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weezie
04-01-2010, 05:22 PM
Per Goodman:

http://community.foxsports.com/goodmanonfox/blog/2010/03/31/refs_for_final_four_and_national_title_game

CrazieDUMB
04-01-2010, 05:25 PM
dont really know much about refs - is there history here?

weezie
04-01-2010, 05:29 PM
Maybe just the older Dukies here will recognize Ted Valentine....

Welcome2DaSlopes
04-01-2010, 05:34 PM
April Fools?

juise
04-01-2010, 05:39 PM
Maybe just the older Dukies here will recognize Ted Valentine....

I'm 28 and I know all about him. Very flamboyant and seemingly likes to make calls for show... quick with the technical fouls. I'm not sure I see his presence as specifically being bad for Duke. He's just a bit of a loose canon.

Devil in the Blue Dress
04-01-2010, 05:41 PM
I'm 28 and I know all about him. Very flamboyant and seemingly likes to make calls for show... quick with the technical fouls. I'm not sure I see his presence as specifically being bad for Duke. He's just a bit of a loose canon.

Mmmmm.... maybe Huggie can get a technical for unsportsmanlike attire. :cool:

hudlow
04-01-2010, 05:42 PM
At least it's not Lenny Wirtz.

He was the Tar Heels' sixth man on the floor.

hud

Bluedog
04-01-2010, 05:43 PM
At least it's not Karl Hess. I don't recognize the final four refs except Les Jones and Jamie Luckey.


Mmmmm.... maybe Huggie can get a technical for unsportsmanlike attire. :cool:

Nope, Valentine is only doing the title game so won't be seeing Huggie. ;)

hurleyfor3
04-01-2010, 05:44 PM
Horse, meet cart. I'm praying we will have the opportunity to be in a game Valentine refs.

weezie
04-01-2010, 05:49 PM
Yes, of course, of course. I thought some people might find it interesting.

DevilHorns
04-01-2010, 05:53 PM
Analysis of Ted Valentine

http://statsheet.com/mcb/referees/ted-valentine/trends

I love the internets.

Tom B.
04-01-2010, 06:02 PM
Maybe just the older Dukies here will recognize Ted Valentine....

Valentine has been a fixture in Final Fours for a while. He reffed Duke's 1991 and 1992 semifinal wins over UNLV and Indiana.

calltheobvious
04-01-2010, 06:13 PM
This is actually great news for all four teams. There's not an ounce of dead wood on that list.

Mrezt
04-01-2010, 06:21 PM
Isn't Curtis Shaw the guy that stared down John Wall when wall complained (try to stay away from team-liking bias here). He's quite the hothead/quick whistle. I believe the head of NCAA officials also had to pay him a visit at half-time to discuss his officiating.

Duke has no say in who officiates. We just need to take care of business, hit shots, rebound and play lock-down defense.

I'm almost giddy at the chance to go to the champ. game, and have a chance to bring home #4. We would be ecstatic, carolina and uk fans (or anyone who hates Duke) would be pissed..love that, and ill get to see one of my favorite Duke teams win it all

Duvall
04-01-2010, 06:22 PM
This is actually great news for all four teams. There's not an ounce of dead wood on that list.

Except for the twelve pounds sitting on Jamie Luckie's shoulders.

calltheobvious
04-01-2010, 06:35 PM
Except for the twelve pounds sitting on Jamie Luckie's shoulders.

Sorry to be slow. Is there a joke there that I'm not seeing, or are you simply disagreeing with my assessment of Luckie? Fine by me either way, just asking...

hudlow
04-01-2010, 07:03 PM
I do believe that a tightly called game would be in Duke's favor.

hud

Welcome2DaSlopes
04-01-2010, 07:12 PM
I do believe that a tightly called game would be in Duke's favor.

hud

How so?

Cockabeau
04-01-2010, 07:37 PM
Expect Ted Valentine to ream Duke if we get the the final game.

IIRC, the games he refed for Duke this year were atrociously one sided against Duke.

Exiled_Devil
04-01-2010, 07:38 PM
How so?

WVU plays defense like a more athletic Purdue. If that game was called tightly, we would have been in the double bonus about 4 minutes into each half, given how grabby and hands on the players were on the perimeter.

calltheobvious
04-01-2010, 08:39 PM
Expect Ted Valentine to ream Duke if we get the the final game.

