Wednesday, February 11, 2009

You Said It, Dick

The scene: 16 minutes left, first half of the UNC/Duke game. Scheyer had just attempted to take a charge (big surprise) against Deon Thompson. There was no call, and Dukies were sprawled everywhere. Hansbrough picked the ball up and Texas ping-ponged it through.

That ain't the story (though watching play stop to attend to a writhing, uninjured Scheyer was sickening). As ESPN cut for break, you could see K giving the refs the business, as per usual. When the telecast returned, they replayed K in the ref's ear, and they also showed Roy Williams barking at his team in the huddle.

Vitale (I'm paraphrasing): "Two super-competitive coaches, though their philosophies may differ."

That is to say, one teaches where one bitches. Vitale then went on to rave about K being a HOF-er because "he competes for the now, and doesn't care about past accomplishments."

Obviously a subtle jab at the rest of the HOF coaches, who, after inducted, sit naked in a small room and list their achievements.

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