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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by jbduke
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So you think that Paulus struck Tinnant intentionally? [/B]
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Nope, I think "recklessly" might be a better word. I also know that it's strictly the officials' judgment, and if they thought that he didn't strike Tinnant "intentionally", then Paulus couldn't be charged with a direct technical foul like Tinnant was. Of course, I also know too, after seeing the replay, that 2 Duke subs and 3 Duke assistant coaches came out onto the court during a possible fight. The rules
afaik say that they shoulda all been tossed. Now......why weren't they? [/B][/QUOTE]
Probably because (and you certainly know this) in order to make the ACC staff, you have to take a blood oath to Duke University generally and Coach K and his assistants, managers, and players particularly. There was never any doubt in my mind that Duke would come out smelling like a rose in this one, no matter how many people had come off the bench, and no matter what they'd done. In fact, I was cheering for the big bruiser, Jamal Boykin, to come off the bench and start throwing haymakers.
Or maybe it was because, of the Duke bench players who did set foot onto the playing area, only one (DeMarcus Nelson) was not actively trying to make sure no one entered the developing situation, and even he only managed to get one foot onto the court before backing off/being pulled back. And maybe I should send you one of my closetful of signed 8x10 glossies of Mike Krzyzewski ("To my absolute biggest fan ever; the shrine means a lot to me"), since you can't seem to remember what he looks like; because in addition to K, TWO, not three Duke assistants came off the bench, and both were engaged only in restraining their own team members.
If you want to be "that guy" here, go ahead. But I believe three things here: 1) the situation was managed perfectly by the officials, 2) if the roles and ends had been flipped, and two BC assistants and a couple of players had set foot slightly onto the floor in order to try to maintain peace and order, I wouldn't want folks being tossed left and right, 3) If #2 had been the case, you'd feel that everything had been handled just fine, but since it was Duke that violated the letter of the law but not the spirit, the crew should have been rulebook refs. Typical.
Oh, wait, let me guess: "You whitewashing everything Duke as you always do. Typical." Whatever.
Tony, how do you feel about how this situation was handled?