ChevyVanMiller Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 What a wild finish. Bonnies hit a three to go up by one with .04 left. Buzzer sounds and Olean students storm the floor. Refs assess the Bonnie's a technical. VCU sinks the FT, sending the game to OT where St. Bonaventure loses. Crazy... http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/02/college-basketball-st-bonaventure-early-court-rush-loss-fans-technical-vcu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Well that just sucks for the rest of the A10 contenders. Go Rhody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PromoTheRobot Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Meanwhile UB is starting to wake up from its season-long slumber hanging 90+ on two top MAC teams and losing to undefeated Akron by a point. Despite being 5-5 in conference they are just one game out of a top-4 seed (and a double bye) in the tournament. That's life in a one-bid conference. The only thing that matters is the tourney. The rest is preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 What a wild finish. Bonnies hit a three to go up by one with .04 left. Buzzer sounds and Olean students storm the floor. Refs assess the Bonnie's a technical. VCU sinks the FT, sending the game to OT where St. Bonaventure loses. Crazy... http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/02/college-basketball-st-bonaventure-early-court-rush-loss-fans-technical-vcu There was time on the clock when the fans stormed the court. So the technical foul was the right call. Meanwhile UB is starting to wake up from its season-long slumber hanging 90+ on two top MAC teams and losing to undefeated Akron by a point. Despite being 5-5 in conference they are just one game out of a top-4 seed (and a double bye) in the tournament. That's life in a one-bid conference. The only thing that matters is the tourney. The rest is preseason. I watched part of the game. They are well coached and play an entertaining brand of game. I wonder if Hurley has any regrets? Canisius is playing better than the prognosticators predicted. They are also a well coached team. They are not big so they rely on the three point shot. I would love to see St. Bonnie, Canisius, Niagra and UB elevate their programs and make their mark in the region. Tough challenge to live up to for this hockey and football town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarkLessWagMore Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 There was time on the clock when the fans stormed the court. So the technical foul was the right call. Wrong. Watch the video Chevy posted. When VCU finally inbounded the ball the clock started and the buzzer sounded, then the court storm. Of course they shouldn't have stormed in the first place but the technical was a ridiculous call. Clear the court, re-start the game, Bonnies win. We got screwed. Also see the UCLA-Oregon game where the exact same thing happened, no technical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Wrong. Watch the video Chevy posted. When VCU finally inbounded the ball the clock started and the buzzer sounded, then the court storm. Of course they shouldn't have stormed in the first place but the technical was a ridiculous call. Clear the court, re-start the game, Bonnies win. We got screwed. Also see the UCLA-Oregon game where the exact same thing happened, no technical. Agreed. Something like this, where the players or coaches are not at fault, should never impact the outcome of a game. Piss poor call by the refs, IMHO. Total screwjob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Wow. Completely uncalled for. Reminds me of some of the rules of golf -- as in, they are technically penalties but have no impact on the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Wrong. Watch the video Chevy posted. When VCU finally inbounded the ball the clock started and the buzzer sounded, then the court storm. Of course they shouldn't have stormed in the first place but the technical was a ridiculous call. Clear the court, re-start the game, Bonnies win. We got screwed. Also see the UCLA-Oregon game where the exact same thing happened, no technical. I went back and watched it. When the crowd stormed the court there was still time on the clock. Maybe a fraction of a second or so? But there was still time. Did the referees use poor judgment? I would say yes. But technically they were correct. According to the rules the home team can be held accountable for how the crowd reacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richmond_Bills Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I'm a VCU grad/fan - so I may be biased. But - by the rules - it was the right call. During the broadcast they explained it well. The announcers said it was a "cheap" call (which it may have been), but it was the right call. At VCU, the fans are not allowed to storm the court. Act like you've been there and you win the game..