Officiating causes Arizona’s Sean Miller to lose his cool
Jan 13, 2018, 1:37 PM | Updated: 11:43 pm
Arizona head coach Sean Miller shouts to his team in the second half during an NCAA college basketball game against Utah Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Arizona won 94-82. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Sean Miller clearly didn’t agree with the officiating.
In a tight game with the Oregon Ducks Saturday, Miller was visibly upset following an offensive foul called on Allonzo Trier.
Live Look @ Sean Miller realizing breakfast literally means “break a fast” pic.twitter.com/Copi9axtGN
— Jared Todd (@jared_todd) January 13, 2018
I am LOLing at Sean Miller’s face after that offensive foul call.
— Kevin Zimmerman (@KZimmermanAZ) January 13, 2018
Eventually, his emotions got the best of him.
Sean Miller eventually had things to say. pic.twitter.com/OMRhOZPJbT
— Kevin Zimmerman (@KZimmermanAZ) January 13, 2018
“The play before halftime I almost had an out of body experience, I couldn’t remember where I was,” Miller said after the game. “I thought I was having a stroke in the locker room because I thought I saw the ball go off of them.
“No official is perfect, but that is one they probably missed.”
Miller’s near “out of body experience” included a stare down with officials before he headed into the locker room.
Tough guy Sean Miller starring down absolutely no one. Ruthless! pic.twitter.com/hgJMsBNKQn
— JB (@jbritts) January 13, 2018
Even when he smiles, he’s mad.
At this moment Sean Miller is smiling but Sean Miller is not happy pic.twitter.com/YnCd0NswLg
— Matt Moreno (@MattGOAZCATS) January 13, 2018
In the second half, Miller continued his tirade when he responded to Deandre Ayton’s technical with a — subtle — head-to-scoring-table move.
Deandre Ayton playing against humans isn’t fair pic.twitter.com/d7WVoRDOaG
— Ryan Kelapire (@RKelapire) January 13, 2018
He eventually turned on himself.
@UofABasketball horrible refs causing Sean Miller to have a #Meltdown pic.twitter.com/YiWC43Xd9v
— Dave Fraser (@DaveFraserWX) January 13, 2018
Miller didn’t get a technical for his antics, but he did get a big response from social media.
When your friends ate all the pizza rolls @totinos pic.twitter.com/TAmiGDbzCv
— Kevin Wade (@KwadeSays) January 13, 2018
Live look at Sean Miller talking to the refs. pic.twitter.com/urG9zXlt1d
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 13, 2018
Sean miller doing the Mike Stoops right now 😂😂
— Trinidad Jakes 🏆 (@ShakeNJakes) January 13, 2018
Watching Sean Miller lose his 💩, is worth the price of admission.
— Nicole Abeyta (@NicoleAbeyta) January 13, 2018
Sean Miller has entered #SavageMode on these refs
— Taylor Schull (@Taylorschull8) January 13, 2018
I'm convinced that Sean Miller isn't actually a human being. He's a cartoon coach from Looney Tunes.
— Zach Blaine (@theblainegame) January 13, 2018
Live look at Sean Miller right now…#OREvsAZ #APlayersProgram pic.twitter.com/DJcCj359wK
— J. Strand (@DJ_Ajaxx) January 13, 2018
But even through all the madness, Arizona was able to hold on at home, winning 90-83.
