.

 

[willie99]

I don't even know where to begin sometimes, I'll just say many 'equivalency arguments are simply not equivalent.

This -"Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out.."and ElAmin jumping on top of a table are not equivalent.

This "Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out.." and Bazz running out of the gym are not equivalent

I'm amused by the hate and idiocy found on the WWW

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I don't even know where to begin sometimes, I'll just say many 'equivalency arguments are simply not equivalent.

This -"Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out.."and ElAmin jumping on top of a table are not equivalent.

This "Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out.." and Bazz running out of the gym are not equivalent

I'm amused by the hate and idiocy found on the WWW

Yeah but, as has been established, Calhoun could have been caught carrying bags of cash into a recruit's home and you would find a way to spin it, so it's not like you're looking at this impartially.

 

[Kitaman]

Damn we fukkin lost a game. Refs, players disrespecting our team, missed technical, etc. won't change that.

I wonder if Ollie is thinking about these things right now. Sure we fans can complain but for how long and what will change?

We lost to Texas and from what I saw the players and coaches only have themselves to blame. We were up late and had the game in hand, but couldn't close/finish Texas off.

Its over, shitt happens, as reigning Champions can we fans 'soon' put this behind us and get ready for our next opponent?

 

[Gurleyman]

I don't even know where to begin sometimes, I'll just say many 'equivalency arguments are simply not equivalent.

This -"Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out.."and ElAmin jumping on top of a table are not equivalent.

This "Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out.." and Bazz running out of the gym are not equivalent

I'm amused by the hate and idiocy found on the WWW

El-Amin jumped on the scorer's table to taunt the crowd that had been taunting him. Napier made a drop-kicking motion at the Florida section and yelled at them to "get outta here" - presumably because they had been taunting him. The Texas players apparently taunted the fans that had been taunting them. That's all pretty much equivalent.

The shaking hands? ESPN jumps to a bunch of different camera angles so it's hard to tell what happened, but it was a disjointed ending. ESPN shows Texas coaches lining up to shake hands right away and the players gathering behind them eventually after their quick celebration, clearly preparing to do it. If we didn't go to the handshake line due to a variety of reasons (stunned, confused by the scoreboard showing the game tied, concerned about Boat), Texas isn't under any obligation to wait around for us in the middle of an angry gym. At a certain point, they are entitled to get to the safety of their locker room. I doubt either party would be offended by it, any more than neither us or Kentucky should be offended that there was no handshaking after the national championship. If we're offended, we're crybabies.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

I don't even know where to begin sometimes, I'll just say many 'equivalency arguments are simply not equivalent.

This -"Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out.."and ElAmin jumping on top of a table are not equivalent.

This "Forget the tech - how about the terrible unsportsmanlike conducts after the game. Not only would they not shake hands - they were taunting the crowd on the way out.." and Bazz running out of the gym are not equivalent

I'm amused by the hate and idiocy found on the WWW

Hey Willie, we're all entitled to our opinion on here (i'm sure you're aware of that those referencing the "WWW")...

 

[willie99]

Absolutely, everybody is entitled to an opinion. Furthermore, good and smart people can and do disagree, I have no problem with disagreement.

It's people who seem to be trolling the Internet talking in some sort of condescending fashion when responding to innocent remarks that bore me.

I tend to respond accordingly, although it would be more mature to smile and ignore them.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

Absolutely, everybody is entitled to an opinion. Furthermore, good and smart people can and do disagree, I have no problem with disagreement.

It's people who seem to be trolling the Internet talking in some sort of condescending fashion when responding to innocent remarks that bore me.

I tend to respond accordingly, although it would be more mature to smile and ignore them.

Fair enough - I can agree to disagree. cheers mate.