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[unipanther99]

And yelling, screaming, getting in faces, shoving assistants toward officials, and generally acting a fool does little to improve player safety. If that was his primary concern, he should have (as many others have said) removed his team from the court.

[Stickboy46]

And yelling, screaming, getting in faces, shoving assistants toward officials, and generally acting a fool does little to improve player safety. If that was his primary concern, he should have (as many others have said) removed his team from the court.

Correct .. He got punished for that. My point is he had valid reason to be upset. He went too far. The refs have zero accountability and that's a problem

[musiccitybulldog]

I would think the Shocker play would have some bearing on the degree of the melt down.

[mvcfan]

By McGill's account, these officials were in "training. It's not a good idea to train 3 officials in a real or exhibition game with high athletes. One is asking for a game to get out of hand. This should be done at lower levels, in controlled scrimmages, and with a crew that includes experienced officials with a newbie. This is a recipe for disaster imo.

[BirdsEyeView]

Anybody who tries to defend HCGM's actions here is dead wrong. Don't let your emotional attachment to the guy for what he has done for the Shocker program affect you by making excuses for his actions that night.

A great coach he is.
A great example for how to act on the sidelines he is not (this being the culmination).

[unipanther99]

By McGill's account, these officials were in "training. It's not a good idea to train 3 officials in a real or exhibition game with high athletes. One is asking for a game to get out of hand. This should be done at lower levels, in controlled scrimmages, and with a crew that includes experienced officials with a newbie. This is a recipe for disaster imo.

This is true. However I hear most of the higher level FIBA officials are busy doing something else right now.

[Wufan]

I would think the Shocker play would have some bearing on the degree of the melt down.

I would agree.

[Wufan]

Anybody who tries to defend HCGM's actions here is dead wrong. Don't let your emotional attachment to the guy for what he has done for the Shocker program affect you by making excuses for his actions that night.

A great coach he is.
A great example for how to act on the sidelines he is not (this being the culmination).

I think the last statement should read; "A great example for how to act on the sidelines THIS was not."

[BirdsEyeView]

Anybody who tries to defend HCGM's actions here is dead wrong. Don't let your emotional attachment to the guy for what he has done for the Shocker program affect you by making excuses for his actions that night.

A great coach he is.
A great example for how to act on the sidelines he is not (this being the culmination).

I think the last statement should read; "A great example for how to act on the sidelines THIS was not."

That's debatable. Not with me, but with somebody who cares to argue about his regular demeanor on the sidelines. This was the culmination of his child-like attitude when things don't go his way.

[Cdizzle]

Anybody who tries to defend HCGM's actions here is dead wrong. Don't let your emotional attachment to the guy for what he has done for the Shocker program affect you by making excuses for his actions that night.

A great coach he is.
A great example for how to act on the sidelines he is not (this being the culmination).

I think the last statement should read; "A great example for how to act on the sidelines THIS was not."

That's debatable. Not with me, but with somebody who cares to argue about his regular demeanor on the sidelines. This was the culmination of his child-like attitude when things don't go his way.

Haters gonna hate.