This link shows the video if you have not already seen what happened during the Florida vs Vandy game Saturday. First let me congradulate Vandy on a great win for their program, and as a Florida fan I was glad to see us get humbled a little right before the SEC tournament. We need something to play for.
In case you didn't see the game Florida was getting beat by Vandy in the second half as Noah goes for the ball to inbound off a made basket. Coach Stallins of Vandy catches the ball and then plays a little keep away from Noah, who is grabbing at the ball to inbound and run a break. Stallins pretty clearly says "get your f*^*&& hands off the ball as he slaps Noah away twice". What surprised me was the two refs standing there go after Noah while not even giving a delay of game warning to Vandy. Why in the world was a technical not called???
While Noah and Donovan are saying the right things you have to wonder if this will fire up Florida should they play Vandy in the SEC tournament a little later on...
5 comments:
Do you think the coach had a lapse in memory, not thinking it was an inbounds off a made basket, then thinking Noah was out of control.
I'm with you, even if it was a mistake, I think a tech should be called.
The coaches should have to be under control just as much as the players.
Right, if I did that it would have been a technical and I'd be in a meeting with a principal.
Wasn't it a dead ball, after a foul or something?
In that case, the ref has to touch the ball first, and should've been the one to get it from Stallings, not Noah.
Either way, I thought it was out of control by the coach. Whether Noah or the ref should've been the one to retrieve the ball, Stallings shouldn't have bowed up to him like that. I too was a little surprised that nothing was called either way.
I believe luke is right. In that situation (the ball was dead, out of bounds off of Vanderbilt, not a made basket), the ball is supposed to go the the ref before it's inbounded (or that's my understanding). The second time Noah reached for it, Stallings was actually flipping it to the ref that was in front of him.
I personally thought they were both out of line - Stallings for slapping at Noah, and Noah for trying to take the ball away from him to begin with. My guess was Stallings was probably going to try to get in a word to the ref before they inbounded the ball as coaches occasionally do on sideline out of bounds (where normal arenas have their benches).
Noah forced the issue, and Stallings looked kind of stupid. But, I think that Noah should have kept his hands off the opposing coach. I just don't think any player should be going at a coach like that, even if the coach is holding up the game.
After the cheerleader incident at Kentucky, Noah might want to stay inbounds!
Still, it was a great game.
Beautiful.
We are so hard core, and we'll be plenty fired up for the Tournament, too, both of them.
Go 'Dores.
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