Here's the rule on Technicals

[Aike]

Class A Unsporting Technical Infractions

Art. 1. A player or substitute committing an unsportsmanlike act including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Disrespectfully addressing an official or gesturing in such a manner as to indicate resentment.
   
2. Using profanity or vulgarity; taunting, baiting or ridiculing another player or bench personnel; or pointing a finger at or making obscene gestures toward another player or bench personnel.
   
3. Inciting undesirable crowd reaction.
   
4. Contacting an opponent, while the ball is dead, in an unnecessary, unacceptable and excessive manner.
   
5. Flagrantly (severe or extreme) contacting an opponent while the ball is dead.
   
6. A flagrant noncontact infraction that involves extreme, sometimes persistent, vulgar, abusive conduct when the ball is dead or live.
   
7. Participating after having been disqualified (noncontact flagrant 2 technical).
   
8. Leaving the playing court and going into the stands when a fight may break out or has broken out (flagrant noncontact infraction).
   
9. Fighting as in Rule 10-5.
   
10. Disrespectfully contacting an official
    
    
    
    
    As you can see, what Humphries did is not listed. It would fall under the discretion of the officials. Pat Adams did not have to give Humphries a T because he was excited about making a potential game winning play. Don't let anyone tell you differently. It IS NOT the rule.
    

 

[KATSR1]

Unbelievable

 

[westerncat]

Thanks for posting that. That was a BS call & it should be looked into by
league officials.

 

[fatguy87]

Oh look! A referee conjured a T from nothing. Color me surprised.

 

[Aike]

So many people assume it's an automatic T. Refs have the discretion to not let crap like that decide the outcome.

 

[Icecoldbrewdoggy]

They'll just say it falls under # 3 and move on to the next town.

 

[Ugoff]

Definitely refs discretion. That dude is going to get roasted this week.

 

[The_Answer1313]

The kid just made a huge play of his short career. He was happy. Showing emotion

Certainly wasnt trying to show up anyone

Ridiculous

 

[crazyqx83]

Pin this.

I want out of the sec. They have big money in football, but they would lose millions without us propping them up from january to april.

 

[kydan64]

Uh oh. A lot of internet know-it-alls are going to have problems with this

 

[brianpoe]

I thought spiking the ball was always an automatic, thanks for posting.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Aike they will be along to straighten you out. MORONS!

 

[Sithlyone]

Yep and had a Duke player done what Hump did then it would have been a "Play on". Disgraceful, it really is.

 

[mj2k10]

Yes, it's totally discretionary.

And Adams used that discretion to play homer for A&M, which is 100% typical of how SEC refs handle games.

 

[JerseyCat84]

They'll just say it falls under # 3 and move on to the next town.

Pretty much.

 

[EnglandWildcat]

Thanks for sharing. Although, I'm pissed now.

 

[SilentsAreGolden]

Doesn't scoring at all fit #3?

 

[RMorris33]

Gotta love SEC refs

 

[Aike]

They'll just say it falls under # 3 and move on to the next town.

That's just it. They can say whatever they want.

If you want to go with number 3, you could T up the road team all night long.

Home team makes 3 goggles = happy crowd

Road team makes 3 goggles = incite crowd

 

[ORCAT10]

Class A Unsporting Technical Infractions

Art. 1. A player or substitute committing an unsportsmanlike act including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Disrespectfully addressing an official or gesturing in such a manner as to indicate resentment.
2. Using profanity or vulgarity; taunting, baiting or ridiculing another player or bench personnel; or pointing a finger at or making obscene gestures toward another player or bench personnel.
3. Inciting undesirable crowd reaction.
4. Contacting an opponent, while the ball is dead, in an unnecessary, unacceptable and excessive manner.
5. Flagrantly (severe or extreme) contacting an opponent while the ball is dead.
6. A flagrant noncontact infraction that involves extreme, sometimes persistent, vulgar, abusive conduct when the ball is dead or live.
7. Participating after having been disqualified (noncontact flagrant 2 technical).
8. Leaving the playing court and going into the stands when a fight may break out or has broken out (flagrant noncontact infraction).
9. Fighting as in Rule 10-5.
10. Disrespectfully contacting an official
    
    
    
    
    As you can see, what Humphries did is not listed. It would fall under the discretion of the officials. Pat Adams did not have to give Humphries a T because he was excited about making a potential game winning play. Don't let anyone tell you differently. It IS NOT the rule.

