A call to action for the assault on AA2
I have collected a list of contacts to send complaints to in regards to the assault on AA2. Included in the list are relevant Pac-10 officials and the President, AD and coaching staff of the UW.
And just so we know what values Morris was not living up to with his assault on AA2 and what standards of conduct McCable is not enforcing, I have included the Pac-10 Conference's Mission Statement (copied straight from their very own website).
If you have any more names of who else we can pressure on this travesty, please add them to this diary.
Pac-10
Commissioner
Tom Hansen
thansen@pac-10.org
(925) 932-4411
Asst. Commissioner, Men's Basketball
David Hirsch
work dhirsch@pac-10.org
work (925) 932-4411
mobile (415) 370-7112
Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officiating
Bill McCable
bmccabe@pac-10.org
Pac-10 Conference Mission Statement
The mission of the Pacific-10 Conference shall be:
- To maintain a position of national leadership in the conduct of intercollegiate athletics in a manner consistent with the Conference's values.
- To value adherence to the highest standards of higher education, academic achievement, ethical conduct, sportsmanship, and a continuing commitment to gender equity and ethnic diversity.
- To sustain the Conference's unparalleled record of athletics excellence.
- To emphasize the welfare of the student-athlete throughout the enterprise and provide opportunity and encouragement for each participant in a Pac-10 program to acquire a baccalaureate degree and the skills necessary to function as a productive member of society.
- To assure each member institution's commitment to the Conference's values, and, in so doing, to foster collegial relationships among members and to manage the tensions that frequently surface in a competitive environment.
- To frequently reassess the scope and quality of the Conference's programs and policies and progressively evaluate new technologies and opportunities to enhance programs.
University of Washington contacts
Acting Athletic Director
Scott Woodward
huskyad@u.washington.edu
PH: 206/543-2212
FAX:206/616-4334
Exec. Assoc. Athletic Director
Jeff Compher
jcompher@u.washington.edu
PH: 206/543-2317
FAX:206/616-2459
Head Coach
Lorenzo Romar
jamee@u.washington.edu
206/543-5260
Asst. Coach
Cameron Dollar
dollarc@u.washington.edu
206/543-5260
Asst. Coach
Jim Shaw
jimshaw@u.washington.edu
206/543-2282
Asst. Coach
Paul Fortier
pfortier@u.washington.edu
206/543-5260
Director of Basketball Operations
Lance LaVetter
lancelv@u.washington.edu
206/685-9570
If you want to send one email to them all (many times):
huskyad@u.washington.edu
jcompher@u.washington.edu
jamee@u.washington.edu
dollarc@u.washington.edu
jimshaw@u.washington.edu
pfortier@u.washington.edu
lancelv@u.washington.edu
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.
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I already got a response from the UW AD
Subject: RE: Assault on Alfred Aboya
Date: February 12, 2008 9:31:42 AM PST
To: UCngLA
Thank you for taking the time to write.
Tim did not intend to hit Aboya in the face and, in fact, did immediately
apologize.
-----Original Message-----
From: UCngLA
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 10:49 PM
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Assault on Alfred Aboya
I think what Tim Morris did to Alfred Aboya was disgusting. I am
further appalled that no one from your team or university has
publicly apologized about what can only be described as an assault. If he did that on the streets, he could have been arrested. The incident and your handling of it is reprehensible.
by UCngLA on Feb 12, 2008 9:36 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Who gives a crap if he apologized
by Raisin on Feb 12, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What?
Morris intended to bounce the ball off the defender to beat the five-second count. Everyone who has ever played has done that at one time or another. The target is ALWAYS the legs. It is never the stomach. It is never the crotch. And until Sunday, it had never been the face.
What is the Washington AD going to say next? That Watergate is just a second rate burglary? All they have to do is tell the truth - that the kid made a mistake by making a dirty play, that he was ashamed and apologized, and that he was going to be appropriately punished - and the incident would come to an end. But instead fans everywhere, not just Bruin fans, have their intelligence insulted with this sort of absurdity.
