I'm not absolving the officials from any responsibility. I'm just saying that whether the team wins by 25 or 27 is not as important as the coach sending the right message to his players.
For all we know, the officials had a different view of the foul and made the correct call. How the coach responds to the call (good or bad) goes a long way toward setting the tone of the game.
IMHO, this was a good time to show that as winners, they don't have to sink to the level of the team thay were beating.
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