I need verification of a few things that I noticed:

#1 The wide Temperature swings inside the arena. I would say every game the temperature was between 68 - 72 except the 2 games that involved UNC which the temperature was 80+ for both. People on Saturday were saying that they noticed too but it was b/c the arena was full for those...I thought okay until the Championship game which the arena was full too and it was about 65 in there yesterday.

I figure the theory is that UNC likes to run and plays 10 or 11 players and wants it as hot as possible to make the other team as tired as possible.

#2 Who does Dickie V think he is going out onto the court during the stoppage after the altercation infront of the Duke bench yesterday for a conference with the refs. Why is this guy allowed to do what ever he pleases?

#3 The officiating was pretty inconsistant and all in all bad during the 4 days of the tourney. The officials killed the flow in multiple games and in the Championship game on both ends of the court they seemed to wait and see if shots went in before calling fouls when the shots were missed. What is that? Its either a foul or not.

Discuss.

3/13/2006 9:39:23 AM

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"they seemed to wait and see if shots went in before calling fouls when the shots were missed"

Noticed that after one of Sheldon William's shots got blocked - the BC player had the rebound and 1/2 way to a dribble before the whistle blew.

No wonder the ACC has to learn how to play again before the NCAA tourney.

3/13/2006 9:47:10 AM

I really really have a hard time believing that the people in charge of how hot or cold the arena is, are UNC homers to the degree that they'd somehow fit it into an overall strategy.

I'm told UNC has a squadron of black helicopters too!

3/13/2006 9:48:51 AM

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"they seemed to wait and see if shots went in before calling fouls when the shots were missed"

HA. i noticed that during yesterdays game.

3/13/2006 9:51:46 AM

The announcers were mentioning the heat of the arena throughout it from the first day up through the finals.. saying it was really warm every day.. at court level at least.

3/13/2006 9:51:50 AM

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"The officiating was pretty inconsistant and all in all bad during the 4 days of the tourney."

The ACC. Best conference. Worst officials.

What about when Ced went up for a shot and Eric Williams hit him in the face. Ced fell back a little and had to work to stay on his feet. Even Billy Packer said that was an obvious foul. This is just one incident that I saw of an obvious foul not getting called.

3/13/2006 9:54:52 AM