In attending 60+ years of Wolfpack basketball I have never seen a coach disregard the coach's box line as James Johnson did today. And I know the line has not been there for 60+ years. But Coach Johnson spent more time in front of the scorers table and on the playing court than inside the line. They might as well eliminate the line if they are not going to enfore it! Go Pack!

Good point

It looked like he caused a TO on Purvis once.

Looks like VT had a number of line violations today that weren't called.

9mariowilliams90 wrote: It looked like he caused a TO on Purvis once.

Thanks.   I noticed but thought... well, maybe I'm crazy.     Glad someone else mentioned this.

I don't know this guy personally, but I was not impressed with some of the things his team were doing out there. Looking at what his team was doing, it is a reflection on him and his staff. They seemed to be doing "shady" stuff all night. And these weren't things the players were doing on their own, but things that had to be instructed by the coach or even practiced. They grabbed and shoved throughout the game as guys went across the lane. Then, they pulled that stunt where they gathered at the free throw line as Scott was about to shoot. Also, they did the illegal free throw put-back. All these things had to have been orchestrated by the staff. (There is no way players would think, on their own to stand right in front of the free throw line as a guy is about to shoot.) Now I understand guys trying to "gain an advantage", but what about sportsmanship and trying to beat someone man to man. Maybe I am biased, but I don't feel as though Gott pulls any stuff like this. He seems like a guy that plays "straight up" Was anyone else annoyed by this? Ok, rant over, haha....

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I don't know this guy personally, but I was not impressed with some of the things his team were doing out there. Looking at what his team was doing, it is a reflection on him and his staff. They seemed to be doing "shady" stuff all night. And these weren't things the players were doing on their own, but things that had to be instructed by the coach or even practiced. They grabbed and shoved throughout the game as guys went across the lane. Then, they pulled that stunt where they gathered at the free throw line as Scott was about to shoot. Also, they did the illegal free throw put-back. All these things had to have been orchestrated by the staff. (There is no way players would think, on their own to stand right in front of the free throw line as a guy is about to shoot.) Now I understand guys trying to "gain an advantage", but what about sportsmanship and trying to beat someone man to man. Maybe I am biased, but I don't feel as though Gott pulls any stuff like this. He seems like a guy that plays "straight up" Was anyone else annoyed by this? Ok, rant over, haha....

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All that stuff is done by every school in the country, including State. Gott said as much in his last PC. The game has gotten more and more physical in the last 10-15 years.

Plus he is teaching illegal intentional free throw miss plays. Ban him!

He had at least one thug on the team, and he should have been thrown out of game for going over to Scott Wood while shooting free threes and mouthing to him.

Johnson apparently does not know what the line on the sideline is for, and neither did that set of officials.  He lived outside of box and often on the court.

MaximusWolfpackius wrote: Plus he is teaching illegal intentional free throw miss plays. Ban him!

Fire Herb......heck Jed too!

Raines was the player that stood in front of Tyler Lewis and talked to him before two free throws. All Mike Eades did was tell him to stop. That's taunting and very unsportsmanlike. Should've been a Tech.

72Packer wrote: He had at least one thug on the team, and he should have been thrown out of game for going over to Scott Wood while shooting free threes and mouthing to him.

Johnson apparently does not know what the line on the sideline is for, and neither did that set of officials.  He lived outside of box and often on the court.

A rookie/1st year head coach needs to be put in his place!

62Pack wrote: In attending 60+ years of Wolfpack basketball I have never seen a coach disregard the coach's box line as James Johnson did today. And I know the line has not been there for 60+ years. But Coach Johnson spent more time in front of the scorers table and on the playing court than inside the line. They might as well eliminate the line if they are not going to enfore it! Go Pack!

Ref's were probably afraid they'd be accused of trying to keep the man down...

EasternNCstyleBBQueWolf wrote:

62Pack wrote: In attending 60+ years of Wolfpack basketball I have never seen a coach disregard the coach's box line as James Johnson did today. And I know the line has not been there for 60+ years. But Coach Johnson spent more time in front of the scorers table and on the playing court than inside the line. They might as well eliminate the line if they are not going to enfore it! Go Pack!

Ref's were probably afraid they'd be accused of trying to keep the man down...

Oh no you didunt'..........

GrandWolf wrote:

Thanks.   I noticed but thought... well, maybe I'm crazy.     Glad someone else mentioned this.

Add me to the list as well....

He had at least two rebounds

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--- 72Packer wrote:

He had at least one thug on the team, and he should have been thrown out of game for going over to Scott Wood while shooting free threes and mouthing to him.

Johnson apparently does not know what the line on the sideline is for, and neither did that set of officials.  He lived outside of box and often on the court.

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Does this mean Tyler Lewis is also a thug for giving it right back to Raines while burying said free throws?

Calvin tried to tell the refs, but he got T'd up.  I think the refs were afraid he'd hit the VaTech coach while flinging his arms 10 ft from the sidelines.

I've never seen such a poor and biased officiating job as today.  I've seen numerous games at UNC that were very very bad; however, they were rarely blatantly wrong.  The Howell foul when he was under the basket, the end of game scenario, and the goal tend of Tyler Lewis potential 3 point play were absolutely wrong and so easy to spot, the announces saw them.

Unbelievable.......

Maybe we should bring Hess back.......NOT

72Packer wrote: He had at least one thug on the team, and he should have been thrown out of game for going over to Scott Wood while shooting free threes and mouthing to him.

Johnson apparently does not know what the line on the sideline is for, and neither did that set of officials.  He lived outside of box and often on the court.

