Doug Gottlieb Attacks Refs, Furniture After Loss | Defector

"Alas, Gottlieb put his ass hat back on and returned to the spotlight following his team's 75-72 home loss. Gottlieb, whose team blew a six-point second-half lead, spent the postgame press conference profanely whining about officiating, conference leadership, and even schedulers. The peeved coach climaxed his tirade by attacking the table on the dais with the same venom he'd shown the chair in December. Why do you hate furniture, Doug?"

"The losing coach was primarily steamed by a series of calls in the second half. During the game's final sequence,he thought Phoenix guard Preston Ruedinger was fouled while getting stripped of the ball by Milwaukee's Stevie Elam, while driving for what might have been a game-winning bucket. Instead, refs hit Green Bay with a foul call after Ruedinger's turnover, and Elam hit the two free throws to close out the win."

Doug Gottlieb transitioned from shock-jock persona to University of Wisconsin-Green Bay head coach, guiding an inaugural 4-28 season with a 21-game losing streak before improving to 15-12. A December chair-toss incident went viral but the team later won more games. After a 75-72 home loss in which Green Bay blew a six-point second-half lead, Gottlieb launched a profane postgame tirade targeting officials, conference leadership, and schedulers and physically struck the press table. Gottlieb contended that an identical play was whistled differently on the game’s final sequence, leading to two free throws that sealed the win.

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