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There was a thread created right after Duke's win about how Scheyer deserved a technical foul and Acy didn't.  Somehow this thread managed to get over 200 replies and build up the most hate for any team I've ever seen on a message board.

I remember this play perfectly and I already know Acy deserved the technical and Scheyer wasn't even close to one.  Still, I've watched the replay on MMOD a few times and a thread is necessary to put this to rest.

What Happened:

With about 1:30 left in the game Scheyer brought the ball up with Duke up eight.  Everyone knew Baylor was going to foul at some point, and they went after him right when he stepped over half court.  Keep in mind on Duke's previous possesion Lance Thomas had a put back dunk and hit a free throw.  Baylor was as frustrated as ever and slapped/grabbed at Scheyer for a good 2.5 seconds, one of those seconds was happening after the foul had been called.  Quincy Acy pushed Nolan Smith from behind and started a big rumble at half court.  Where was Scheyer during this?  Well behind the whole thing by himself with the ball in his hands.  Acy was given a tech and Scheyer wasn't given anything.  The technical ended any hopes Baylor had of coming back.

Why Scheyer Didn't Deserve a Technical:

I'm not sure how anyone could honestly think Scheyer should have been teched right there.  He swung his elbows after the whistle was blown to get the two Baylor players off him.  Once they stopped molesting him, he stopped swining his elbows and walked right over to the refs to avoid anything extra.  It was clear he used his elbows just to clear space and get players off him, just like players were doing after they grabbed a rebound all game.  He got right out of the play and didn't say anything extra like the Baylor players wanted him to.

So how could Scheyer possibly be given a technical?  You're telling me they're going to tech a player for that with a minute left in a game where Baylor had been playing dirty and talking trash the whole time?  There was no chance Scheyer was going to get a technical and he didn't deserve one.  When I was watching the game I thought the refs had called a double technical on Smith and Acy, I never once though about Scheyer.

Why Acy DID Deserve a Technical:

After Scheyer swung his elbows the two Baylor players obviously weren't happy, but they were on their way back to their bench and didn't plan on starting any trouble.  Scheyer did the same thing.  Now Quincy Acy was standing at the three point line while the Scheyer incident was happening at half court.  I guess Quincy Acy wanted to stick up for his teammates, but he did so by sprinting into the play after the people involved were leaving and he pushed Nolan Smith, who also wasn't involved.  Smith turned around right away and Acy got in his face and started the big rumble at half court.  He was deservingly t'd up.

So how can someone say that doesn't deserve a technical?  He wasn't involved in the play and after the main incident was over he started a brand new one with Nolan Smith, who also wasn't involved.  He pushed a player and got in his face, no one else on the floor did anything nearly as bad as that, including Scheyer.  That rumble at half court had everything to do with Acy and nothing to do with Scheyer.  The refs weren't going to tech anyone up because of what happened with the elbows, they just wanted to settle things down.  Then Acy started a whole new problem, and basically made the refs give him a technical.

There's no question that the refs made the right call there.