Hey, UW Atletic Director - NOBODY BELIEVES YOUR STUPID "HE DIDN'T DO IT INTENTIONALLY" STORY. Try a new one. This one makes you look worse than before you gave it.
by Fox 71 on Feb 12, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's a unsportsmanlike and STUPID play
The UW administration has, time and time again, proven to be completely incompetent, and this much is evident from this episode, their mishandling of Ty and of course, NEUHEISAL, and the lump sum of money they had to pay to CRN for their bumbling stumbling ways.
by Tydides on Feb 12, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently
by Raisin on Feb 12, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not intentional?
UW's AD is either a liar or he lacks the guts of an ostrich. Seems like he's positioning perfectly to take over the Pac-10 Commissioner gig someday.
by bornagainbruin on Feb 12, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Aw, the guy's a slimebag..
by whp68 on Feb 12, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tim Morris is lucky
Can you iamgine if Aboya had thrown the same pass at say, Appleby? I would guess "Apples" would be in a hospital somewhere right now.
by Free the 16 on Feb 12, 2008 10:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Additional Ammo
Rule 4, Section 26, Article 4
"Flagrant personal foul, live ball. A flagrant personal foul shall be a personal foul that involves severe or excessive contact with an opponent or involves contact that is extreme in nature while the ball is live."
Rule 4, Section 69, Article 1
"Unsportsmanlike conduct is behavior or an act that is unbecoming to a fair, ethical and honorable individual."
While Morris's actions were definitely unbecoming to an honorable individual, I think that the first rule here would be the one that I would have nailed him with. It would appear that Sunday's refs skimmed through Rule 4 but hey who can blame them, it is the biggest section of the book. Having reffed hundreds of basketball games(if you played intramural ball between '96 and '00, I probably reffed your game at least once) I know that you can always find a way to penalize or reward a player, coach or team appropriately. The fact that Morris went unpunished for that BS move is ridiculous.
by Pyrrhus on Feb 12, 2008 10:41 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
The dishonesty is appalling
by bruin7982 on Feb 12, 2008 11:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
This is all
by tasser10 on Feb 12, 2008 12:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I just called the PAC-10 office
Every one of you in the nation needs to pick up the phone and call Tom Hansen's phone number above to state your complaint. Be polite but you must make your voice known. You don't even have to be a UCLA fan, if you love the game of basketball, voice your concern.
by cyberdbk on Feb 12, 2008 3:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
My email to Tom Hansen
This issue was previously viewed as unintentional by Bill McCabe, who said "[...] [Aboya] jumps to the right and the ball hits him in the face."
However, from the following picture (http://pixel.princeton.edu/~mburns/images/aboya.jpg) it is obvious that the throwing motion begins and ends when both of Aboya's feet are on the ground. Aboya's movement to the right is not significant, and the UW player's movement (gritted teeth, avoiding rebound) clearly shows that it is intentional.
I understand that during a live game, in real time, it is difficult for the officials to conclude that the play warrants a technical. This is not my complaint. My complaint is the lack of an OFFICIAL apology by the UW program. Instead, their coach Romar disingenuously feigns "suprise" at the attention given to this dirty play as is evident from this Seattle Times article. (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2004178583_webromar12.html)
Obviously I am biased (see UCLA email address), but I don't think either the player and/or the coach and/or McCabe have been completely honest in their assessments of the situation. Furthermore, I feel that this sets a dangerous precedent for the level of dirty play in the PAC-10. Although I trust the maturity of our team, you can imagine how painful it would be for one of Kevin Love's full court passes to be stopped 94 feet short by a UW player's face. We should not wait until a player is injured to address this situation.
I look forward to hearing a response,
Thanks,
by dokein on Feb 12, 2008 4:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
UW Director of Basketball Ops is a 4th grader
Tim has apologized to Alfred once right after the incident, and again when the teams shook hand after the game. I hope that you wrote the same letter to Oregon after Aaron Brooks punched Ryan Appleby in the face in the 06 Pac-10 Tournament. Aaron has apologized to Ryan, and Tim has apologized to Alfred, and everyone has moved on.............
Lance LaVetter
University of Washington
Couple problems Lance; Brooks was suspended for two games and wrote letters of apology to Appleby and Romar. Maybe Lance should talk down to Romar and remind him about the Brooks/Appleby incident.
by idabruin87 on Feb 12, 2008 8:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The fallacy of LaVetter
by TuneMan7 on Feb 13, 2008 6:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you surprised?
by tasser10 on Feb 13, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs






















