That could only happen with Pat Adams

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Pat Adams makes Teddy Valentine look like a refereeing genius.
don’t know how many times he has hosed us over the years, but it’s a lot.

 

At least they asked the announcer if they got it right and the uva grad announcer says nope. Still, if our 95% free throw shooter hits both we hold for the last shot. Completely different game. So frustrating. But I think this team is going to be really good.

 

As is almost always the case . . . ANY of dozens of things could have changed the outcome of this game. I don't put it on any one players shoulders.

 

Saw Pat Adamds and knew the call was about to be screwed up BEFORE they went to the replay booth. Hahaha

 

I was stuck at work and then in a concert at work, so didn't get to watch a minute of it. Can you give a Cliff's notes of what happened on the play and officiating?

 

@aka said he couldn't see the game for at least awhile so I don't know if he saw that. I did. Clayton brought the ball to the top left (quarter court or so) and picked up his dribble and a Virginia player reached across and slapped at the ball as Clayton was bringing it up for an overhead pass. Clayton had it around, maybe just above, waist level. The Virginia player's right hand slapped the ball, on Clayton's left, down and the spin from the slap took it OB. It was already close to the sideline. I thought it was exactly what it was when I saw it live. The homers, err, um, announcers kept saying it went off Clayton's foot. Wrong. Anyway, they finally showed a close-up stop-motion and there was ZERO doubt.

 

I was listening to Lee for someone I could trust by then but he was frustrated they wouldn't show a good angle.

 

What was strange is the announcers seemed to imply that the officials didn’t have the same replay that showed they ball clearly wasn’t touched

 

Yes, they showed the clip of Bennet yelling what appeared to be “That’s on you. You can’t do that.”

Here's a story: 'Did we get it right?': How Cory Alexander got mixed up in a sticky replay situation during the Virginia game

 

I’ve never seen an announcing crew caught up in a game a like that in 40 years of watching hoops. Wild scene.

 

Turnovers and offensive efficiency.
Guard play was...... discouraging.
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Tough to lose when you have 21 offensive rebounds.

I don't know how good UVA is but from a first game (for me) perspective, I'm already liking our squad as being better than last year.

 

That was awesome. Thank you to that announcer. Normally an insane situation like that goes against the Gators.