Nice job OP. Th sad thing is that Hump was just excited for himself and in no way was he trying to disrespect or taunt any player or official.

 

[NoDef]

Thanks for posting the rule. A few on here act like it had to be called "because" it's a rule. The rule book is full of rules that don't get called, but just like a foul or a walk that was a judgement call made by Pat Adams.

 

[The_Answer1313]

having #3 in that rule thing is ridiculous.

EVERYTHING falls under 3. lol

 

[Aike]

They'll just say it falls under # 3 and move on to the next town.

That's just it. They can say whatever they want.

If you want to go with number 3, you could T up the road team all night long.

Home team makes 3 goggles = happy crowd

Road team makes 3 goggles = incite

Yep and had a Duke player done what Hump did then it would have been a "Play on". Disgraceful, it really is.

They could give Plumlee a T every time he hugs somebody.

We would still be shooting T's for all of Wojo's floor slapping.

 

[Mike_Edwards]

It actually should have been a delay of game warning and play on.

 

[meteordealer]

I thought spiking the ball was always an automatic, thanks for posting.

That's probably because 99% of the time it's done out of anger over disagreeing with a referees call.

What Humphries did was not a Technical.

 

[loublue22]

seth greenberg tweeted that he spoke with some officials and it was absolutely not required that a tech was called, that it was basically at the discretion of the ref

 

[Zakk Wyldcat]

It is borderline criminal. The guy should be investigated. And, other than UK, this league sucks all around in the basketball vein. Just doesn't care about it at all because if it did this crap would not be allowed to continue.

 

[PhattyJ4UK]

It was a discretion call..what wasn't a discretion call is thst there should have been .1 or .2 seconds left and a technical called on a&m for rushing the court. And multiple players ejected for leaving the bench

 

[brianpoe]

It was a discretion call..what wasn't a discretion call is thst there should have been .1 or .2 seconds left and a technical called on a&m for rushing the court. And multiple players ejected for leaving the bench

this

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Guy rides the bench all year, finally makes a big play then Pat Adams gets involved.

 

[Icecoldbrewdoggy]

seth greenberg tweeted that he spoke with some officials and it was absolutely not required that a tech was called, that it was basically at the discretion of the ref

Now I'm ready to punch a wall.

 

[NoDef]

I think that straight down spikes in anger or the spike that bounces 20 feet high are usually called. I've saw quite a few balls bounce higher than that and nothing called. No way you call that in that situation. Pat Adams is one of those guys that always seems to be in the middle of something like that.

 

[hoodro]

Yeah, I'm not even mad about the T. What pisses me off is the ref was willing to make that call, yet Murray was hammered on the other end the play before with no call. I'm sure the refs justification for swallowing their whistles on that play was to not decide the game. Humphries should've been given the same benefit of the doubt.

 

[Icecoldbrewdoggy]

It actually should have been a delay of game warning and play on.

BINGO. 1 warning and the next time they celebrate call a T.

 

[Aike]

Pat Adams saw his chance and took it.

 

[jamo0001]

btt

 

[JPrickett32]

Just in a nutshell sums up the sad state of officiating today. Its an epidemic .Couldn't understand the T on Billy Kennedy, who is one of the most soft spoken coaches in the league, coming out of the timeout either. You have to let players decide the game in basketball. Didn't happen tonight and its a total joke.

 

[DodgerDukie1985]

That was a complete joke for the ref to insert himself into the outcome of the game the way he did. I will say Calipari did a good job in the small clip of his press conference I saw for not berating the ref who made the call.

 

[jedwar]

It actually should have been a delay of game warning and play on.

Yep

 

[Kerry Kat]

Refs and Vegas will destroy men's division 1 basketball.