He intentionally made contact with the crown of his head. It's absolutely a T.
Change the rules of the game for different times of the game? I never agree with that. He intentionally contacted a ref to intimidate. What's next? A light headbutt is ok as long as it's a one possession game and within ten seconds remaining? If so, put it in the rules. And the refs would not have changed the outcome of the game. D*ckhead Danny would have changed the outcome. The refs would enforce the behavior which is what they are paid to do.
Perfect, refs send the message that physical contact with a ref can be acceptable but only at certain times of the game. Maybe loose cannon Hurley escalates to a light to moderate head butt next time on him. But it's ok as they are friendly. Which in itself is a conflict of interest and could skew calls such as this. What if the Duke coach walked up and did a forehead rub at that same time or even a player. OK or not OK? And no skin off my back by the way as the no call actually helped me. I won a small bet for UConn to win straight up.stuff is called different at different times of the game, different situations of the game, and different stakes of a game. welcome to the real world...
and did you hear Karaban's interview where he said something to the effect of "that ref was different than the other two. you can talk to him. coach and him have a great relationship"
hurley knew that was in good fun and so did the ref...it's a non story