Does Bill Leavy Have a Twin?

If the name Bill Leavy sounds familiar, you probably watched Super Bowl XL. He was the referee of that one.

Well, tonight another Seattle-based team ran into another team of zebras who officiated a game so horribly, I nearly fouled out. The Huskies from Washington ran smack dab into the juggernaut known as the UCONN Huskies, and the boys in stripes made damn sure they didn't upset Mt. Calhoun tonight.

Oh sure, they gave him a technical foul in the 1st half after he tossed the ball to the wrong referee in protest of the call, but fear not, Jim. The same referee who T'd him up spent the rest of the game atoning for his egregious error.

UCONN shot 47 free throws to UW's 23, and Washington's best player, Brandon Roy, was called for 3 fouls (one of which a ticky-tack double technical) in less than 1 minute early in the second half. All by the guy who angered Calhoun. Perfect timing, too, as UW had an 8-point lead at the time. The trifecta called on Roy had him on the bench for 7 minutes, and in that time, UCONN managed to come back and tie the game.

The last straw in this one was clearly the non-call of goaltending that would've given the Huskies a 1-point lead in overtime. Instead, UCONN was able to take the ball down court and build up a 3-point lead, from which Washington could never recover.

Throughout the game, a UW player would drive the lane, get mauled, and nothing was called. When freshman point guard Justin Dentmon had the audacity to play defense on UCONN theif Marcus Williams, it was Dentmon who was called for a foul, his 5th, when Williams, who was completely out of control, fell to the court after stepping on Dentmon's foot.

FOUR starters for UW fouled out. A 2-1 free throw margin in favor of UCONN, a blatant goaltend not called, a fictitious back court all adds up to a 6-point overtime "win" for UCONN.

Right now, saying I hate UCONN, and the gifts that teams like them and Duke get, would be an enormous understatement. They're on borrowed time, and I'll be cheering on George Mason from the couch on Sunday.