Fabbs
04-02-2013, 01:05 AM
But the Pac 12, like the NBA, ran an *investigashun* and found Rush "was only speaking in jest".*
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9123139/pac-12-conference-says-referee-coordinator-talked-rewards-jest
In part:
CBSSports.com reported that before the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas, Rush told a group of referees that he would pay "$5,000 or a trip to Cancun if they either 'rang him up' or 'ran him,' meaning hit Miller with a technical or toss him out of the game." An unnamed source identified as a referee told CBSSports.com that Rush "was emphatic about not dealing with (Miller). He made that perfectly clear."
During Arizona's 66-64 loss to UCLA in the conference tournament semifinal, referee Michael Irving called a controversial technical foul on Miller after Miller argued a double dribble call on Wildcats guard Mark Lyons. The CBSSports.com report identified Irving as one of the referees present when Rush offered the incentive. Miller was later fined $25,000 for confronting an official and inappropriate behavior toward a Pac-12 staff member in an area hallway after the game.
*Rush was director of officiating for the NBA also, including some of it's scammiest years ie 2002.
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9123139/pac-12-conference-says-referee-coordinator-talked-rewards-jest
In part:
CBSSports.com reported that before the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas, Rush told a group of referees that he would pay "$5,000 or a trip to Cancun if they either 'rang him up' or 'ran him,' meaning hit Miller with a technical or toss him out of the game." An unnamed source identified as a referee told CBSSports.com that Rush "was emphatic about not dealing with (Miller). He made that perfectly clear."
During Arizona's 66-64 loss to UCLA in the conference tournament semifinal, referee Michael Irving called a controversial technical foul on Miller after Miller argued a double dribble call on Wildcats guard Mark Lyons. The CBSSports.com report identified Irving as one of the referees present when Rush offered the incentive. Miller was later fined $25,000 for confronting an official and inappropriate behavior toward a Pac-12 staff member in an area hallway after the game.
*Rush was director of officiating for the NBA also, including some of it's scammiest years ie 2002.