Above, Duke's John Scheyer takes approximately 147 steps and somehow doesn't get whistled for traveling late in Saturday's win over Virginia Tech. Duke led Virginia Tech by three with about 20 seconds left at the time, meaning the officials cost the Hokies the chance to get the ball back and send the game into overtime.
Here's how David Teel of The Daily Press describes it:
Scheyer caught an inbounds pass in backcourt from Kyle Singler and was swarmed immediately by Tech's J.T. Thompson and Terrell Bell.The refs let Duke get away with a blantant travel last week, too. Way to work the refs, Coach K.
In this morning's print column, also available online, I described Scheyer's subsequent tapdance as an "apparent walk." Well, there's no apparent about it.
Scheyer changed his pivot foot at least twice, maybe three times. But officials Gary Maxwell, Tony Greene and Bob Donato swallowed their whistles until Duke was able to call timeout.
Tech coach Seth Greenberg was quick to volunteer during his postgame news conference that there's no guarantee the Hokies would have made a 3 to tie the game, but he did say the officials missed it.
They sure did, leading Tech fan Burt Baker and others to dub it the "Scheyer Shuffle."
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3-01-2009 @ 10:55AM
sergeantruss said...
You AOL puke none sports writers show your Duke hatred more than some fans. You talk about Sheyer traveling, but you don't talk about both players around him fouling him while he was trying to make a pass. Both players were fouling him, but you didn't seem to see that. Why don't you AOL non sports writers actually write articles that don't show your bias.
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3-01-2009 @ 1:29PM
stu lawler said...
Amen to that Segeantruss. Also , how about the when Henderson made the monster dunk on Vassillo and got called for the T. He was all over the G mans back and the refs didn't make a call. The Duke wannabees keep on whining.......
3-01-2009 @ 11:03AM
toothflower said...
Big surprise! Duke getting away with something on the court. The 'Heels are still going to stomp them next week!
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3-01-2009 @ 2:17PM
gromastn2k said...
UNC University of No Class
Hansbrough walks everytime he touchs the ball!
Whats up with toothflower??????
Sounds a little _ _ _ to me.
3-01-2009 @ 11:20AM
irishtom said...
If you wanna see travels getting ignored all you gotta do is watch Tyler Hansborough. Against GT he walked about 3 times close to the basket and it didn't get called. Both Duke and UNC get bullsh*t calls every game, its not even worth pointing out anymore.
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3-01-2009 @ 11:23AM
sergeantruss said...
Can anybody say they have watched any basketball game, or for that matter any sporting event where there weren't missed or non-calls. It happens in every game I watch. But it happpens in a Duke game and everybody wants to cry like little babies. All I can say to those people is change your pampers and watch all games with unbiased eyes, and you will see that even the team you like will get calls in their favor they shouldn't. This conspiracy theory that Duke haters have that all officials in the United States favor Duke, it stupid. They need to take their medications to stop their dilusions. The writer of this article is a fool. How many times has he written an article about any other team for a missed or non-call. Just as I thought. Mr. Michael David Smith, try becoming a real reporter. Not an ignorant AOL no talent having writer.
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3-01-2009 @ 4:18PM
Big Duke Fan said...
you nailed this one!
3-01-2009 @ 11:40AM
will said...
Travel is no longer called in college or the NBA. Lebron is one of the worst offenders and never gets called. Duke didnt get preferential treatment because travel no longer exists.
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3-01-2009 @ 12:06PM
outhall said...
I think I counted at least nine fouls. That means Scheyer is on the free throw line. Given his percentage from the stripe, that means game over.
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3-01-2009 @ 12:45PM
morelights said...
If Jon Scheyer got the favorable treatment Tyler Hansbrough has been given, considering Jon's percentage, he'd be over 1000 made free throws by now..... get over it.
The ABC announcers should be ashamed they ran with this... they can roll around with Vern Lundquist, and the other has been haters... geesh, I'm sure they'd conclude Laettner's toe tap on Aminu Timberlake's caused the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis to fall fifteen 15 years later. Heaven help Christian that he didn't play in New Orleans or near the Towers...
The bloody game was on Va Tech's home floor.... I'm sure their electioneering will cause Duke to be further screwed for the rest of the year.
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3-01-2009 @ 1:56PM
Brian said...
I'm sure all three refs watched Scheyer travel and collectively said "Yeah, we want Duke to win, call a foul on VT!!". Get a grip people, the refs can't see everything. It's not a conspiracy, the refs simply missed a call; just like they do several times in EVERY COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME. If they saw the travel before the foul they would have called it. It's sad how the media (especially Sportscenter) decides to invent a story just to get a reaction.
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3-01-2009 @ 1:57PM
johnnybashford said...
Jon should have been called for a technical foul as well as traveling. He taunted the Va Tech players by holding the ball in his chest and being fouled 6 or 7 times.
Probably guilty of double dribbling and palming the ball also. Oh... that's right he never could get the ball out of his arms with all the slapping going on! For a minute I thought they interupted the game with the movie Patton ala Heidi.
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3-01-2009 @ 4:08PM
Big Duke Fan said...
what about the 9 times he was fouled while doing his shuffle. i guess the refs said it was a wash!
go to hell carolina fans go to HELL!@
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3-02-2009 @ 11:18AM
hiccup542 said...
no class
3-01-2009 @ 5:11PM
tpbhome said...
I didn't think he was fouled and if so it would have been a "touch foul". I don't have anything against Duke (except they have a very dangerous campus) but it looked like the kid walked at least two times and probably three.
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3-01-2009 @ 8:02PM
BBreferee said...
The referee has several options in this instance. But as I saw it the 2 VT players were fouling with their bodies and hands. So he could have called that before the travel, call a travel or ignore it, especially in the final moments of the game. Severals comments pointed out Tyler Hansbrough walks. He does. Just in the GT game when GT was leading he changed his pivot foot 4 times and was in the lane accoding to the TV clock 13 seconds; thus 4 walks and 4 3 sec calls not called. He walked 14 others times in the game of 5 steps or more, which were not called. VT had several other times in the game they could have played better to win. One call does not make a game.
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3-01-2009 @ 9:22PM
budman7767 said...
Dookie coach CryCheski baits the refs every game. I love it when Dook loses. I would not pull for them if they played the Russians. I HATE Dook. My HEELS will beat the mess out of them again this weekend.
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3-02-2009 @ 2:18PM
seoul0988 said...
You may hate Duke, but you know that Duke/UNC go back & forth with wins & losses. That's just the nature of the rivalry. In the past, Duke has had players like Dawkins, Ferry, Laettner, Hill, Hurley, Brand, Boozer, Battier, Redick, etc. Too many to mention, but all worthy. These guys certainly had Carolina's number for sure. Your "golden boy" TH as well as D. Green will be gone after this season. Thompson, Lawson, & Ellington may go to the NBA. That said, enjoy your recent success against Duke while you can. Teams & rosters are always evolving.
3-01-2009 @ 9:46PM
robioland said...
Flagrant Foul Rule Doesn't Apply to Virginia Tech's Terrell Bell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZZuG_ygtUg&eurl=http://thebiglead.com/?p=11951
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3-01-2009 @ 9:48PM
robioland said...
"I didn't think he was fouled and if so it would have been a 'touch foul'."
Huh? Tech was down by three with 19 seconds on the clock...they were TRYING TO FOUL on purpose. They had BEEN fouling since the one-minute mark. The insanity was the fact the refs let it go on for five full seconds.
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