Calling all refs, please help a fan out on a terrible T called

[Mark Padgett]

BTW - what's "Atlantic Sun"? Sounds like a casino.

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by etsubucsfan1988

ETSU vs. Belmont in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament semi-finals. ETSU up by 1 with time running down. You can watch the play and call unfold here:

(third story down the page) http://estarsports.wordpress.com/

Would love to hear from the referees out there. You can tell by my name how I fell about it. So what do you think? Thanks.

Appropriate technical foul. The kid threw an elbow and then trash-talked. Could have easily led to a fight. Do you need someone to blame? Blame the player for being an idiot and blame the coach for not having more control of his players.

[vbzebra]

Ball handler swung his elbow. Good call.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by etsubucsfan1988

ETSU vs. Belmont in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament semi-finals. ETSU up by 1 with time running down. You can watch the play and call unfold here:

(third story down the page) http://estarsports.wordpress.com/

Would love to hear from the referees out there. You can tell by my name how I fell about it. So what do you think? Thanks.

You're kidding, right?

Throwing the elbow is a technical foul. Had he connected with the elbow, I would certainly have ejected him.

Mouthing off to the opponent is a technical foul.

Both, an very, very easy technical foul.

Instead of blaming the official, you should be upset with your idiot player for helping your team lose the game.

[Adam]

I saw the subject line and got excited. Now it would just be piling on, though. I won't watch the clip, I'll just wait for the book.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I saw the subject line and got excited. Now it would just be piling on, though. I won't watch the clip, I'll just wait for the book.

If you go to the NY state governor's website you'll find a link to an organization that will help you relieve some of that excitement.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

If you go to the NY state governor's website you'll find a link to an organization that will help you relieve some of that excitement.

For only $4300(train fare included).......

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

For only $4300(train fare included).......

They only take cash, though.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

For only $4300(train fare included).......

$4300 is, ahem, lowballing it a bit. . .

A law enforcement official said Tuesday that Spitzer had spent tens of thousands of dollars with the call-girl service Emperors Club VIP. Another official said the amount could be as high as $80,000.

Now that's some kind of stimulus package!!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by etsubucsfan1988

ETSU vs. Belmont in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament semi-finals. ETSU up by 1 with time running down. You can watch the play and call unfold here:

(third story down the page) http://estarsports.wordpress.com/

Would love to hear from the referees out there. You can tell by my name how I fell about it. So what do you think? Thanks.

I think it was a justified call. Either way it goes a player has to keep their cool. He was being fouled near the end of the game. And the player had a chance to redeem himself and missed the FT. The bottom line, blame the kid for his actions, not the officials.

Peace

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by etsubucsfan1988

ETSU vs. Belmont in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament semi-finals. ETSU up by 1 with time running down. You can watch the play and call unfold here:

(third story down the page) http://estarsports.wordpress.com/

Would love to hear from the referees out there. You can tell by my name how I fell about it. So what do you think? Thanks.

(If you've made it this far in the responses,) You won't find an official on here worth anything that says this should not have been a technical foul. That's because, as plenty have stated (BktBallRef's points, in particular, outline the most basic and accurate details), it is and should be a technical foul by NFHS and NCAA standards.