IIRC, the games he refed for Duke this year were atrociously one sided against Duke.

Please provide examples, such as specific games and atrociously refereed plays or situations that Valentine was responsible for.

Cockabeau
04-01-2010, 08:54 PM
The Wisky game and the ASU game I believe.

calltheobvious
04-01-2010, 09:17 PM
The Wisky game and the ASU game I believe.

Any other possibilities?

http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=293290150

http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=293360275

Blue KevIL
04-01-2010, 09:23 PM
Ted Valentine Games this year:

Duke 90 - Wake Forest 70
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/01/17/wake-forest-70-duke-90

Duke 70 - Florida State 56
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/01/27/florida-state-56-duke-70

Newton_14
04-01-2010, 09:28 PM
Except for the twelve pounds sitting on Jamie Luckie's shoulders.

Agree with that. We never catch a break when he has our games. Never.

Blue KevIL
04-01-2010, 09:37 PM
Jamie Luckie Stats
http://statsheet.com/mcb/referees/jamie-luckie/teams

8 Duke games this year (all Duke wins):
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2009/11/13/north-carolina-greensboro-62-duke-96
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2009/12/15/gardner-webb-68-duke-113
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/01/06/duke-86-iowa-state-65
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/01/13/boston-college-59-duke-79
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/02/04/georgia-tech-67-duke-86
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/02/17/duke-81-miami-fl-74
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/02/28/duke-67-virginia-49
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/03/13/miami-fl-74-duke-77

Welcome2DaSlopes
04-01-2010, 09:41 PM
Jamie Luckie Stats
http://statsheet.com/mcb/referees/jamie-luckie/teams

8 Duke games this year (all Duke wins):
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2009/11/13/north-carolina-greensboro-62-duke-96
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2009/12/15/gardner-webb-68-duke-113
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/01/06/duke-86-iowa-state-65
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/01/13/boston-college-59-duke-79
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/02/04/georgia-tech-67-duke-86
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/02/17/duke-81-miami-fl-74
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/02/28/duke-67-virginia-49
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/03/13/miami-fl-74-duke-77

That's promising.

calltheobvious
04-01-2010, 09:45 PM
Ted Valentine Games this year:

Duke 90 - Wake Forest 70
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/01/17/wake-forest-70-duke-90

Duke 70 - Florida State 56
http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/2010/01/27/florida-state-56-duke-70

Cool. The Wake game was definitely the most poorly officiated Duke game this season. To be fair, though, no one was any good that night. Happens.

As for Luckie, sorry, I don't know why anyone would be bothered by him. He's outstanding, and absolutely deserves to be working Saturday. I would be thrilled to see him on the floor at 8:57 EDT.

OldPhiKap
04-01-2010, 10:09 PM
After CBS, the NCAA, the Selection Committee, and the Illuminati conspired to give us such an easy draw, do you think they'd job us on the refs in the FF?

In all seriousnesas -- that's a pretty strong line-up. It is up to our team to adjust to how they call games, not their job to adjust to how we like to operate. I'm comfortable with that line-up and with K's familiarity with them.


No excuses. GO DUKE!!!

aro24
04-01-2010, 11:35 PM
Expect Ted Valentine to ream Duke if we get the the final game.

IIRC, the games he refed for Duke this year were atrociously one sided against Duke.

And I would almost be willing to bet a years salary that there will be at least 1 replay review where he will be at the forefront of some controversial decision. He will get his airtime.

ARo24

calltheobvious
04-02-2010, 12:10 AM
And I would almost be willing to bet a years salary that there will be at least 1 replay review where he will be at the forefront of some controversial decision. He will get his airtime.

ARo24

Wagering cash is strictly verboten in these parts, but sig bets are fine. So I propose the following: if you're right, I'll add a sig for a month that pays homage to your acute powers of officiating observation and prognostication--and I promise at least ten posts in the week following the Final Four. You can even help me come up with some clever language. If you're wrong, though, you will have to add a sig for a month admitting that you allowed your distaste for Valentine's style to cloud your judgment of his ability to call plays.

Deal?

hood7
04-02-2010, 08:08 AM
Expect Ted Valentine to ream Duke if we get the the final game.

