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[MNsooner]

You know how spouses tune each other out? "Yes, dear." Officials do the same thing, "Yes, Coach."

:ez-roll:

 

[Paperclip]

Random question, but has LK gotten a technical since he's been here?


I'm not a fan of coaches getting intentional T's at all, so I'm glad he doesn't employ that "strategy".

I read recently that Kruger said his last technical was when he was coaching in the NBA. That might have been tongue-in-cheek, but it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[AdaSooner]

You know how spouses tune each other out? "Yes, dear." Officials do the same thing, "Yes, Coach."

Really? And all time I thought my wife was listening to me. :facepalm

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

I was sitting right behind the W. Virginia bench. The interaction between Huggins and the refs was certainly interesting the entire game. He did a GREAT job of intimidating and getting them on his side from the time they came out on the court.

I would have loved to have been there like you were. It looked like Huggy was working them the entire game. Every time you saw him he was talking to at least one of them. If it works you can't really fault the guy.

This comes back to not having an intimidating home crowd. Rowdy fans are always good for an extra call or two a game. That's just the way it is. The best example of that was the '89 game against Missouri when Billy Tubbs got "The Technical." I believe 9 of the next 10 calls went AGAINST Missouri. I hope no one actually believes that was coincidental.

And we also went on a ridiculous run. Odd since I do believe Boomer was there that night. :ed

 

[JBaker]

Random question, but has LK gotten a technical since he's been here?


I'm not a fan of coaches getting intentional T's at all, so I'm glad he doesn't employ that "strategy".

I think one of the bench coaches got a T earlier this year. Maybe against Michigan State. But I don't remember Kruger getting one.

 

[Salt City Sooner]

I read recently that Kruger said his last technical was when he was coaching in the NBA. That might have been tongue-in-cheek, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Heard him say this on the call-in show & he was quite serious.

 

[oketex]

I was assigned a game at Indiana during Bobby Knights tenure - the crew I was working with told me if I could get through the first half without T him up he would leave me alone the second half and they were right. I always felt that half of the fee the fans paid was to pull for their team the other half was to get onto me and as for coaches, if they didn't like my calls another would so I was always going to stay busy. I a coach ask me one time how I put up with all the bull and my reply was I didn't put my living on 18 to 20 yr old kids, I ref because I love the game and the experience.

 

[AdaSooner]

I read recently that Kruger said his last technical was when he was coaching in the NBA. That might have been tongue-in-cheek, but it wouldn't surprise me.

I'm not the least bit surprised. When Kruger talks to an official, it's usually in a calm, professional manner.

I have noticed that he uses one or more of the assistants to do it when a less-than-amiable discussion about a questionable call or no-call is necessary.

Lon Kruger is a master communicator, even when he's not the one doing the communicating.