FULL RECAP: Tulsa takes down UCF, 77-66
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This is an awesome paragraph out this, hope you don't mind...
"UCF had to endure a seemingly endless tirade by Dawkins after the game. Perhaps channeling the spirit of Doug Wojcik from the building, Dawkins was still yelling at his team in the locker room 50 minutes after the game had ended"
"UCF had to endure a seemingly endless tirade by Dawkins after the game. Perhaps channeling the spirit of Doug Wojcik from the building, Dawkins was still yelling at his team in the locker room 50 minutes after the game had ended"
“I want to give our crowd credit. I thought they were terrific,” Haith said. “I thought they were enthusiastic and I thought they helped us when we were struggling a little bit. They helped with the officials. I could hear them going after the officials. That helps. That’s what you want when you are playing on your home court.”
I liked Haith's praise for us as well. We do our best, no matter how few there are of us.
I liked Haith's praise for us as well. We do our best, no matter how few there are of us.
It was amazing hearing Dawkins still yelling at his team so long after the game. We could hear him yelling in the press room, since the press room shares the wall with the opposing team's locker room, and the wall is a little thin. Dawkins was just going on and on.
My section did its best. I was a complete jerk yesterday. That crew was awful and I let them know it. Even after we had it wrapped up I was on them. This league has to get the officiating under control. They charged us too much to join for this lack of quality and oversight.
The downside: someone stole my sunglasses. I think it was one of the dumpster divers who picks up ticket stubs after the game.
Some terrible, terrible calls on so-called fouls on Wheeler and Etou and no calls on going over the back of Magnay and Edogi. The officials were totally incompetent. I'm not saying they were trying to help us lose, but how can you officiate like that? I've seen better high school officials.
The spikey hair ref has always been bad. The one that looked like Michael Flynn was better in second half than first; in first, he tried to make every call. The African American ref was watching a different game than we were.
I thought the offensive foul call on Wheeler in first half was very bad, as were every offensive foul called on Etou. The three point foul on Birt was a no call. Most of Igbanu's calls were bad; Haith told him his third foul didn't happen in is book.
Similarly, the three point foul where Henderson got to shoot was a bad call. I thought a couple on Fall were bad, too, but as Omar would say on the Wire, he fouled enough other people to earn those. (My dad added that with Fall, it's not so much going over the back as it is going over the head.)
Unlike some others, these officials didn't react at all. I think they know they are bad.
For whatever reason, UH only has low point beer at basketball games.
So I just settle for peanut m&ms.
So I just settle for peanut m&ms.
I was tempted to ask the black ref who his bookie was so I could get in on the action... Then I remembered the last time I asked a ref that question...