1.9 Sec left in Playoff game TO Granted with none left leads to Coach Ejection (Video

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Originally Posted by Adam

And I'm guessing not one of those folks tried to tell the crew they should have ignored the requested TO.

No they did not. In fact they said they could see him calling a timeout from where they were sitting. They said if we ignored that, we would not (1) be continuing on in the state tournament (2) be nominated for playoffs next year. They also said that if this play is good enough to be called in a division one National Final, then it is good enough to be called in a high school game. This was not a one time verbal request that we had to verify. It was visual AND verbal, multiple times, with a player making eye contact and moving toward an official. I find it interesting that every news report (SD UT, SB Nation, USA Today, NBC 7, ESPN, SD Informer) has blamed the player. Not one word had been printed or reported about the official being wrong. The only ones saying the crew should have ignored it are referees, only a very few at that, and I wonder about their experience level and play calling abilities. AND none of those officials were in the gym, let alone the game.