I've been around UL fans for all of my life, and I have to say, with no convictions, that they bitch about officiating more than anyone...anywhere. I don't really have concrete evidence of this knowledge, but I plan to outline it in my book, I'm not Saying We Would've Won, but..., to be released next month. Even after the loss to UConn, after jacking 33 3's, they refs were to blame. Again, I realize that a few loyalists to this site are UL fans, and I promise these allegations are not towards the people that I know personally; I'm doing a big picture thing here. I realize UK fans bitch as well, but I don't think it is as consistent. Perhaps I'm drinking the blue kool-aid...which I would...if you put the right amount of sugar in it and stirred it enough.
Another thing I noticed, reading the boards and C-J and ITV, is that these fans will turn on Pitino and the players very quickly, and there are no limits to the amount of flip-flops. When you're winning, it's all about how great Pitino is and how Sosa is "coming along." When you lose, Pitino is a spinster asshole and Sosa "doesn't get it." I think the truth lies somewhere in-between, nearer to the latter.
All this said, why the hell is everyone jumping off a bridge here? You lost by two at UConn, with a chance to win. UL made so many bad decisions, yet they still almost won. I can see being frustrated, but there's light at the end of the tunnel. Do you want some suggestions? OK, Terrence can only shoot two threes a game, and if he makes them both he gets a bonus hoist; Padgett must touch the ball every possession IN THE POST; Earl Clark is never allowed to shoot, unless he's off-balance and within fifteen feet of the basket; Will Scott doesn't play...in fact, Will Scott has been kicked off the team; start Preston Knowles; Give Sosa downers before each game; McGee has to do something about his body shape...who can take him seriously? He looks like a pear. That's it.
The live blog would've been much better last night without the ten minute maintenance that lasted 31 minutes, but what can you do?
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As a Louisville fan, let me just say: the refs didn't cost us that game, poor shots and terrible free throw shooting cost us that game. I still love Pitino, and will never like Sosa- which pains me greatly to say, because it is the only time I can ever remember saying that about any Louisville player in any sport- and to hear a Cat fan talk about Louisville fans turning on their players and blaming refs is a text-book example of the pot calling the kettle black. And I agree, you have no conviction.
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