IIRC, the games he refed for Duke this year were atrociously one sided against Duke.

If that's true, then why would K have called up the NCAA and specifically requested Valentine for this game? An unnamed source told me that Doug Gottlieb got confirmation of such phone call from one of the many discordant but also nameless voices in his head.

aro24
04-02-2010, 08:08 AM
Wagering cash is strictly verboten in these parts, but sig bets are fine. So I propose the following: if you're right, I'll add a sig for a month that pays homage to your acute powers of officiating observation and prognostication--and I promise at least ten posts in the week following the Final Four. You can even help me come up with some clever language. If you're wrong, though, you will have to add a sig for a month admitting that you allowed your distaste for Valentine's style to cloud your judgment of his ability to call plays.

Deal?

Fair Enough.........

But keep in mind....I am not saying that the guy is a bad official....just that it always seems that somehow he is getting his name mentioned or getting his mug on the TV due to some controversial call.
I have always thought that the best officiated games are when you pretty much forget the refs are there and after the game, you can't recall anything specific that they did. That usually means, they called the calls that need to be made, and let the others go.

ARo24

ArnieMc
04-02-2010, 10:56 AM
Valentine doesn't really worry me. Of course, my most vivid memory memory of him was theatrically leaping to the scorers table to make a call while Paulus was on the floor being pummeled by FSU players.

The one that bothers me is Les Jones. It seems like in most of the Duke games that he does, he makes most of the really bad calls against Duke, for example, the Scheyer walk in the UMd game at Maryland.

theAlaskanBear
04-02-2010, 11:07 AM
I know people tend to like the "invisible refs", but in high pressure games like these I think its actually a good idea to have strong-willed, more high profile refs who arent afraid of controversy.

They are less likely to bow to the pressure and have a better chance of calling the game fairly. You want refs who arent afraid of making mistakes in big games like these. They are less likely to swallow their whistles and let Duke get abused.

theAlaskanBear
04-02-2010, 11:09 AM
Valentine doesn't really worry me. Of course, my most vivid memory memory of him was theatrically leaping to the scorers table to make a call while Paulus was on the floor being pummeled by FSU players.

The one that bothers me is Les Jones. It seems like in most of the Duke games that he does, he makes most of the really bad calls against Duke, for example, the Scheyer walk in the UMd game at Maryland.


Yikes, that was BAD. Hopefully he learned from his mistakes.

ArnieMc
04-02-2010, 11:10 AM
At least it's not Karl Hess. I don't recognize the final four refs except Les Jones and Jamie Luckey.IMO, Karl Hess has been great this year. He has stayed in the background and made very reasonable, consistent calls. In fact, in the UMd game at Maryland, I thought that the only two calls he really missed, he called in Duke's favor.

MChambers
04-02-2010, 11:23 AM
Interestingly, it appears that Eades (who is one of the officials doing Monday's game) has never officiated a game involving any of the Final Four teams.

Saratoga2
04-02-2010, 11:45 AM
We are getting the best refs available and we should only hope that the calls are fair and balanced. I'm sure they will try to do just that. If anything, all the negatives from commentators like Gottlieb, might cloud their judgment, but I think they will ignore even that nonsense and just call the games.

Indoor66
04-02-2010, 12:25 PM
I like to believe that the selected refs had integrity and will call the game they see, not the one they want to see. I don't think the commentators will create an environment that will dictate any outcomes.

Rudy
04-02-2010, 06:28 PM
He's just a bit of a loose canon.

Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?:D

Duke1994
04-02-2010, 09:22 PM
Les Jones is terrible. I don't understand how he keeps getting big assignments. Heaven help us -- please assign him to the Butler/MSU game!!

aro24
04-05-2010, 11:16 PM
Wagering cash is strictly verboten in these parts, but sig bets are fine. So I propose the following: if you're right, I'll add a sig for a month that pays homage to your acute powers of officiating observation and prognostication--and I promise at least ten posts in the week following the Final Four. You can even help me come up with some clever language. If you're wrong, though, you will have to add a sig for a month admitting that you allowed your distaste for Valentine's style to cloud your judgment of his ability to call plays.

Deal?


5:07 mark...........Replay assessed....... does this count ?