Why Wichita State refused to return to Philly

[jocoshock]

Thompson did more than vent on the night of Dec. 29, 1964. He vowed he'd never bring another team to the Palestra. He never did. Nor did many other big-name coaches influenced by his unusually shrill outburst.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20130327_Why_Wichita_State_refused_to_return_to_Philly.html

and we thought the Valley refs were bad...

[SPEShockAlum]

Great article - great find. I assume this is the same Dr. Jack Ramsay who I remember on SportsCenter, particularly during NBA playoffs back in "the day". Didn't realize his background....

I'll compare this to our modern day experience last Saturday - foul disparity similar to the Gonzaga game. I didn't expect any homering from Higgins, but thought that his being there could certainly work to our advantage since he had seen us play all season and would let us play a more physical game without some of the fouls which were pretty iffy. Obviously we came out smelling like roses, so no harm, no foul :)

[GOSHOX1]

Higgins is a douche! No college basketball fans like him, usually he is consistent but he wasn't last Saturday!

[rrshock]

Higgins is a douche! No college basketball fans like him, usually he is consistent but he wasn't last Saturday!

We shouldn't see him again now that he has officiated a WSU game in the tourney. Unless he keeps going on too.

[Kung Wu]

Now I REALLY want to kick the snot out of La Salle.

Do it for Thompson!!

[SirShoxAlot]

I like Higgins. Always glad to see when he's reffing our games.