jahearme Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Finally getting a chance to watch it. When I saw the teams playing I thought the officiating crew would have been 3 guys I had never heard of. That's not the case. The guy that popped Boykins is Gerry Pollard. Pollard is a veteran official who has worked multiple Final Fours. With that said, I don't get this call at all. My referee buddies asked if I saw the first technical. I said I hadn't but it didn't matter. Terrible call by a veteran official. Too bad it cost Boykins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Finally getting a chance to watch it. When I saw the teams playing I thought the officiating crew would have been 3 guys I had never heard of. That's not the case. The guy that popped Boykins is Gerry Pollard. Pollard is a veteran official who has worked multiple Final Fours. With that said, I don't get this call at all. My referee buddies asked if I saw the first technical. I said I hadn't but it didn't matter. Terrible call by a veteran official. Too bad it cost Boykins. The 1st one was worse than the second... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKYknowitall Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Power trip at its finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 When I saw the teams playing I thought the officiating crew would have been 3 guys I had never heard of. That's not the case. The guy that popped Boykins is Gerry Pollard. Pollard is a veteran official who has worked multiple Final Fours. I didn't recognize his name so I went to the Big Blue History site and he's worked six Kentucky games, four of which took place in the NCAA Tournament. He assessed a technical to Anthony Davis for hanging on the rim against Western Kentucky and was part of the crew who gave the technical to Issac Humphries for slamming the ball down against Texas A&M. Seems like a bit of a reactionary official. Gerry Pollard - Officiated Kentucky Games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Did the player say something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MentschTrachtGottLacht Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Did the player say something? I don't know, but neither does that ref. The player's back was to the ref (did you watch the clip?), and the ref who dinged him was at least 30 feet away. Not to mention, and I haven't seen this posted, but it was one of the quickest technicals I've ever seen assessed. There is no way that was for hanging on the rim, which he didn't do, but given where he was and the player's position, no other explanation would be plausible. A shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I don't know, but neither does that ref. The player's back was to the ref (did you watch the clip?), and the ref who dinged him was at least 30 feet away. Not to mention, and I haven't seen this posted, but it was one of the quickest technicals I've ever seen assessed. There is no way that was for hanging on the rim, which he didn't do, but given where he was and the player's position, no other explanation would be plausible. A shame. It wasnt the ref that was looking right at him in the video, hes watching his every move, thats why I asked if he said anything to get the T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I don't know, but neither does that ref. The player's back was to the ref (did you watch the clip?), and the ref who dinged him was at least 30 feet away. Not to mention, and I haven't seen this posted, but it was one of the quickest technicals I've ever seen assessed. There is no way that was for hanging on the rim, which he didn't do, but given where he was and the player's position, no other explanation would be plausible. A shame. To be clear we may be watching different videos, I can see the ones posted here at work. The one I saw I googled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I don't know, but neither does that ref. The player's back was to the ref (did you watch the clip?), and the ref who dinged him was at least 30 feet away. Not to mention, and I haven't seen this posted, but it was one of the quickest technicals I've ever seen assessed. There is no way that was for hanging on the rim, which he didn't do, but given where he was and the player's position, no other explanation would be plausible. A shame. One other explanation is that the official took issue with Boykins glancing in the general direction of the defensive player. He couldn't see what Boykins was looking at, but the head was turned toward the defender. Not definitive enough for me. Had the lead official got him, maybe I have less of an issue with this, but nothing there seemed to warrant a T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 To be clear we may be watching different videos, I can see the ones posted here at work. The one I saw I googled. Video I saw. Tech tops Charlotte despite Boykins ejection | ArkLaTexHomepage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plantmanky Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Ok Ive now seen the twitter video in the OP. (BTW not the same ref as my post earlier.) The player got off the court so fast I have to think he said something to trigger this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Axelrod Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Ok Ive now seen the twitter video in the OP. (BTW not the same ref as my post earlier.) The player got off the court so fast I have to think he said something to trigger this. I think he got off the court so fast to avoid doing something stupid out of anger. He knew it was a ridiculous call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Parker Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Power trip at its finest. It absolutely is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKYknowitall Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 It absolutely is. I saw nothing to warrant a warning let alone a technical. Maybe I’m missing that part in the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggclfan Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Both T's were flat out ridiculous. I love the line on the first one..."he roughed the ball"...classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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