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- From: denelsbe@cs.unc.edu (Kevin Denelsbeck)
- Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
- Subject: Re: UNC (go to heck) 80 UVA 58
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 13:19:37 -0500
- Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- References: <1993Jan22.100834.1@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan22.100834.1@eagle.wesleyan.edu> ghjelmstad@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:
- >HOME COURT ADVANTAGE:
- >
- >While this no effect on the outcome of the game, I was bothered by the
- >professional (?) job from the guy keeping the shot clock!
- >
- >Somehow the shot clock stops with 41 seconds on it and over a minute in the
- >game... when the refs finally notice, the stop the game, put 15 sec on the
- >clock (although it would have been down to about 5) ... Let MONTROSS into the
- >game, and UNC takes ball out... Eric makes his layup, and UVA has their
- >basket waived because it was after the buzzer. Bottom line... if there
- >hadn't been this little problem, Montross would have ended the half at the
- >scorers table, UNC would have had to rush (and probably miss) their shot,
- >Virginia, having an extra 10 seconds, could have had time to set for their
- >shot. End result down by 3 at half, rather than 7... Plus psychological
- >edge to UVa....
-
- This bugged me, too, and I'm a UNC fan. Another big officiating mistake was
- when Cory Alexander launched a trey attempt and was seriously hacked. No
- call, and I think UNC grabbed the 'bound and started another break. The only
- home-court advantage should be the noise of the fans(*).
-
- >Yes, UNC would have won anyway... but I was pissed at the time.
-
- These sort of mistakes taint the victory, and college bball is such a fickle
- thing when it comes to momentum that no victory is assured. One thing UNC
- has been really good at this year (so far, anyway) is keeping the momentum
- (or at least not letting it get beyond 'neutral' so that it's in favor of the
- opposition). We'll see if they can accomplish this on the road against tougher
- opposition.
-
- >"That pastel shade of Carolina baby blue has been shown to induce intense
- > vomiting in laboratory rats"
-
- You might want to avoid watching games involving the Rhode Island Rams.
- Amazing similarities to the Heels there -- same colors, almost the same
- mascot. Anyone else notice this?
-
- Kev @ UNC
-
- (*) If a tree falls in Cameron Indoor Stadium, would Bobby Hurley hear it?
-
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- Kev @ UNC (denelsbe@cs.unc.edu)
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