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The Official I hate Ted Valentine thread
Joe Giglio N&O2) But about the officials
The problem with calling every little foul early in the game is you set a precedent. Then when you stop calling every little foul, there's no consistency. That's why it's best just to let the players decide the game, instead of trying to micromanage every bit of contact.
Touch fouls were called in the first half while considerable contact was ignored in the second half. Valentine, in particular, was unpredictable, to say the least.
On one botched call at 9:24 in the first half, Valentine awarded Purvis two foul shots after a made basket. Either the basket should have counted and Purvis should have gone to the line for one shot or Purvis should have been sent to the line for a one-and-one on Wake's seventh team foul. Instead, Valentine ignored the made basket and inexplicably awarded Purvis two shots (he made them both).
On another first-half call, about 5 minutes later, Valentine came from the opposite side of the floor to make a call on Vandenberg contesting a shot under the basket. Maybe Valentine had a better view than Jones, who was standing 3 feet from the play, but that's not Valentine's call. "Come on, Les, you can't let that guy do that," Gottfried said to Jones after Valentine's foul call. On two different calls, Valentine blew his whistle and put his arms out and palms up to indicate he needed help from either Jones or Corbett. To most fans, that "I don't know, help me" pose typified Valentine's night. Valentine, by the way, has worked two N.C. State games this season and the Wolfpack has lost both games. Valentine whistled Leslie for a charge in the final minute of the Michigan loss on Nov. 27, which derailed any hope of an N.C. State win in that game. Valentine held onto his whistle while Leslie went to the rim with 12 seconds left. Given Leslie had just missed three free throws, it actually looked like Wake's Aaron Rountree was trying to foul Leslie on the play but there was no call.
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