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 As a Niagara grad, I wish they'd do that when they play NU. They need all the help they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I'm a VCU grad/fan - so I may be biased. But - by the rules - it was the right call. During the broadcast they explained it well. The announcers said it was a "cheap" call (which it may have been), but it was the right call. At VCU, the fans are not allowed to storm the court. Act like you've been there and you win the game..... I'll give another example. If at a game fans throw things on the court the fans will be warned to stop. If it continues the home team is subject to be penalized. I agree the refs could have exercised better judgment but from a technical sense it was the right call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Agreed. Something like this, where the players or coaches are not at fault, should never impact the outcome of a game. Piss poor call by the refs, IMHO. Total screwjob. 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I'm a VCU grad/fan - so I may be biased. But - by the rules - it was the right call. During the broadcast they explained it well. The announcers said it was a "cheap" call (which it may have been), but it was the right call. At VCU, the fans are not allowed to storm the court. Act like you've been there and you win the game..... I'm with you 100% about the "court storming." You storm the court when you're Sienna and you beat Duke at home. Something like that. You have to admit, however, that VCU won for reasons that had nothing to do with the players on the court or the coaches. VCU should have lost that game. A win is a win, but....just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 HAVOC!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 My understanding in speaking with a friend today about this game is that the technical was actually called on the SBU bench for leaving the bench area before the clock ran out, and was not associated with the fans' behavior. If true, it changes the dynamic a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 My understanding in speaking with a friend today about this game is that the technical was actually called on the SBU bench for leaving the bench area before the clock ran out, and was not associated with the fans' behavior. If true, it changes the dynamic a bit. That makes far more sense, though they weren't obvious with it before the ball was inbounded. I suspect that might be more damage control than anything. I hate that we continue to drive emotion from sports. It's the reason the thing is so compelling in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 It was a garbage call , I'm surprised they called it because it was a physical game that they could have fouled everybody out if they wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I'm with you 100% about the "court storming." You storm the court when you're Sienna and you beat Duke at home. Something like that. You have to admit, however, that VCU won for reasons that had nothing to do with the players on the court or the coaches. VCU should have lost that game. A win is a win, but....just sayin. If you watched the game & the way it u nfolded you really can't blame the students for rushing the court. It was back & forth all afternoon, & the kid for Bonnie couldn't miss in the second half & hit a miracle 3 with 2 guys in his grill with time running out. I think there was .4 seconds left. I don't know, I think the refs could of used better discretion & cleared the court , gave them a warning & Bonnie wins. I guess it was the right call but tough way to lose. I had Bonnie + 1 on the backend of a 4 game round robin where if they would of won I would of won over a grand. That hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richmond_Bills Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Ok - so the A10 and the Bonnies have released statements. The ultimate issue - a security guard picked the ball up while there was still time on the clock and a VCU player had to track him down, rip it out of his hands and try to in-bound it. An article from the Richmond Times Dispatch: http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/schools/virginia-commonwealth-university/article_68751b9c-2fb1-54bc-9956-57980fa04762.html In a statement, the A-10 said, “Although the game officials cited crowd interference as the rationale for assessing the administrative technical foul at the end of regulation in the VCU-St. Bonaventure men’s basketball game, that interpretation was inaccurately associated with the SBU students and fans storming the court during regulation. “The administrative technical foul was assessed for multiple reasons. The most significant was an individual taking the game ball from the inbounding baseline (assuming time had expired) and walking down the sideline, causing the VCU player to look for the ball, and chase the individual to secure the ball for inbound. Simultaneously, one of the game officials collided with a fan on the court, prior to the inbound toss. It was after these violations that the clock expired, and the students and fans stormed the court with :00 on the clock. “As a result of this misrepresentation of the administrative technical foul assessed to St. Bonaventure, which reflected poorly on the SBU student body, the officiating crew will be disciplined for not immediately stopping the game for disruption of play. “There were an unfortunate series of events in this game, which impacted both institutions and the A-10, thus the conference will continue to work with all involved including the game officials for stronger game management in the future.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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