Court stormings

[superjohn]

I'm all for it if it's done right and the fans don't charge the court when the players are still on the court. What just happened in the Wake storming really pisses me off. They all charged the Duke players. It looked way more like an attack on the Duke players than celebrating a big win.

I'm calling it now, this will either end court stormings or they will only be allowed once the players are all off of the court and you create some sort of tunnel with security. If Filipowski is hurt over this it's just awful.

 

[VA Blue Dog]

Yeah I played the replay over a couple of times. One idiot sprinting down the court jumps into Filiposki's chest and he limps off immediately. Much worst than Caitlin Clark's pseudo flop against Ohio State a couple of weeks ago.

 

[ucp990411]

Only a matter of time before a player or fan is seriously injured. Didn’t see it but did Flipowski get hurt as a result?

 

[husky429]

I couldn't tell what happened to Filipowski watching live--probably an ankle. Hope he feels better... kid is talented.

It wouldn't surprise me if they started making rules against court storming and enforcing them more aggressively. As always, stupid people ruin fun things.

 

[superjohn]

I don't want it to go away because it's great for fans and it showcases the excitement of college basketball (it looks awesome on TV) but you gotta protect the players. Do it like Creighton did it the other night, line both sides with security and allow the players to get off the court.

 

[Deepster]

Players and coaches on the losing team need to be aware. I thought everyone handled the Creighton storming perfectly.

If you just stand in the middle of the court like Duke did today, you’re opening yourself up to more potential consequences.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Every school should have a plan and execute it. Have security/ushers escort the players to the handshake links and then allow the kids on the court. Or wait for the handshakes to end

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

If you start reading the game thread on page 52 of WF MB it will give some perspective on what true Duke haters are really like.

 

[husky429]

Players and coaches on the losing team need to be aware. I thought everyone handled the Creighton storming perfectly.

If you just stand in the middle of the court like Duke did today, you’re opening yourself up to more potential consequences.

Holding an exhausted 19-year-old accountable for knowing to run off the court in a close loss seems like a stretch. Having security available to shelter like they did at Creighton is a better option.

 

[bendm]

I watched it several times and couldn’t tell exactly what happened. There was a collision but it didn’t stop the momentum of the fan yet it resulted in filipiwski crying out in pain and needing to be carried off. Maybe he got his ankle or foot stepped on.

 

[Smp7598]

It seems that they got on the court fast but the Duke player didn’t seem to be in a big hurry!

 

[mike012]

Not sure what happened at the creighton game but it looked like they set it up perfectly to make sure no UConn player … Creighton fan interaction occurred. The Creighton players celebrated with them after the hand shakes.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Holding an exhausted 19-year-old accountable for knowing to run off the court in a close loss seems like a stretch. Having security available to shelter like they did at Creighton is a better option.

It looked like he would have had to sprint at the buzzer just to get out of the way.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

 

[Kitaman]

Not cool. Players including home team, should be running football style to the exit though.

 

[HuskyBoi]

They were up 4 and then Wake called a timeout I think? The game was well over with 2 seconds or whatever to go. Everyone should've subbed out hugged the touchline as close as possible and security should've setup their wall.

 

[Devland]

It is trespassing. No different than running on the court/field during a game. Arrests should be made.

 

[UConnSwag11]

 

[UConnSwag11]

You can have it and still have players be safe

 

[HU5KIES]

Players and coaches on the losing team need to be aware. I thought everyone handled the Creighton storming perfectly.

If you just stand in the middle of the court like Duke did today, you’re opening yourself up to more potential consequences.

There was time still on the clock when several students were already on the court. Do you want them to leave the court before the game ends?

 

[UConnSwag11]

Scheyer said for him they had 10 seconds to get off the court

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Scheyer said for him they had 10 seconds to get off the court

Don't like the guy, but can't argue with anything he said right there.

 

[Seamus84]

if you look closely the fan resembles Grayson Allen….

 

[uconnfan68]

There was time still on the clock when several students were already on the court. Do you want them to leave the court before the game ends? View attachment 96858

Ooh, forfeit? That would stop the storm.

 

[HailUConn]

WF fans stormed the court after beating a 8th ranked duke? Did I get this right? Never thought ACC basketball is this bad.