Kentucky Basketball 2008-09: Interesting officiating statistic

by Truzenzuzex on Feb 18, 2009 1:33 PM EST Comment 22 comments

Tony Greene, the official who T'd up Gillispie in 2 of the last 3 games, has an interesting history in Kentucky games this year.

In 2009, Greene has been on the crew that officiated six games in which UK was involved. In four of those six, a technical has been called on the UK bench. They are:

Kentucky @ Vandy -- Tony Greene T on Gillispie
Florida @ Kentucky -- Tony Greene T on Gillispie
South Carolina @ Kentucky -- Technical on Gillispie, not sure if it was Greene
Kentucky @ Louisville -- Technical on Gillispie, not sure if it was Greene

The other two games were vs. Miami and at Tennessee, where no technicals were called on Kentucky. In 2007-08, Greene was on 8 crews that worked UK games, and only once was a technical foul called. I'm not 100% sure it was even on the coach, but it probably was.

Is this mere coincidence? I don't really know. It could be, but it actually doesn't seem likely. Gillispie rarely gets T'd up for demonstrative behavior, and clearly the T last night was just for talking to Greene -- Gillispie never got off his haunches.

Something to consider, for what it's worth. I find it a bit troubling, but then again, I am a partisan, so you can't go by me.

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This needs to go "up the chain of command". Whose next on the ladder?

by Blueobsessed on Feb 18, 2009 1:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That would be Barnhardt....someone needs to tell Bill to cool it. :)

'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'

by HozeKing on Feb 18, 2009 1:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Seriously?

I really hope you are joking – hence the smiling face, but I have trouble telling sometimes.

by kentuckygirl0724 on Feb 18, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes...I am kidding. A little levity can be a good thing. Joke = :)

'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'

by HozeKing on Feb 18, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I like you Hoze.

You’re alright!

by kentuckygirl0724 on Feb 18, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Irony

Tink thinks Hoze is all right, but has to take issue with fans of her own team for harping on the coach! What madness is this that the Vandy loss has brought on?

(For the record, I agree with you calling out the Billy haters. I just thought this irony was too good to pass up!)

by Acdixon on Feb 18, 2009 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL!

Irony – aint it great! ;)

by kentuckygirl0724 on Feb 18, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I would have lasted about 5 minutes as coach last night.

Cyp, Webster, and Cox would have had to resort to hitting me in the head with a chair to get me off of the officials.

by Ken Howlett on Feb 18, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL,,,

really…i’d be missing the next game too with the suspension!!!!

" I believe in pipedreams"

by Magnoliacat on Feb 18, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This...

makes me sick. Both technicals in the UF and Vandy game have been very questionable, I can’t remember the other two off the top of my head, but I would bet that they weren’t much more obvious. If the head of SEC officiating isn’t already aware of this, he isn’t doing his job, but that wouldn’t surprise me.

This has been a pretty shaky year for officials all around the country, especially in the SEC, and last night pushed me over the edge. Add one more opponent for us to deal with on the court because if BG’s right to work the officials is taken away, which it basically was last night, we are at a severe disadvantage.

by the spork on Feb 18, 2009 2:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I saw

him telling Billy to cool it. Billy must have kept talking. It was a pretty silly techincal foul though. I have seen it done to Pearl though

by tenken on Feb 18, 2009 2:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Officating

I felt the officating was questionable the whole night. On one end somebody would get clobbered with no call and then on the other end they would call a hand check. The T on BG was lame but so was the one on Vandy later in the game. There should of been a foul called on Liggens or Galloway,which ever one it was,before the T was called. And 40 free throws by one team? Pretty rediculous.

by maysvilleblue on Feb 18, 2009 3:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I encourage everyone to rate and comment on Tony Greene on the following site...

http://statsheet.com/mcb/referees/tony-greene

by kymount on Feb 18, 2009 4:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Find his address, and then you have something!

by Ken Howlett on Feb 18, 2009 5:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Greene did UConn/Pitt the night before

That was one of the most physical games I have seen all year. The refs let them play and the coaches worked the refs hard, all night long. To an outside observer it makes no sence for Calhoun to get away with his crowd insiteing behavior Monday night and for BCG to get one showing zero emotion the next night.
I am also confused on the deadball technical rule. Is that an automatic ejection or not? I understood the Florida player (Hodge) was ejected because it was an intentional, dead ball physical foul. A week later, same thing occurred at Vandy and different result.

by Slim Wagers on Feb 18, 2009 7:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That is amazing!

Could not have been two game call more completely different. Wow!

by LyricSmith on Feb 18, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually ...

… he should have been ejected by rule, according to my reading of it. I have no idea how they justified letting him stay in, unless they called just a regular unsportsmanlike technical and didn’t rule the contact “flagrant or excessive.” It sure looked flagrant or excessive to me.

A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan

by Truzenzuzex on Feb 18, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i was there

I was at this game and was really surprised to see Gillispie get this technical foul….
…. then I was REALLY surprised a few minutes later when I saw Vandy’s coach walk ALL the way from their bench to center court to get at the officials.

gillispie squats down…. technical
stallings goes to center court to yell at refs… nothing

by uk_fan on Feb 19, 2009 12:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bobby Knight interview on what to change in college basketball

In an interview on Mike and Mike last week, Bobby Knight said the one thing he would change would be not letting officials ref more than three games in a week. He pointed out that kids seldom play more than two games a week and to expect refs to be able to perform at a high level of quality more often than 20 year olds can play is absurd.

I’d never thought of it that way. It was interesting.

Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."

by chirop1 on Feb 19, 2009 2:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree.

I think that is interesting, and probably accurate.

A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan

by Truzenzuzex on Feb 20, 2009 9:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe we should encourage fans of all teams

to write in to the group that regulates the officials and voice our displeasure. I’m sure a few million envelopes from fans who feel that the officials suck and need their eyes checked, will prompt the group to smack the refs around some. Tell them to quit acting like big dummies.

by bluecrip on Feb 19, 2009 9:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs