SlothB77: As a Terp fan that watches Maryland play Duke twice a year, they try to get more charge calls than any other team I have ever seen. They get more bogus charge calls than any other team we ever play. If they had to play for Big Ten refs the whole season, they would probably take half the charges they take courtesy of ACC refs.

Between the flops and all the times they move under a guy who is already in the air, it's ridiculous.

So change the rules.

/serious

"Veterans and talent," Krzyzewski said. "Now, I wouldn't mind having some of their guys. And I'm sure they would like to have some of our guys."

Yeah, maybe one.

Calipari!

Krzyzewski!

Douche-off 2012!

Jesus, it's news when something somebody said, gets all the mouth breathers on Twitter to comment?

Go back to ESPN Forde

karmaceutical: Isn't "flopping" part of the game of basketball? You sell the charge, big whoop. Why are people just now getting their panties twisted over this kind of thing?

Also, Kentucky basketball ain't what it used to be...

True. They've actually been following NCAA rules.

Crewmannumber6: Yeah, it's now the New Orleans Hornets farm team

Blame the NCAA. UK didn't make the rules.

karmaceutical: Isn't "flopping" part of the game of basketball?

No. That's why the NBA is supposed to be fining and suspending for it. This isn't soccer.

Fark forde. He's a classic pitino knob slobber (he actually cowrote pitinos book) with a lifelong vendetta against calipari.

RIP

Scoreboard.

/luckily this isn't college football, Kentucky can still have a great season

Just when you think this sleazebag can't go any lower, he whines to a courtside reporter and then plays the "it was a joke" card.

Coach_J: Just when you think this sleazebag can't go any lower, he whines to a courtside reporter and then plays the "it was a joke" card.

Let's not pretend that whatever sleezebag is coaching the team you or I root for is any better.

EyeballKid: karmaceutical: sell the contact

I guess "fake" would be too blunt a term. That is grade-A turd polishing right there!



Perfect example of a flop right here. Clearly Kid only brushed him with his hair.

puffy999: Oh, and a cheater who shouldn't be allowed in an NCAA stadium, much less locker room, is talking about a cheater who also has the refs in his back pocket?

How INTERESTING!

I wouldn't necessarily call K a cheater although I'm sure Duhon, Maggette, and Thomas will be brought up. Most coaches attempt to work the refs, although K is the only one I've seen call a TO to chew on the refs (he still wasn't in his team's huddle when the cameras came back from commercial) and not get at the very least a T. Most major programs get the benefit of the doubt from refs, and there have been plenty of studies about how the crowd influences the calls from the refs. However, I'm not sure any of that can explain a few instances like Greg Monroe's one game against Duke.

radiovox: Suck it haters...yeah, suck it HARD!

You (and most UK fans, it seems) have the wrong impression here: For Duke fans, we pretty much only care about Kentucky briefly, if at all, in March. Last night was an anomaly, albeit a fun one to watch. But most of the time, we barely know you guys are there.

Doogled: I wouldn't necessarily call K a cheater although I'm sure Duhon, Maggette, and Thomas will be brought up. Most coaches attempt to work the refs, although K is the only one I've seen call a TO to chew on the refs (he still wasn't in his team's huddle when the cameras came back from commercial) and not get at the very least a T. Most major programs get the benefit of the doubt from refs, and there have been plenty of studies about how the crowd influences the calls from the refs. However, I'm not sure any of that can explain a few instances like Greg Monroe's one game against Duke.

Also Gerald Henderson was just trying to block Hansbrough's shot.

/because you always lead with your elbow when trying to block, right?

calm like a bomb: radiovox: Suck it haters...yeah, suck it HARD!

You (and most UK fans, it seems) have the wrong impression here: For Duke fans, we pretty much only care about Kentucky briefly, if at all, in March. Last night was an anomaly, albeit a fun one to watch. But most of the time, we barely know you guys are there.

This is very true, you guys cared about UK very briefly last tournament. Maybe not even for a full forty minutes, since it was pretty obvious Lehigh was going to win with about 10 minutes left in the second.

zarberg: Doogled: I wouldn't necessarily call K a cheater although I'm sure Duhon, Maggette, and Thomas will be brought up. Most coaches attempt to work the refs, although K is the only one I've seen call a TO to chew on the refs (he still wasn't in his team's huddle when the cameras came back from commercial) and not get at the very least a T. Most major programs get the benefit of the doubt from refs, and there have been plenty of studies about how the crowd influences the calls from the refs. However, I'm not sure any of that can explain a few instances like Greg Monroe's one game against Duke.

Also Gerald Henderson was just trying to block Hansbrough's shot.

/because you always lead with your elbow when trying to block, right?

Well according to K, the person who got the worst of that exchange was Henderson. However, being a (complete) douche/asshole still doesn't make him a cheater.

Doogled: Well according to K, the person who got the worst of that exchange was Henderson. However, being a (complete) douche/asshole still doesn't make him a cheater.

