MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[rokman]

Alright, can somebody refresh me? I was at the Brockport game in the blizzard the next day but not the Widener game.  What exactly happened?

first half as DeLuca hit 3-of-4 from the foul line following a series of four technical fouls, three being issued against Catholic and one against Widener.

...actually I had forgotten about the Rice technical.  What I do remember (hopefully close to correctly, age is creeping up), is the way Maloney managed to have 4 fouls on him with 12 minutes left in the 1st half.  Maloney picked up 1 foul early.  Then, as CUGRAD stated, Morley charged, but the ref/scorer booked it (apparently) as Maloney.  The announcer called it on Morley.  No one said a word, until a minute or so later, when Maloney picked up what seemed to be his second foul.  When the P.A announcer said it was his third, CUA's bench tried to correct them.  However, at that point CUA's bench found out that the prior foul had been booked as Maloney's .  That's when the verbal barrage started, with Maloney picking up a T (and consequently his 4th personal), along with CUA's bench.  That resulted in CUA being down 14 with 12 to go before half (and the CUA contingent having 1 member removed ).  The amazing thing is, Maloney stayed in the game, and helped trigger the comeback (most memorably with a great pass for a Hartmann layup at the first half buzzer that cut the lead to 7.)

Sorry if this sounds like another CUA fan griping.  Just wanted to share memories, since they were asked for earlier.  If its any consolation, I agree with CUGRAD that with the exception of that game, the NCAA tournament officiating that I've seen has been outstanding...

[John Rusnak]

I think it's easily understandable how a referee could mistake a small little white guy wearing number 21 with a huge black guy wearing number 52.  It's a completely understandable thing to do.  We should cut these guys some slack.  I mean, if there was more of a difference between the two guys then perhaps I could see where they made a mistake.  But these guys are so similar, these kinds of mistakes happen...

[kitchenrat]

I'm hoping to see two great games tonight, and god willing I will be watching the Spartans again on Saturday night in the last game ever played on the cork.

[cuaplayer]

I think it's easily understandable how a referee could mistake a small little white guy wearing number 21 with a huge black guy wearing number 52.  It's a completely understandable thing to do.  We should cut these guys some slack.  I mean, if there was more of a difference between the two guys then perhaps I could see where they made a mistake.  But these guys are so similar, these kinds of mistakes happen...

Maloney not so small- pushing 225 at least at the time
Morley not so black

what team were you watching buck?

[Matt Letourneau]

Ha. Yeah.

Morley isn't black.  He was at the game where they honored the 5 year anniversary of the National Championship, and he still looks like he could kick everybody's butt.

Maloney wasn't exactly petite, but smaller than now! 

Still, point taken Rusnak.  They really don't look alike.  Ironically, Morely actually switched to Maloney's number after the Pat graduated.  So the foul on white #21 was just a year late.

[John Rusnak]

I think it's easily understandable how a referee could mistake a small little white guy wearing number 21 with a huge black guy wearing number 52.  It's a completely understandable thing to do.  We should cut these guys some slack.  I mean, if there was more of a difference between the two guys then perhaps I could see where they made a mistake.  But these guys are so similar, these kinds of mistakes happen...

Maloney not so small- pushing 225 at least at the time
Morley not so black

what team were you watching buck?

Actually I think he was pushing 275 at the time, but on a relative basis he was smaller.

I was also going to say light dark, but I didn't think it quite made the point.

[colemanhater]

i hate pat coleman

[Warren Thompson]

i hate pat coleman

Oh-oh ... sounds like a Terms of Service violation. 

[colemanhater]

pat coleman doest knwo a thing about basketball..hey thompson, easy guy

[Knightstalker]

pat coleman doest knwo a thing about basketball..hey thompson, easy guy

You're even, you don't know a thing about typing.

[colemanhater]

great name knightstalker, but your barking up the wrong tree...this is between me and coleman

[colemanhater]

cmon, show your face coleman, im waiting

[colemanhater]

steve sardino is the best D3 hoops player of all time

[Warren Thompson]

colemanhater:

If it's a private matter between you and Pat, why don't you keep it private and not use up space here in a public forum? If you have your nose out of joint with Pat, we don't need to hear about it in this room.

In sum, keep your tantrums out of the public domain.

[cuabigdog]

11:00 min left in half   20-17 Widener