02-27-2020, 12:53 AM
(02-26-2020, 07:45 PM)glovsave Wrote:what I saw was Fran pushing Taylor very hard to keep her from establishing position in the paint. It was very physical. After the foul was called - elsewhere, Rueck took Taylor Jones out of the game. I thought - though I didn’t hear or see it - that OSU was complaining about the physical pushing and shoving by Fran on Taylor Jones and perhaps by others earlier in the game.(02-26-2020, 05:04 PM)M T Wrote: I've still been looking for the story behind the technical against Oregon State in the Stanford game. I was hoping to find post-game press conference coverage but didn't. I ran across these articles that may help understanding things.
In Feb 2018 (2 years ago), Rueck was reprimanded for comments to the media regarding the officiating in the Stanford game. From the article it sounds like his comments were quite mild:
Quote:Following the game, Rueck was asked whether his reaction was meant to motivate his team after its slow start, or register his disagreement with officials on Gulich's foul.
"I'm trying to protect my post player from getting bad calls made against her," Rueck said. "I see it week after week."
In Mar 2019 (1 year ago), Rueck was ejected after 2 technicals in an upset by ASU. He did not comment on it.
Earlier in February (this year), Rueck expressed his concern about the physicality in his team's loss to Arizona. He also described ASU as being like a football team. He was "at a loss for words" when Stanford won at OSU, but nothing was mentioned in the article about the physicality or the foul calls.
You know, I kinda like that guy. AND, his comments about Arizona and ASU are timely for Stanford.
Based on where I sit, the technical was on an assistant coach who was barking at the official for too long. My angle could be off and it certainly could've been on Rueck for something earlier but the timing felt like it was on the assistant.
