In any other real-game situation, that foul wouldn't have happened. Liggins is tagged with a technical foul for mouthing off to Kevin Stallings after a great shot, but the real story here should be why Kevin Stallings is even on that end of the floor? In a normal arena, with benches on the sides, not the ends, Stallings would have no interaction with players right after they take a shot; instead he's up in the face of the players and because of this design attracts the ire of one Deandre Liggins.
It's true that Liggins shouldn't be mouthing off after hitting that shot, but in my opinion Memorial Coliseum is itself a violation. The unfair advantage it lends to the Dores and its penchant for ridiculous situations such as this technical demonstrate why it's time to tear down the backwards farce of an arena.
I've been to 2 games there and actually liked it. It really does feel like an opera house and I'd much rather watch a game there than at Miss. St. or Auburn which are both horrible venues. Most teams would also kill for the home court advantage Vandy gets from that place.
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