A strong second half by the Blue Devils made for a hotly contested matchup that included bad calls by officials on both sides, as is typical in any college basketball game.
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Badgers coach Bo Ryan saw it differently.
Speaking with CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson after the game, Ryan used descriptive language to implicitly complain about officials:
Ryan isn’t technically wrong. At one point, it appeared Justise Winslow committed several uncalled fouls and stepped out of bounds without a blown whistle during critical moments in the second half.
Still, people exploded on social media about Ryan, who didn’t appear to be sending his kids the right message about losing with grace.
It was only exacerbated by Ryan’s podium comments, where he took shots about Wisconsin having to develop rather than “rent” players.
This tone was widely mocked, save for some who decided to jump in at a rather . . . inopportune moment.
It’s worthwhile to examine both the quality of college officiating and the one-and-done system, but not in the heat of a tough loss like this.
(Source: CBS, SB Nation)
