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Title: Providence getting screwed
Post by: forgetful on March 20, 2015, 11:53:33 PM
Cooley T'd up for trying to pump up his team during a timeout.

Officiating extremely unbalanced and unfair.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: Nukem2 on March 20, 2015, 11:56:41 PM
Quote from: forgetful on March 20, 2015, 11:53:33 PM
Cooley T'd up for trying to pump up his team during a timeout.

Officiating extremely unbalanced and unfair.
Game was already over.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: wadesworld on March 20, 2015, 11:57:32 PM
Screwed by themselves. A bunch of 1 on 1 chucking. 5-22 for Henton, 4-13 with 6 turnovers for Dunn.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: Litehouse on March 20, 2015, 11:57:42 PM
Not to mention, playing the lower seeded Dayton in Columbus.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: BM1090 on March 20, 2015, 11:59:18 PM
Refs were one sided, homecourt was a disadvantage, but that's no excuse for playing maybe your worst game of the year on the biggest stage.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: forgetful on March 20, 2015, 11:59:51 PM
Quote from: Nukem2 on March 20, 2015, 11:56:41 PM
Game was already over.

True, but that call was uncalled for and a horrendously bad call.  That official should be banned from any future tournament games.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: forgetful on March 21, 2015, 12:01:03 AM
Quote from: MUEagle1090 on March 20, 2015, 11:59:18 PM
Refs were one sided, homecourt was a disadvantage, but that's no excuse for playing maybe your worst game of the year on the biggest stage.

They have played bad.  Pressing too much.  Panic the entire game.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 21, 2015, 12:04:58 AM
They played awful no doubt.

But that reffing all game was beyond idiotic.

And an 11 seed getting basically 3 home games shows the committee just closes their eyes and picks
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: Shark on March 21, 2015, 12:06:29 AM
Providence finally puts together a great season and they get this disrespect. Playing a lower seeded team in front of thousands of Dayton fans. It's not Dayton's fault. But you'd think the committee would have better judgement.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: #UnleashSean on March 21, 2015, 12:11:22 AM
Quote from: forgetful on March 20, 2015, 11:53:33 PM
Cooley T'd up for trying to pump up his team during a timeout.

Officiating extremely unbalanced and unfair.

Game was way over. lol.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 21, 2015, 12:56:51 AM
Quote from: theburreffect2 on March 21, 2015, 12:11:22 AM
Game was way over. lol.

Down 8 with 3:40ish left isn't way over
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: #UnleashSean on March 21, 2015, 01:23:53 AM
Quote from: HaywardsHeroes32 on March 21, 2015, 12:56:51 AM
Down 8 with 3:40ish left isn't way over

Were you watching that game? crap was long over.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: mattyv1908 on March 21, 2015, 02:50:48 AM
Thought the Eastern Washington - Georgetown game was poorly officiated until I saw this game.  One of the most lopsided officiating games I've seen in a long time.

How does a play-in team get a home game?
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: GGGG on March 21, 2015, 08:02:19 AM
Quote from: Shark on March 21, 2015, 12:06:29 AM
Providence finally puts together a great season and they get this disrespect. Playing a lower seeded team in front of thousands of Dayton fans. It's not Dayton's fault. But you'd think the committee would have better judgement.


It's not in any way "disrespect."  They are a six seed.  It's out of their hands.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: GGGG on March 21, 2015, 08:15:14 AM
Quote from: Nukem2 on March 20, 2015, 11:56:41 PM
Game was already over.


8 point game with 3:52 to go?  Not over.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: tower912 on March 21, 2015, 08:27:12 AM
This game was partially decided by the committee, partially by the officials, partially by the players.  Cooley's T was consistent with the officiating during the rest of the game.  On the block of the dunk attempt that they keep showing, the Dayton defender's arm is in contact with Dunn's arm from elbow to wrist.   Some of Dayton's steals were similar to what Louisville got away with at the end of the UCI game. 
Officiating doesn't usually dictate outcome, but sometimes it does.   Providence-Dayton was one of those games.

BTW, as long as Archie Miller is coaching Dayton, I would welcome them into the Big East. 
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: NYWarrior on March 21, 2015, 08:45:28 AM
Dayton, the last team in the NCAA tournament, essentially played two home games to kick things off this week.  nice job NCAA!
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: Eldon on March 21, 2015, 08:49:29 AM
Quote from: NYWarrior on March 21, 2015, 08:45:28 AM
Dayton, the last team in the NCAA tournament, essentially played two home games to kick things off this week.  nice job NCAA!

Don't blame them.  That's just the way the dice fell.  Out of their hands.  Crapshoot.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: brewcity77 on March 21, 2015, 09:06:29 AM
It wasn't Dayton's fault, but it was the NCAA's fault. They could have bumped Dayton to UCLA's spot, or at least seed them into anywhere but Columbus in the next game.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: mu_eyeballs on March 21, 2015, 09:25:01 AM
Watching Providence play last night reminded me of our Michigan State Game 8 or 9 years ago...a team that just could not buy offence.

Total crap that Dayton got such home cooking.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: GGGG on March 21, 2015, 10:50:18 AM
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 21, 2015, 09:06:29 AM
It wasn't Dayton's fault, but it was the NCAA's fault. They could have bumped Dayton to UCLA's spot, or at least seed them into anywhere but Columbus in the next game.


Eh.  I don't think NCAA needs to worry about the advantage of having a 11 seed playing a 6 seed 70 miles from home.  Really this isn't an issue.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on March 21, 2015, 11:17:15 AM
Quote from: NYWarrior on March 21, 2015, 08:45:28 AM
Dayton, the last team in the NCAA tournament, essentially played two home games to kick things off this week.  nice job NCAA!

