Man-Up
I've always thought hard fouls were part of the game...
Perhaps, I'm a little too old-school on that one...And, I've always thought that there is a very fine line for trying to tone kids from playing hard. Unfortunately, do believe that hard play has always been a part of the game, and you can't whine.
Yet, why shouldn't Coach "K" not be held to the mat for this one?
John Chaney was crucified for his "goon" type of culture and play. Unfortunately, he had the guts to say what type of hard-@$$ culture he had founded within his program. When he admitted to doing so and to ordering a "hit", he was burned.
Two weeks before that incident, Coach Krzyzewski started his "goon", Patrick Johnson, to establish the tempo in a hard played game against Georgia Tech. All was let to pass...(By the way, I'm still a firm believer that move and game influenced John Chaney's decision at Temple.)
Not that he ordered a pre-meditated hit, but I do believe that Krzyzewski should have to answer for that type of play. Over the past five or six years, his players have been taking on 'thug' roles that are slipping into the old Georgetown of the '80s days. If that was one of John Thompson's or John Chaney's kids, people would be screaming for heads.
I lost a lot of respect around Coach "K"'s response. You're right...Mike Copeland was at the scorer's table. Dewey Burke was in. So were Danny Green and Bobby Frasor. For Coach "K" to blame both sides for having their starters in was absolutely ridiculous. Now, with these two cases, if there was no blood or a broken bone in Chaney's case, would anyone have gone 'bonkers'? Probably not.
Also, do I think that Gerald Henderson Jr. meant to hit him with an elbow?...No. I do believe that he missed with an open hand and hit him with his elbow on the follow-through. However, you want to look at the play. The move was a hard-@$$ foul with a open-handed swing.
Krzyzewski should have to answer for that one in the same way that Chaney did. Someone should ask him if he's ever ordered a 'hit.' Whatever his response is he should be held to the same standards placed upon Thompson and Chaney had during their tenures.
I've always let him slip because of his belief in the 'Chicago' way. He could have even said. "Let me review the tapes, and I'll talk to you on ACC media day"...I would have let him slide.
However, with his answers for the Henderson foul and the Georgia Tech game, I just can't buy them.
3 In a Row,
BD
Perhaps, I'm a little too old-school on that one...And, I've always thought that there is a very fine line for trying to tone kids from playing hard. Unfortunately, do believe that hard play has always been a part of the game, and you can't whine.
Yet, why shouldn't Coach "K" not be held to the mat for this one?
John Chaney was crucified for his "goon" type of culture and play. Unfortunately, he had the guts to say what type of hard-@$$ culture he had founded within his program. When he admitted to doing so and to ordering a "hit", he was burned.
Two weeks before that incident, Coach Krzyzewski started his "goon", Patrick Johnson, to establish the tempo in a hard played game against Georgia Tech. All was let to pass...(By the way, I'm still a firm believer that move and game influenced John Chaney's decision at Temple.)
Not that he ordered a pre-meditated hit, but I do believe that Krzyzewski should have to answer for that type of play. Over the past five or six years, his players have been taking on 'thug' roles that are slipping into the old Georgetown of the '80s days. If that was one of John Thompson's or John Chaney's kids, people would be screaming for heads.
I lost a lot of respect around Coach "K"'s response. You're right...Mike Copeland was at the scorer's table. Dewey Burke was in. So were Danny Green and Bobby Frasor. For Coach "K" to blame both sides for having their starters in was absolutely ridiculous. Now, with these two cases, if there was no blood or a broken bone in Chaney's case, would anyone have gone 'bonkers'? Probably not.
Also, do I think that Gerald Henderson Jr. meant to hit him with an elbow?...No. I do believe that he missed with an open hand and hit him with his elbow on the follow-through. However, you want to look at the play. The move was a hard-@$$ foul with a open-handed swing.
Krzyzewski should have to answer for that one in the same way that Chaney did. Someone should ask him if he's ever ordered a 'hit.' Whatever his response is he should be held to the same standards placed upon Thompson and Chaney had during their tenures.
I've always let him slip because of his belief in the 'Chicago' way. He could have even said. "Let me review the tapes, and I'll talk to you on ACC media day"...I would have let him slide.
However, with his answers for the Henderson foul and the Georgia Tech game, I just can't buy them.
3 In a Row,
BD
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