Mechanicsman Absolutely he should have been ejected. Unfortunately, it looked like the trail was the only one who saw the play, and he was more than 30 feet away. Thankfully the coach took him out.
Adam I'd be interested to know what the fan said to instigate that. Hopefully Tech will try to find out. Still....
OKREF Adam wroteI'd be interested to know what the fan said to instigate that. Hopefully Tech will try to find out. Still.... No doubt he said something. If that happened in a high school game, I would run the fan and the player as well.
Sharpshooternes JRutledge wroteIt is being reported on Twitter that he was called a racial slur. Peace That is what I would have guessed was said, something along those lines.
JRutledge Sharpshooternes wroteThat is what I would have guessed was said, something along those lines. And if that is the case, still not smart on his part. He has to be better than that. Peace
Texref Unfortunate situation. Not knowing what/if fan said I don't think you can address the fan at this level. Unfortunately, we have to address the player. I don't have a problem with how the game officials handled the situation. Edited to say: I would hope game management would deal with the fans. Especially since the officials didn't hear/ don't know what was said.
Texref For what it's worth, it appears that he is clearly reacting (albeit wrongly) to something. He is on the ground for a moment and then he turns and looks back at the fans and then goes. In this situation, based on video I've seen so far, I have no problems with the game officials actions.
Adam JRutledge wroteIt is being reported on Twitter that he was called a racial slur. Peace Judging by his reaction, I figured as much. You're right, he has to be better in this case. That said, I don't trust twitter reports. I hope Tech investigates.
[deleted] Based on my poor lip-reading skills the white guy says "sorry about that" when Smart is in his face.
JRutledge And for me that is not a justification. But I can see a young man overreact to a comment like that. As far as I am concerned that better be the only reason he reacted that way. And I feel he should be suspended for a lot of games if not the rest of the season. No place for what he did. If he was called something, tell the officials or the authorities and let them handle it. He lost the moral high ground by acting that way. Peace
[deleted] Apparently this fan has done negative behavior before (gray shirt): Article: Texas Tech Basketball Fan Extraordinaire
Raymond AremRed wroteSome of you may be able to browse to the play here: ESPN3 -- Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech And where exactly are we supposed to be browsing to? Edit: for those who were curious, it happens at 6.2 seconds left in 2nd half.
APG just another ref wroteFirst thing I noticed is the guy going up for the shot traveled. Thank you for getting this out of the way...now we can get back to the real discussion at hand.
just another ref APG wroteThank you for getting this out of the way...now we can get back to the real discussion at hand. It is secondary to the main discussion, yes, but seriously, it's there. Airborne player catches the ball and lands left, right, left.
APG just another ref wroteIt is secondary to the main discussion, yes, but seriously, it's there. Airborne player catches the ball and lands left, right, left. Secondary? It's not even tertiary or quaternary. It's not even on the radar. Again, thank you again for the obligatory travel post. The quota has been met, and now we can get back to the real discussion at hand.
Welpe One thing for sure, anything the fan said to set Smart off would have been heard by several people. If it was racial, I hope Tech does the right thing.