And a third tomorrow. Just odd...mainly that they were the last one in.  The committee has done a good job overall but they screwed this one up.  No way should UD have been a play in game.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: GGGG on March 21, 2015, 11:22:51 AM
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on March 21, 2015, 11:17:15 AM
And a third tomorrow. Just odd...mainly that they were the last one in.  The committee has done a good job overall but they screwed this one up.  No way should UD have been a play in game.


The only issue is that I have no idea what the alternative there is for the committee with regards to the play in game.

Do they have a back up locale lined up just in case Dayton is in the play in game?  How does that work with television, ticket sales, etc.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 21, 2015, 11:41:59 AM
Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on March 21, 2015, 11:22:51 AM

The only issue is that I have no idea what the alternative there is for the committee with regards to the play in game.

Do they have a back up locale lined up just in case Dayton is in the play in game?  How does that work with television, ticket sales, etc.

Well the issue is that dayton shouldn't even have been in the play in game to begin with. Nobody that so. So at the very least even if the committee were the only people on earth who had UCLA higher than dayton...once they saw dayton would be playing in at home they should have made the swap.

And heck they at least could have swapped the play in games. BYU and their stupid rules must play Thursday/Saturday though. So I'd be Dayton vs byu to play X.

Avoids the 2nd and 3rd home games
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: brewcity77 on March 21, 2015, 12:07:22 PM
Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on March 21, 2015, 10:50:18 AMEh.  I don't think NCAA needs to worry about the advantage of having a 11 seed playing a 6 seed 70 miles from home.  Really this isn't an issue.

So it wouldn't be an advantage if an 11-seed Wisconsin played a 6-seed from across the country at the BC?

There's no reason that has to happen. The 11-seeds play at four different sites. Three of them are not an hour from Dayton. No excuse for this.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: GGGG on March 21, 2015, 12:13:06 PM
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 21, 2015, 12:07:22 PM
So it wouldn't be an advantage if an 11-seed Wisconsin played a 6-seed from across the country at the BC?

There's no reason that has to happen. The 11-seeds play at four different sites. Three of them are not an hour from Dayton. No excuse for this.


I didn't say it wouldn't be an advantage.  I said that the NCAA didn't need to take into consideration if an 11 seed is possibly playing 70 miles from home.  You place the top 16 seeds, make sure no one is playing at home, and let the chips fall where they may.

It's never going to be completely fair.  You just have to deal with it.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: jsglow on March 21, 2015, 12:28:17 PM
It does seem unfortunate that a play-in team isn't then asked to jet further from home.  I feel the same way about the Warriors having to play 15 hours after beating the Hall.  Nova earned it; we didn't.  Take it like a man.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: 🏀 on March 21, 2015, 12:31:29 PM
Quote from: tower912 on March 21, 2015, 08:27:12 AM

BTW, as long as Archie Miller is coaching Dayton, I would welcome them into the Big East. 

We're not friends anymore.
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: HutchwasClutch on March 21, 2015, 01:03:34 PM
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 21, 2015, 12:07:22 PM
There's no reason that has to happen. The 11-seeds play at four different sites. Three of them are not an hour from Dayton. No excuse for this.

Absolutely agree with that, but the NCAA has to pretend that they're concerned about their "student athletes" missing class time, and whatever other b.s. they trot out.  It is total garbage that Dayton barely was invited to this thing, and literally have played one home game, and now two de facto home games.  Archie Miller himself admitted after last night's game that it felt like a home game for his team. 

Sultan, you're right in your earlier post that it will never be perfectly fair for everyone, but the NCAA could easily avoid situations like this and make it a little closer to perfect. 
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: tower912 on March 21, 2015, 01:24:49 PM
Quote from: PandTandMand... on March 21, 2015, 12:31:29 PM
We're not friends anymore.
I have been consistent in saying I think Dayton should be in the big east.   Don't let a little thing like that ruin a friendship.   
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: brewcity77 on March 21, 2015, 04:56:05 PM
Quote from: tower912 on March 21, 2015, 01:24:49 PM
I have been consistent in saying I think Dayton should be in the big east.   Don't let a little thing like that ruin a friendship.   

I'd happily take them, but I'm not sure there's anyone else in the country worth adding, unless UConn wants to drop football (I jest...won't happen).
Title: Re: Providence getting screwed
Post by: UDfan on March 29, 2015, 12:04:46 AM
I don't think there was a soul outside of the selection committee that believed that UD was "on the bubble" and deserved a "first four" game.  In that respect, UD got hosed.  We never should have had to win a game to get into the 2nd round.  As for playing in Columbus in the 2nd and 3rd round, it's an advantage.  But UD fans travel well, and we probably would have outnumbered Providence fans almost anywhere.  We did not have refs biased towards UD, however.  UD plays small-ball out of necessity.  In most games this year we have given up a tremendous rebounding advantage in return for a quickness advantage with our frontcourt players.  That has led to us getting to the line a lot.  Also, our players know that they can't give up cheap fouls due to only having a 7 player rotation.  If they get beat and are out of position, in many cases they just give up the lay-up instead of fouling.

Also, we lose something on offense when we have Kyle Davis in the game, but he is a fantastic defender, and he affected Dunn's game heavily.  The rest of the team has played a hard-scrambling game on defense.  We had to do that this year because we have to attempt to double the post with no player over 6'6".  Defensively, we were a very unique team this year.  Providence wasn't ready for those small-ball match-ups.
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