John Chaney:

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Originally posted by TravelinMan
Dan, how many times did Red Auerbach bring in a "goon" to "send a message"? Did it take away from his basketball genius? One has nothing to do with the other. You cannot stand here and say Chaney is not a basketball genius and has not contributed immensely to the game. Let's be fair to Chaney. He mad a mistake and he has admitted it. Move on.

He didn't say that he wasn't a basketball genius. One can argue that point if you like.

What he's saying is that none of that excuses what he did.

This was a premeditated act that he threatened almost a week before the game was even played. He had pumped himself into a frenzy regarding what he perceieved as illegal screens. He planned this before the ball was even tossed.

And he followed through with it, didn't he?