tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18602421.post1039149293779661554..comments2024-02-26T01:14:09.629-05:00Comments on The Poop: If At First You Don't Get Punished, Trip, Trip AgainPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13932935744358253976noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18602421.post-4819487189429019312016-12-27T17:07:24.455-05:002016-12-27T17:07:24.455-05:00I actually think Coach K handled the situation per...I actually think Coach K handled the situation perfectly. I think a suspension of 3-4 games is absolutely fair for this type of unacceptable and inexcusable behavior, and I'd say that if it were a UNC or KY player, too. Anyone arguing for a season long or even a month's long suspension is enormously overreaching. <br /><br />I agree that the strong public reaction to Allen's tripping incidents is not because of his race, as he has clearly brought this on himself by behaving hugely inappropriately and dickishly. That said, the media love to hate on Duke's successful players, and in particular their white ones, whether they are truly villainous or not. Grayson Allen did nothing even remotely out of bounds in 2015 - he just played lights out in the national championship game and won Duke a title - and he was immediately branded as the next (white) Duke player to hate. <br /><br />Either way as a Duke grad and fan, I am rooting for Allen to change his ways and focus on getting this team to the Final 4. <br /> Daminonoreply@blogger.com