by Wayne23 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:40 am
11/30: 88-73 vs. Bucknell here. Down 3 at the half. We took control in the 2nd, stretching the lead out to 20 a couple of times.
For the 2nd game in a row Owen got into serious foul trouble; he played only 12 minutes tonight. Not sure what this is about since it has not been a problem in the past. He had 12 and 4 in his 12 minutes.
Celk led us with 19, 8, 3. 18, 1, 5 for Sand. 13, 9 for Sage. +8 RBs, 12 TOs.
We're 5-0.
Excerpts from the Post Game Presser:
Q: Coach, it took a while tonight.
Coach: It did. Gary got in foul trouble again and I think that made the rest of the guys a little tentative on D. It was not a well officiated game and the guys had no clue what was going to be called or not called. At the half I told them to just play their game and not think about that. Try to avoid dumb fouls but play tough D. In the end the fouls kind of evened out and we were fine.
Q: Coaches don't talk much about officiating-
Coach: That's because the NCAA fines us if we speak our minds.
Q: Anything to say at all?
Coach: Look, officials miss calls. I think every coach gets that, and it usually evens out. Sometimes a bad call at the end can determine the outcome but usually it's just a bad call. The game is quick, and in tight quarters. Calls are going to be missed. I think what bothers coaches the most, I know it bothers me the most, is inconsistency. When the crew is consistent, even if they miss a few, it's not a big problem. But when there's no way to tell what's going to be called that's tough.
I also get upset when the official right in front of the play doesn't make a call but an official way the hell away from the play makes the call. I've gotten three Ts so far in my career and that was the cause all three times. Enough about officials. What else you got?
Q: Coach, your team is really strong up front but you're up against UCLA next, and Denver right after that. Can you compete with teams at that level?
Coach: We're about to find out. I asked Tank to give us a couple of challenges this season. You learn a lot playing teams like that, win or lose. We're going to do all we can do to win, but the experience will be worth it either way.