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  • Lighthouse
    Gone But Never Forgotten
    • Oct 2014
    • 35962

    #1

    Kentucky vs North Carolina Officials Report.

    1. John Higgins. 2. Keith Kimble. 3. Mike Reed.

    Missed Walks, 3. Palms, .

    Elite 8 game between two storied programs.
    It didn't look like this crew was mentally prepared for this important game. Hustle, floor coverage and switching was good. but off ball coverage was lacking. All three officials seemed to lose concentration at times, with Mr Higgins continually turning his back on players as he moved up and down court, especially when at C position. These teams deserved 3 totally engaged officials, but this crew fell short. A regional final deserved better, but both teams suffered. Here are several observations and opinions.

    Higgins; When you tossed the ball and shied away from the jumpers, you looked very aware of your self. I can't remember the last time I saw that.
    Reed; On sideline OOB, ball was off #13 blue and you gave the ball to blue. ?
    Reed; On basket interference call, in slomo frameXframe, the ball was in the cylinder when touched.
    Kimble; About the block foul call you made on #0 blue against #30 white. Film clearly showed #0 blue's feet were set and he was in legal guarding position at contact. ???? You looked as if you were not in a good position to see the whole play.
    Higgins; You were in perfect position to see ball clearly go off #3 blue's leg, but you gave ball to blue. ???
    Higgins; Again you were in good position to see entire play. You called on the back foul on #3 blue against #3 white. Replay clearly showed #3 white on the floor and jumping into an airborne #3 blue who had already tipped ball when contact was made. ????
    Higgins: On lose ball, you called foul on #35 blue against #2 white and you were at C position across the court. Kimble at L position and Reed at T, called nothing and both came to you. They had a much better view than you. ???? The hand to the arm was incidental and there was no advantage gained.
    Reed-Kimble; You were primary when #3 white hit #25 blue in face. Mr Higgins was across court at C, and came in to make the call. Where were you looking?
    Reed; #32 blue pushed #4 white going for rebound. You were in position to make call, but Mr Higgins had to come from T to call the foul. ???
    Reed/Kimble; #32 white attempts dunk from rim front am missed initial attempt. The he pulls the rim down and releases it while ball is in cylinder. When rim pops up, it contacts ball and ball falls through net. This is, by rule, basket interference and goal should have been negated. ????
    Kimble-Reed; On shot by #0 blue, #3 white had clear body and arm contact on shot. Verticality was an issue. No call???
    Reed; #5 blue and #44 white both had hands firmly on ball. Jump ball??? No call.
    Kimble; #2 white took pass from #4 white and moved both feet before beginning dribble. No call?
    Higgins; Right in front of you, #44 white jumped with ball in his hands, released it and continued dribble. By rule, that is a walk. No call???
    Kimble; #15 blue hit #30 white across arm and face. No call?
    Kimble; At the L position, why are you looking up and calling a goal tend? Body contact and rebounding are your primary.
    Higgins; You came from T position and called rebound foul on #25 blue against #32 white. You are secondary on that play while primary officials called nothing. ???
    Higgins; good 5 second call.
    Reed; Very late whistle on foul you called on #5 blue against #44 white. At contact, I saw #5 blue's hand on the ball with no contact to arm. Of course I couldn't see the other hand, but when your arm went up, there was no contact at all. ???

    Summary: What I observed was a very ****************y Mr Higgins who showed no humbleness at all, and seemed to act like this game was for him and not the players. Mr Kimble and Mr Reed seemed over matched and as the R, or Lead Official, Mr Higgins looked like he was over-officiating the game to make up for his inferior partners. However, even though they looked over matched, they were better than he thought they were. I can only hope the selection of Final Four Officials doesn't include any from this crew. No crew or individual grade for this game.
    Last edited by Lighthouse; 04-02-2017, 02:45 PM.
    John 3:3
  • Spiritof96
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2014
    • 13503

    #2


    We have a 37.5 winning percentage under Higgins. He is pond scum who should never be allowed to officiate another UK game again.
    Originally posted by John Stuart Mill
    ​He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that... He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them...he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
    Originally posted by Robert “Hoot” Gibson
    No matter how bad things may seem, you can always make them worse.
    RIP: Charlie Munger​

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    • Catsrock
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2014
      • 5560

      #3
      Jonathon Quale Higgins? Needs to keep his ars back at the estate.

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      • justford
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2014
        • 4669

        #4
        Here are the officials for the Final four
        Ref assignments for the Final 4, source told ESPN: Mike Eades, Doug Sirmons, John Higgins, Ron Groover, Ted Valentine, Jeff Anderson, Michael Stephens, Tony Padilla, Verne Harris. Terry Ogelsby is the standby. Eades, Harris and Stevens in the championship game.

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        • Friendsofcoal
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2014
          • 427

          #5
          Why no crew or individual grades? I would just like to know your honest opinion of how they did.

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          • Matt Dillon
            Administrator
            • Oct 2014
            • 49609

            #6
            Thanks for the time and effort you've spent on doing this one and all season long, Lighthouse.
            Philippians 4:11-4:13

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            • KevinHall
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2014
              • 6857

              #7
              LH you should give a grade. If they deserve an F then give them an F. You pretty much confirmed what I said in the game thread about them. They looked confused and bewildered much of the time. They were out of their league doing a game of this importance. Like I have been saying the NCAA needs to totally revamp how they hire,train and maintain their officials across the board in all sports. For basketball, in particular, the officiating is as bad as I have seen it in my 45+ years of watching. It has slowly become a travesty and really hurting the game.
              Kentucky fan since 1971.

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              • TrueblueCATfan
                Senior Member
                • Oct 2014
                • 16267

                #8
                Higgins also did the 2011 Final Four and the 2015 Final Four

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                • wildcatdon
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2014
                  • 195

                  #9
                  I said the exact same think on the Bam tip in when they called over the back..Meeks was moving under him and how they didnt call that was a joke. That gives us a tie game right there.

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                  • wildcatdon
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2014
                    • 195

                    #10
                    Lighthouse did you think Maye walked on the last shot he made?

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                    • KevinHall
                      Senior Member
                      • Oct 2014
                      • 6857

                      #11
                      Originally posted by TrueblueCATfan
                      Higgins also did the 2011 Final Four and the 2015 Final Four


                      Torches and pitchfork time.
                      Attached Files
                      Kentucky fan since 1971.

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                      • Matt Dillon
                        Administrator
                        • Oct 2014
                        • 49609

                        #12
                        Originally posted by wildcatdon
                        Lighthouse did you think Maye walked on the last shot he made?
                        The following is a quote of some comments Lighthouse made on the last page of the game thread. Apparently he doesn't think Maye walked, and I agree.

                        "Also the UNC kid kept his pivot foot still when he made that Huge breakaway shot, and he didn't walk on the last shot either".
                        Philippians 4:11-4:13

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                        • boomdaddy
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2014
                          • 675

                          #13
                          I truly believe one or more of the officials were either paid off or had money on the game, against the Cats. They don;t make that much money.

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                          • lilproUK98
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2014
                            • 2472

                            #14
                            Hey LH, why does Higgins continually get big games and FF's??? Is he really Tim Higgins's son?

                            Here is an article on Higgins and the CBB world's disdain for him...



                            And video on him....clearly he is much too visible and well known....

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                            • lilproUK98
                              Senior Member
                              • Nov 2014
                              • 2472

                              #15
                              And there was this...

                              Last edited by lilproUK98; 03-28-2017, 11:28 AM.

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