Glad Duke lost but Hurley lost his mind

JPFisher

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Hurley to that ref:
yes this is what you think it is jared leto GIF
 

EastKYWildcat

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So I saw an alternative explanation for the head butting that actually makes sense. He initially leans into listen to the ref, the ref grabs his hip, then caught up in the moment he does this weird intimate forehead-to-forehead thing.

Now granted that takes it from malicious intent to equally ******* strange but rewatching it, I could see that.
 

HenryMuto

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Good thing the ref didn't run into Hurley who was standing on the court during that play.

Also good thing Duke didn't just inbound quick like we did after the make since their players spilled onto the court that could been a tech.
 

true-blue1

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I thought Hurley made the right decision to not foul but instead try and force a turnover. Why did Duke try to advance the ball? Is it a coaching mistake or player mistake?
 
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They’ve showed that screenshot of Hurley leaned in all day. He leaned in first. The ref is the one who came closer to tell him they were gonna review the time. People act like it was a head-but but I don’t think they ever made contact and the camera angle makes it look like it. The ref acted like he had no clue when asked about it.
 
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preacherfan

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They’ve showed that screenshot of Hurley leaned in all day. He leaned in first. The ref is the one who came closer to tell him they were gonna review the time. People act like it was a head-but but I don’t think they ever made contact and the camera angle makes it look like it. The ref acted like he had no clue when asked about it.
Yeah, we have to consider the context. For years we have complained about the T against Humphries for slamming the ball when we had "won" the Texas A&M game because all he was doing was celebrating. The context of this situation is Hurley celebrating and has an awkward interaction with an official. The official didn't even react at the time. As you said "The ref acted like he had no clue when asked about it."
 

Eagles_Ball_69

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No way the refs call a tech right there. They would never have lived that down. I have no idea what he was doing face to face with that ref, it looked like the ref came over and said something to him.
The ref came over to say something. I would assume it had something to do with there would still be some time on the clock. The ref literally leaned in to say something, Hurley puts his head down to listen, and then the rest is so weird but so funny too. No ref in their right mind does a thing there. That's a big ole nothing burger.

Btw...this video is awesome. Thanks for sharing @Monday Nitro . First time I had seen it. Man, just an incredible moment.
 

Eagles_Ball_69

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Him saying "oh sh*t" was funny.
That was a quintessential "oh sh*t" moment and he knew it. When his kid turned it over, he knew it could end badly. That would be tough as a dad. But man, big props to Cayden for how he handled himself. I hate dUKe and never cared for Boozer, but man, that kid has handled himself very well given the situation.
 

Eagles_Ball_69

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Of course it is. Explains a lot.
I mean, they're Catholics from Jersey City for crying out loud. As someone married to an Italian whose grandparents came here as teenagers and settled on the Jersey shore...that woman ain't a damned bit different than any other Jersey City mom. In fact, she's pretty vanilla in that regard.
 

Eagles_Ball_69

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So I saw an alternative explanation for the head butting that actually makes sense. He initially leans into listen to the ref, the ref grabs his hip, then caught up in the moment he does this weird intimate forehead-to-forehead thing.

Now granted that takes it from malicious intent to equally ******* strange but rewatching it, I could see that.
That is EXACTLY what happened. Can see it plain as day. I'm fairly certain the official leaned in to talk about the clock situation, which is standard. Like you said, Hurley leans in to listen and the result was super effing weird, but absolutely nothing that would warrant anything.
 

UKcats1988

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If you've ever seen one of his dad's practices, I think you'd understand it. Holy smokes, THAT dude was intense and unwavering. Granted, I'm not sure you survive Jersey City when he was there if you're not wired that way.
The book “The Miracle Of St Anthony” is a great book that focuses on Bob Sr and his former high school program.
 

Eagles_Ball_69

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I thought Hurley made the right decision to not foul but instead try and force a turnover. Why did Duke try to advance the ball? Is it a coaching mistake or player mistake?
They wanted to foul Sarr (he was the inbounder) when it went back to him, they just couldn't get there in time. I saw Hurley say that live out of the timeout. You can see them trying to get to him, he just hot potatoed it away before they could get him.
 
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