ASU’s Adam Miller thrown out vs. TCU, his second ejection in 4 games
Arizona State senior guard Adam Miller was tossed in the second half of a close game with TCU, his second ejection over a four-game span.
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TEMPE — Arizona State senior guard Adam Miller was tossed in the second half of a 74-70 loss to TCU on Saturday, his second ejection over a four-game span.
Miller was called for a foul on a drive, displayed his displeasure with the call and was assessed a technical foul. Another technical foul was assessed for his reaction, and he headed for the locker room straightaway with 16:37 left in the game.
“Adam disagreed with the call, and he said things he’s not allowed to say, and I heard him say it,” coach Bobby Hurley said postgame. “So he’s gonna have to, you know, own that now.”
The game was already a bit testy, as double-technical fouls were assessed to center Shawn Phillips Jr. and his TCU counterpart, Malick Diallo, early in the first half.
Miller had four points (1-for-4 shooting), one rebound and one assist in his 20 minutes.
One possession prior to his ejection, he had a steal for a powerful dunk that ignited the crowd with his team trailing, 41-37.
ASU has had its discipline issues this season, including when BJ Freeman earned his own ejection late in a Feb. 1 matchup with Arizona for headbutting Caleb Love. Freeman also had an earlier ejection in the first Colorado matchup on Jan. 4.
Miller’s first ejection came on Feb. 4 against Kansas State for appearing to slap guard Dug McDaniel while away from the play, later earning a one-game suspension in addition to the toss.
“If we were just getting smacked by 30 every night and we were a disaster of a team, then they probably wouldn’t care enough to be issued some of these violations and some of the conduct stuff,” Hurley said. “But I believe the group truly cares and they wanna win.
“We’ve been in a lot of hard games that we haven’t been able to win, so I’m very conflicted about how I feel about it.”
Both Freeman and Miller are considered key senior leaders for the team.
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I've noticed that as well. Probably because they played West Virginia in November, which was actually a"non-conference" game because it was scheduled before the move to the Big12.
You are still wrongly reporting Arizona's conference record, which is now 11-3. I commented on that before, so the error must now be deliberate.
A coach who cannot exercise self-control on the sidelines can hardly expect his players to behave differently than he does.