Love the code word usage.

As for the coach, he reminded me of a less successful Sidney Lowe. He's just not a good coach, and it shows in his players and the record. That's all it is, really.

Time to bring back the seat belt that Bones McKinney used to wear to keep from getting T'd up.

hokiewolf wrote:

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--- ncst179 wrote:

I don't know this guy personally, but I was not impressed with some of the things his team were doing out there. Looking at what his team was doing, it is a reflection on him and his staff. They seemed to be doing "shady" stuff all night. And these weren't things the players were doing on their own, but things that had to be instructed by the coach or even practiced. They grabbed and shoved throughout the game as guys went across the lane. Then, they pulled that stunt where they gathered at the free throw line as Scott was about to shoot. Also, they did the illegal free throw put-back. All these things had to have been orchestrated by the staff. (There is no way players would think, on their own to stand right in front of the free throw line as a guy is about to shoot.) Now I understand guys trying to "gain an advantage", but what about sportsmanship and trying to beat someone man to man. Maybe I am biased, but I don't feel as though Gott pulls any stuff like this. He seems like a guy that plays "straight up" Was anyone else annoyed by this? Ok, rant over, haha....

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All that stuff is done by every school in the country, including State. Gott said as much in his last PC. The game has gotten more and more physical in the last 10-15 years.

All?! Would Gott tell his guys to have a group meeting at the free throw line as the other guy is about to shoot. That's Bush League stuff.

You must have missed K going out to the foul line and not getting called last time we played them.

I was at the game and all I have to say is that this was one INEPT crew of refs!

At one of the gatherings at the free throw line, a VT tech player actually elbowed Wood in the ribs before he shot and missed one free throw.

I was fine with #4 until he intentionally elbowed Wood at the line. You can try to defend your team but they were thugs. I'm a huge Tech fan and my girlfriend graduated there and she was even embarrassed and pissed that he wasn't thrown out of the game. #4 is a thug.

hokiewolf wrote:

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--- 72Packer wrote:

He had at least one thug on the team, and he should have been thrown out of game for going over to Scott Wood while shooting free threes and mouthing to him.

Johnson apparently does not know what the line on the sideline is for, and neither did that set of officials.  He lived outside of box and often on the court.

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Does this mean Tyler Lewis is also a thug for giving it right back to Raines while burying said free throws?

Just put him on the list of guys we hate. We'll get him eventually, but he has to wait his turn.

I think Coach Lowe spent as much time on the court than he did in the coaches box...

Whatever was said to Lewis made him smirk as he proceeded to knock down his FT's...d

Maryland and Duke were jawing back at forth at the FT line as well...

the guy talking to Lewis asked him if he they made TLewis shirts in his size...

I think James Johnson will be fine as their coach at VA tech.  They have been in majority of their games but just seem to fall short. 

I have a buddy of mine that is a booster at VA Tech and he mentioned that their old coach Seth Greenberg was a tyrant similar to Matt Doherty.  He had mentioned that James Johnson had a lot of work to do to change the culture of the program.

Also, the Refs are horrible in the ACC however they are just bad across the board.  They aren't slighting us because we're the Pack.  Heck we shot 44 FTs compared to their 7.  I just think they are consistently bad and don't know how to call games.

In real life, people don't always play by the rules and gain an advantage. Our boys faught hard and won in spite of it. That tells me all I need to know about this team.

It's not even the number of fouls or FTs that gets me. We've been on the positive and negative side of that stat this year. What gets me is the timing of some of the bad calls and just how blatantly the refs miss them. Truth is a ref can change the flow and outcome of a game by their timing of the all-mighty whistle. Drives me nuts.

I guess my definition of a thug is different than yours is.

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I was fine with #4 until he intentionally elbowed Wood at the line. You can try to defend your team but they were thugs. I'm a huge Tech fan and my girlfriend graduated there and she was even embarrassed and pissed that he wasn't thrown out of the game. #4 is a thug.

hokiewolf wrote:

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--- 72Packer wrote:

He had at least one thug on the team, and he should have been thrown out of game for going over to Scott Wood while shooting free threes and mouthing to him.

Johnson apparently does not know what the line on the sideline is for, and neither did that set of officials.  He lived outside of box and often on the court.

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Does this mean Tyler Lewis is also a thug for giving it right back to Raines while burying said free throws?

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Would punk be better?  The guy should have been hit with a technical or at least a warning with the way he was getting in the faces of Lewis and Wood.  

ArmandJ wrote:

72Packer wrote: He had at least one thug on the team, and he should have been thrown out of game for going over to Scott Wood while shooting free threes and mouthing to him.

Johnson apparently does not know what the line on the sideline is for, and neither did that set of officials.  He lived outside of box and often on the court.

Love the code word usage.

With everything VT teams have done, VT and "thug" are one and the same. They deserve the reputation they have earned.

ArmandJ wrote:

72Packer wrote: He had at least one thug on the team, and he should have been thrown out of game for going over to Scott Wood while shooting free threes and mouthing to him.

Johnson apparently does not know what the line on the sideline is for, and neither did that set of officials.  He lived outside of box and often on the court.

Love the code word usage.

What...he's from India?  Who would've guessed?

How about Jerk since evidently thug isn't PC.

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Coach's box violation is one of those things that never called, like palming.

That being said, look for Gottfried to get busted for it in ACC tournament.

What was the reason for Herb's T when he wiped sweat off of the floor?

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Any video of the elbow on woods? I missed that.