I am 100% sure Henderson has cried himself to sleep over inflicting that injury every night since the event passed.

Just like I'm 100% sure Krzyzewski is gonna hand out hugs and candy to everyone on Franklin Street.

EyeballKid: calm like a bomb: You (and most UK fans, it seems) have the wrong impression here: For Duke fans, we pretty much only care about Kentucky briefly, if at all, in March.

Not much time to think about UK, I'd imagine, with usually one, maybe two rounds if you're lucky?

Hey, remind me who won the tournament the year before?

capnmonkey: This is very true, you guys cared about UK very briefly last tournament. Maybe not even for a full forty minutes, since it was pretty obvious Lehigh was going to win with about 10 minutes left in the second.

Uh, no. We cared not at all, since Duke didn't play UK. They had a bad tournament, which as a Kentucky fan you are no stranger to.

calm like a bomb: EyeballKid: calm like a bomb: You (and most UK fans, it seems) have the wrong impression here: For Duke fans, we pretty much only care about Kentucky briefly, if at all, in March.

Not much time to think about UK, I'd imagine, with usually one, maybe two rounds if you're lucky?

Hey, remind me who won the tournament the year before?

Still not Duke, near 20 point blowout loss to Arizona in the sweet sixteen.

calm like a bomb: capnmonkey: This is very true, you guys cared about UK very briefly last tournament. Maybe not even for a full forty minutes, since it was pretty obvious Lehigh was going to win with about 10 minutes left in the second.

Uh, no. We cared not at all, since Duke didn't play UK. They had a bad tournament, which as a Kentucky fan you are no stranger to.

For a guy who only rarely and briefly cares about UK, you know alot about UK.

capnmonkey: Still not Duke, near 20 point blowout loss to Arizona in the sweet sixteen.

I was referring to 2010.

For a guy who only rarely and briefly cares about UK, you know alot about UK.

World of difference between knowing and caring.

calm like a bomb: capnmonkey: Still not Duke, near 20 point blowout loss to Arizona in the sweet sixteen.

I was referring to 2010.

For a guy who only rarely and briefly cares about UK, you know alot about UK.

World of difference between knowing and caring.

It's too bad, you miss out on alot of great College Basketball by trying so hard to not care about programs outside of Duke.
I'm not Duke fan, but I did cheer for Duke twice last year when they played North Carolina, and while I think Austin Rivers is way overrated, I still thought it was awesome when he hit that 3 against UNC at the buzzer.

capnmonkey: It's too bad, you miss out on alot of great College Basketball by trying so hard to not care about programs outside of Duke.
I'm not Duke fan, but I did cheer for Duke twice last year when they played North Carolina, and while I think Austin Rivers is way overrated, I still thought it was awesome when he hit that 3 against UNC at the buzzer.

You're ascribing too much emphasis to what I said- Kentucky fans seem to have a passionate hatred of Duke and feel that it's mutual. It isn't, that's all. I watch other conferences when I can, but I don't have a dog in the fight so don't much care who wins or loses. But then I'm not even a proper Duke fan, really, as I'll cheer for Carolina in March.

FWIW, I agree with you about Rivers. Great first step, but if steps two and three didn't give him an open lane, he threw it into the second row. I was really, really surprised he left that early. He didn't need the money, I figured dad would tell him to stick around longer and learn how to play first. The Hornets could've done better with that pick.

/and as for Mason Plumlee testing the waters, honkey please
//he had Turkey or Spain written all over him

zarberg: Coach_J: Just when you think this sleazebag can't go any lower, he whines to a courtside reporter and then plays the "it was a joke" card.

Let's not pretend that whatever sleezebag is coaching the team you or I root for is any better.

My coach hasn't had wins vacated at two different programs. Has yours?

Coach_J: zarberg: Coach_J: Just when you think this sleazebag can't go any lower, he whines to a courtside reporter and then plays the "it was a joke" card.

Let's not pretend that whatever sleezebag is coaching the team you or I root for is any better.

My coach hasn't had wins vacated at two different programs. Has yours?

Vacated, no, but he was supposedly aware of boosters giving gifts to graduating players. It's ok, though, because he jumped that burning ship after getting his AD fired to head to his aww, shucks, golly-gee home state.

zarberg: Coach_J: zarberg: Coach_J: Just when you think this sleazebag can't go any lower, he whines to a courtside reporter and then plays the "it was a joke" card.

Let's not pretend that whatever sleezebag is coaching the team you or I root for is any better.

My coach hasn't had wins vacated at two different programs. Has yours?

Vacated, no, but he was supposedly aware of boosters giving gifts to graduating players. It's ok, though, because he jumped that burning ship after getting his AD fired to head to his aww, shucks, golly-gee home state.

For those who don't know, zarberg is referring to the Kansas program purchasing suits for their graduating players to interview in (according to them).

Calipari doesn't pay his players to flop.

/Laettnered