The Mighty Archer
Aug 4, 2000, 12:00 AM
Check this out. (Taken from the UAAP website)
"Poor Officiating leads to "Basketbrawl"
"Yesterday's game between the UE Red Warriors and the Ateneo Blue Eagles exposed the poor officiating that has been plaguing the league. Right after his Blue Eagles had defeated UE in a fight-marred encounter, head coach Joe Lipa said that this years crop of referees are unable to control the game, especially in situations when emotions run high. This sentiment was echoed by UE head
coach Itoy Esguerra who likewise complained about the poor state of officiating. The ADMU-UE "basketbrawl" was refereed by Jorge Magsino and Richard Villanueva, whose poor calls led to near mayhem on the coirt.
Lipa further stressed that many of the calls are a result of wrong positioning by the referees. The poor calls by the two officials led to a near free-for-all between the Warriors and the Blue Eagles. Ateneo's Wesley Gonzales was never called for a foul, despite elbowing UE's Ali and Ronquillo in separate incidents. On the other hand, UE's Arnold Booker, who punched Blue Eagle point guard Paul Tanchi and threw the ball hard on Alvarez during the fracas, escaped suspension. . League officials said there is no suspension, but only a recommendation from the Commissioner's row that UE's Esguerra must exercise discipline on his players. Last year, similar incidents rocked the league when Ateneo and University
of Santo Tomas figured in a near free-for-all which later on led to the closed-door match. The protagonists in the ADMU-UST incident were Blue Eagle Alvarez and UST's Valeriano."
What I found disturbing here was the fact that there were no suspensions, especially on Booker and on the recommendation by the commissioner's row to Itoy Esguerra that he must exercise discipline on his players. If they don't impose suspensions then chances are the incident might occur again. The UAAP Board will have to crack the whip on such incidents and punish the erring players, and not by merely telling coaches to discipline their coaches.
"Poor Officiating leads to "Basketbrawl"
"Yesterday's game between the UE Red Warriors and the Ateneo Blue Eagles exposed the poor officiating that has been plaguing the league. Right after his Blue Eagles had defeated UE in a fight-marred encounter, head coach Joe Lipa said that this years crop of referees are unable to control the game, especially in situations when emotions run high. This sentiment was echoed by UE head
coach Itoy Esguerra who likewise complained about the poor state of officiating. The ADMU-UE "basketbrawl" was refereed by Jorge Magsino and Richard Villanueva, whose poor calls led to near mayhem on the coirt.
Lipa further stressed that many of the calls are a result of wrong positioning by the referees. The poor calls by the two officials led to a near free-for-all between the Warriors and the Blue Eagles. Ateneo's Wesley Gonzales was never called for a foul, despite elbowing UE's Ali and Ronquillo in separate incidents. On the other hand, UE's Arnold Booker, who punched Blue Eagle point guard Paul Tanchi and threw the ball hard on Alvarez during the fracas, escaped suspension. . League officials said there is no suspension, but only a recommendation from the Commissioner's row that UE's Esguerra must exercise discipline on his players. Last year, similar incidents rocked the league when Ateneo and University
of Santo Tomas figured in a near free-for-all which later on led to the closed-door match. The protagonists in the ADMU-UST incident were Blue Eagle Alvarez and UST's Valeriano."
What I found disturbing here was the fact that there were no suspensions, especially on Booker and on the recommendation by the commissioner's row to Itoy Esguerra that he must exercise discipline on his players. If they don't impose suspensions then chances are the incident might occur again. The UAAP Board will have to crack the whip on such incidents and punish the erring players, and not by merely telling coaches to discipline their coaches.