Morris is a freakin' prick.  Stop it at 1:09 and you can clearly see him looking dead at Aboya when chucking the ball.  In addition, you can also see him start to move to his left because he knew the ball was going to richochet off of Aboya.  Nobody makes a 1 handed pass to a player in the near vacinity like that.  That is a turnover waiting to happen.  You make 1 handed passes on long outlet passes.  UDub fans are claiming it was not intentional.  I say bullshit.  Morris shows intent and he had an opportunity to throw it off of another body part yet chose not to.  So he apologized.  Big deal, what is he supposed to do.  These delirious UDub fans wearing those purple glasses need to check themselves.

I'm still irked by what happened.  AA2 showed tremendous restraint because I would have knocked him out.  Don't get your hopes up about any reprimand because we all know how effective the Pac 10 is.  I don't expect anything from UDub as well because Morris is Romar's cousin/nephew.  Hope we see them at Staples and wax the floor with them.  

**No surprise that the Pac 10 gave a vague response.  There has been talk of how Aboya & Morris hugged and made up.  I honestly don't think Aboya & our team knew what really happened due to game situation and obstructed views.  Howland clearly saw what happened and he called it out as much as he could without seeming like he was whining to the media.  I'm sure our guys will have a much different take after viewing this clip because it is clear what Morris intended to do.  

Come try that on me and see what happens to your sorry ass...

morris balanced on his right foot, back on his left, and then right again and left as he got out of the way. my thought at the time, and I think the replay shows, is that he should have been called for traveling. (in addition to unsportsmanlike conduct)

I am extremely angry over this attack against AA2. I am looking for the PAC-10 officials to do something to reprimand the Washington Huskies program or at least the dirty player Morris. I am shocked that that those stupid referees didn't do anything after that dirty move. Isn't one of their job requirements to protect the kids from physical attacks? This is equivalent to punching a player in the face. This is horse-shit.

baseball's code of conduct gives us the best response. you throw at our player's head, we throw at your player's head. hopefully we see them in the pac-10 tourney. i'm usually on aboya's case for different things, but i wouldn't be able to restrain myself the way he did. wilbon, you my boy.

be able to retaliate in the pac 10 tourney other than a 20 or 30 point beat down, because if we retaliate with a cheap shot we might lose someone for part of the ncaa tournament. washington doesn't have to worry about that, they're fighting for the nit.

hopefully next year when then come to pauley, aboya can pull morrison's bitchass aside and point up to number 12 in the rafters.

Dohn should have just asked point blank if it's okay for a player to throw the ball off another player's face. McCabe's hemming and hawing shows how ineffective he is at his job. He should have point blank said that kind of conduct is not tolerated in the Pac-10. Romar better apologize or else all goodwill from being an ex-assistant coach on the 95 team is gone. Morris should be suspended at least a game for that action.

WAR...

sorry but this loss is still burning and all i know is there is absolutely NO WAY i'd be able to stomach another loss to the clowns across town.  absoutely no way.  it's time for the boys to reach down, grab a hold, and get it done...

Does anyone who we can contact in the pac-10 front office to demand some sort of action?  

I think Morris needs to be suspended a couple games or something.  We're lucky Aboya is a tough kid.  If this happened to someone else, Morris could've done some serious damage.  Mata or Luc, for example, had concussions a few weeks ago and if they were hit...

Morris should have been immediately ejected from the game.  Tha Pac-10 should suspend him for at least 3 games.  AA2 could have lost an eye, broken facial bones or a broken nose.  The ref should be reprimanded.  Somebody get his name so we can refuse to let him ref any of our games.

Morris should have been immediately ejected from the game.  Tha Pac-10 should suspend him for at least 3 games.  AA2 could have lost an eye, broken facial bones or a broken nose.  The ref should be reprimanded.  Somebody get his name so we can refuse to let him ref any of our games.

no class.  reminds me of the tom brady tuck rule where any semi-intelligent, non-biased person could have objectively seen on replay what the right call should have been.  

I've actually beamed a ball off of someone's face in the same situation before, though I was aiming for the guy's foot and the ball slipped on the release--- you usually do it one handed so that there's more velocity on the ball, and it is more likely that it will bounce out of bounds...  I of course had the 'oh shit, my bad' look when it happened.

but by the look on the guy's face it is blatantly obvious that he intentionally and maliciously threw the ball at AA's face.  There is nothing about it that is "up to interpretation".  He should be suspended.  Plain and simple.

One of the announcer's comments about the 'play' was kind of strange, "when you get in that position, sometimes, that's the only option left." uhh.. no.  you always have the option of beaming it off the guy's feet or knees... you don't go head hunting unless you've lost your cool, and want to start something.

but this thread is WAY over the top.  I'm a UW fan, but more importantly a fan of college basketball and a former player.  Things to consider here while looking at Tim Morris-- 1) Ben Howland was practically defeding him, up on the bench.  No complaints on that, is there guys?  2) AA2 (as you call him) was infringing on the space the inbound is allowed (I believe it is 18 inches from the sideline.)  3) It isn't travelling. Once the referee hands the ball to the in bounder, the player must stay within a three-foot area of the place they were given the ball. The in bounder may move both feet, but once they move beyond the three foot area, it becomes a violation. 4) if you throw at the player's feet (as I did once when being pressured) and he jumps, you miss the feet and turn the ball over.  If you throw at the belly he will catch it.  So you throw at the chest/shoulder/head and he will be less likely both to be able to move and to be able to catch the ball.

Was it a hair dirty?  Yes.  Was it any bigger a deal than grabbing and pinching while fighting through screens, throwing an elbow during a rebound, hitting the belly of the shooter with your low hand while you contest the shot with the top hand or any of the other hundreds of cheap tactics that ALL PLAYERS AT THAT LEVEL engage in?  No.  It was just more obvious.  Lay off the "dirty program dirty player" bit.  It was just a play in the heat of the moment, and I doubt the players in the game took it very personal.  I've seen (and done) much worse on the college level.