UNI vs. SDSU Game Thread

[Newshound]

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UNI won in Carbondale, 92-81, in the 1996-97 season. Since then, they've played 11 times there and lost 11 -- five by five points or less. Last year the Panthers were humbled by 20 down there, but as mentioned, this Saluki team is young and students are still on break.

[Newshound]

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That's who that was? It seriously looked like the ref was shouting at him across the court at the coach the whole possession . . .

Yeah, the SDSU coach was ticked that the ref from up top made the call when the foul was underneath the basket. So Nagy said, "There's no (expletive) way that's your call." That led to the T from Shaw.
Shaw isn't afraid to talk back, though, to coaches.

It was a pretty good officiating crew for a Sunday game against SDSU. Higgins, Shaw and Skiles all worked games in the second weekend of the NCAA tournament.

[clenz]

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No, I thought it looked like the REF made it personal.

I wasn't at the game. I know, shame on me for being in CF and not making the game, especially with no homework to use as an excuse....but I was pretty busy all day long with future in-laws....so I don't know the circumstances around it. However, anytime a coach drops the f-bomb, he is going to get T'ed up, not questions asked, or at least should.

[jackit]

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Yeah, the SDSU coach was ticked that the ref from up top made the call when the foul was underneath the basket. So Nagy said, "There's no (expletive) way that's your call." That led to the T from Shaw.
Shaw isn't afraid to talk back, though, to coaches.

It was a pretty good officiating crew for a Sunday game against SDSU. Higgins, Shaw and Skiles all worked games in the second weekend of the NCAA tournament.

I wasn't there,so i don't know what was said. I will say it would be out of character for coach Nagy to drop the f-bomb. While i also think it's wrong for an official to do the "stare down",our coach also needs to be aware it's happening and let it go and have a seat.

Anyway,i wish our men would have given your guys a better game. Maybe this will be a confindence builder for your team. Good luck in the Valley,panthers.

[Marc Wigim]

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Yeah, the SDSU coach was ticked that the ref from up top made the call when the foul was underneath the basket. So Nagy said, "There's no (expletive) way that's your call." That led to the T from Shaw.
Shaw isn't afraid to talk back, though, to coaches.

It was a pretty good officiating crew for a Sunday game against SDSU. [B]Higgins, Shaw and Skiles all worked games in the second weekend of the NCAA tournament.

Funny story about John Higgins. A few years ago when the NCAA was in Denver, Higgins was supposed to ref a game of great interest. Before the game he went to church, sat down in a pew as inconspicuously as he could, but it didn't do him any good as a man across from him turned to his wife and said, "Oh no... not f------ Higgins!"

[Panther Cat]

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Funny story about John Higgins. A few years ago when the NCAA was in Denver, Higgins was supposed to ref a game of great interest. Before the game he went to church, sat down in a pew as inconspicuously as he could, but it didn't do him any good as a man across from him turned to his wife and said, "Oh no... not f------ Higgins!"

Haha, if that's true that's great. There are a few refs I can't stand. Usually if you know their names well then they usually play to big a part in the game. I still don't understand how Ed Hightower does NCAA games???

[jman2004]

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Yeah, the SDSU coach was ticked that the ref from up top made the call when the foul was underneath the basket. So Nagy said, "There's no (expletive) way that's your call." That led to the T from Shaw.
Shaw isn't afraid to talk back, though, to coaches.

That came way late then. Because those two were yelling back and forth the entire possession. The coach was up and shouting across the court at Shaw and Shaw was paying no attention to the game and shouting back. I don't remember who called the foul but after it was called and the coach sat back down, Shaw slowly made his way over to the bench staring him down, waiting for him to say something. In fact, he did more yelling. He ran from his position across the court over to the bench to continue the yelling. I thought the coach said something just to get the ref to stop staring him down. It wasn't until the end of the shouting back and forth that the f-bomb was dropped. I was just curious as to what the yelling was all about. Why was the SDSU coach so ticked from the beginning of the possession?

Good official or not, I kind of thought it looked like a case of a ref on a power trip.

[FerociousCat]

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If the Panthers can hold serveat home and steal one road game in the first five. I'd feel very good about UNI after the first (almost) third of the conference slate. One at a time though.

ISUblue W
@ SIU L
WSU maybe a W
@ Creighton L
Misery St maybe a W

We have one win away from home & are heading to the two most difficult places for us to win in recent years...I'll be ECSTATIC if we start out 3-0 @ home.

[Khan4Cats]

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I know we haven't come out of Carbondale with wins, but look at the scores in the recent past. Last season, SIU got the Panthers pretty good in Carbondale, but they turned around a week later and beat them in St. Louis...before that...the games have been tight in Carbondale. No students...this is a chance to get a big "W" early on the road in Valley play.


2007 SIU 56 UNI 54
2006 SIU 46 UNI 45 (UNI has shot at the buzzer miss of the side of the rim)

2007 was the game where Travis Brown had an open three just before the buzzer that missed and Stout's putback was a fraction late.

The early (first 5) Valley schedule is favorable for us, especially the SIU trip during break. I think we can get to 4-1 early in conference and get confidence rolling.

About the game yesterday,
liked
the emphasis on getting a touch by a post player
the guards taking a dribble or to inside the arc for a higher percentage shot (Ali took 8 shots, but only 3 3's, and Kwadzo didn't attempt a 3)
that Jordan kept playing despite SDSU's effort to go "small" and that he showed he could hold his own against a 6'7-8" Forward trying to use quickness.
what Rodenberg showed, good energy but not trying to do too much to impress or make an early statement
that we didn't need to play O'Rear, allow him to heal for another week
that we showed pressure
that Kerwin looked to shoot some more
that we got the lead and kept building on it

Didn't like:
that we rushed a couple outside shots when they went to zone
got sloppy with ball-handling in the second half for a brief spell (tried to get too fancy)
some dumb fouls because of poor decision making/positioning

[CR Panther]

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Why was the SDSU coach so ticked from the beginning of the possession?

I heard him yelling that the fould call was not that particular's refs call to make. The baseline ref didn't call it, the one cross court called it. I guess that is what sent him over the edge.

[jman2004]

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Yeah, the ref across the court that wasn't watching the game and was instead arguing with the coach in question. I would've been pretty pissed too. It looked personal to me, on the part of the ref.

But still, they were arguing LONG before the foul called. Or were they arguing about the previous possession on the other side of the court?

[Panthers to the Bone]

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FWIW,

SDSU is up on Iowa State by 6 with about 1:30 to go.