MaoTosiFanClub said:
It was a bad call but what are you going to do. I felt there were some bad calls (as there is in every game) but it was pretty even in the end. Did you read that assclown Doyel's column today? He seems to think that Lute got the officials to call the game his way and that was the reason the Cats won.
Oh, and I agree about Hassan's comments being the straw that broke the camel's back with Lavin. However, seeing Lavin doing commentary makes me beleive that he has finally found his niche. For as much as I didn't like the guy for turning a once proud UCLA-Arizona rivalry into an annual cakewalk, he seems pretty thoughtful and intelligent.
I didn't see it but supposedly he called Vitale "Dukie V" on air the other night and also complained that if he'd lost in the first round like Howland did he would have been fired on the spot.
So I like the Vitale comment but jeez he left Howland a BARE cupboard, to even make the tournament starting 3 freshman, a SG at PF and a stiff for a C with a backup C who is basically a highjumper playing basketball shows that Howland can coach.
I didn't see the whole game but what I saw was a fairly evenly reffed game, in what I saw I certainly didn't see any edge to the Cats.
One other point, is it me or does Chris Rodgers watch the ball when he's dribbling? Rodgers seems to be literally watching the ball when he dribbles, very unusual to see a guy at THIS level who does that.
I thought UW got jobbed in the sense that the refs called the game close enough that UW got into foul trouble, but Louisville defends the same way they were just smart enough to ease up and avoid foul trouble, while UW kept gambling and reaching and picking up fouls. Once the refs have established what they will call, you have to adjust, UW didn't.
But to be fair I'm not a big Romar fan, I think UCLA was very lucky he got the St Louis job before he was able to help Harrick get UCLA on probation, and I think he'll ultimately have UW on probation and probably sooner than you think.
