tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post8732073301742709502..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: Rick Pitino Blames Officials, Opposing Fans: A Case Play of Scapegoating in SportsLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-72532471629508202082012-02-29T15:28:19.993-08:002012-02-29T15:28:19.993-08:00I agree, this was a great read. Very interesting t...I agree, this was a great read. Very interesting to see these underlying reasons behind what happens when coaches, players or fans say that the referee cost them the game with a "blown" call which is usually the right call to begun with...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-50974852783724579232012-02-27T08:43:21.779-08:002012-02-27T08:43:21.779-08:00Really surprised to read this. I'm a Cardinal...Really surprised to read this. I'm a Cardinals fan but hadn't heard Pitino's comments about the officials. I watched this game and can't recall any glaring deficiencies with the officials. I do remember at one point the announcers commenting on what a good job the officials were doing, that came after an official made a good no call on a flop that favored Louisville. The fans were merciless on Behannon all night so maybe that is what he was referring too but it still didn't warrant those kind of comments.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928566751658766664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-14997672507436760532012-02-27T00:42:37.894-08:002012-02-27T00:42:37.894-08:00Pitino has a history of pulling these smoke screen...Pitino has a history of pulling these smoke screens to distract from his mistakes. His team should have won this game, but they didn't, thanks in part to a few AWFUL timeout calls that should have been made a play or two sooner (or not at all). But no, never blame Pitino, it's never the coach's or players' fault the team loses, never the other team for winning. It's always the referee and umpire.<br /><br />Really hope Pitino gets a hefty fine for this. Who knows, maybe that's why he left the NBA - because he kept getting punished for pulling this crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-76806383524054534752012-02-26T19:42:25.842-08:002012-02-26T19:42:25.842-08:00Coach can't (read won't) blame his/her tea...Coach can't (read won't) blame his/her team...their YOUR team; they can do no wrong. You can't give credit to the other team; they are bums, who you should have wiped the floor with. It certainly isn't the coaches fault. Why else would he be paid so much, if he wasn't perfect?<br /><br />Only one target left, the officials, the bums.nwsquidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-71770758371258633262012-02-25T13:46:10.130-08:002012-02-25T13:46:10.130-08:00Well written and good anlysis! This is all too oft...Well written and good anlysis! This is all too often true of coaches at all levels of recreational and scholastic sports. Critism and opinion can be warranted, but blame belongs to the speaker.<br />@jimlanese@jimlanesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360126517346848128noreply@blogger.com