Although it been debated here in the post game plenty..., the Mark Alstork bonehead play at the end is EXACTLY the type of call TV Ted would make. Alstork plays better defense than I thought he would, but his offense, his basketball IQ, and his body language aren't what I expected from him (I'm putting that mildly). Mike LaTulip hyping up the Illini may have been the worst thing he ever did for his alma matter.
Valentine makes stupid, "I've never seen that" calls constantly. He bailed us out on a charge we took in the 2nd half where either TJL or Frazier was just off balance and fell backwards. He's probably the only ref in the country who would even think about making that call, so why even give him the opportunity?
I agree with the others who said that action almost takes the joy out of winning that game. Because we could just have easily been having another "I can't believe we lost on something else I've never seen before" conversation today.
Valentine makes stupid, "I've never seen that" calls constantly. He bailed us out on a charge we took in the 2nd half where either TJL or Frazier was just off balance and fell backwards. He's probably the only ref in the country who would even think about making that call, so why even give him the opportunity?
I agree with the others who said that action almost takes the joy out of winning that game. Because we could just have easily been having another "I can't believe we lost on something else I've never seen before" conversation today.