Bouknight gets the boot

[BigErnMcCracken]

If you have ever officiated a basketball game, you know a fan going on the court is NOT a minor transgression. I did a high school game once where a fan sitting in the first row of bleachers had his legs fully extended. Of course I didn't know that, since my eyes were on the players, where they belonged. I tripped over him, did a nasty pratfall, and could have been seriously hurt. I wasn't, but told him at the next stoppage of play to keep his feet off the court. He complied. Not a millionaire adult, a high school kid, had to be told ONCE.

Kid is an inspiration.

 

[CL82]

boo-ed out of my section when leaving Gampel (for screaming epitaphs at Boston college players

 

[NEforceUConn]

Hmmmmm, you need onions to be an NBA player.

Hope Bouk has an all star career.

 

[willie99]

Last night's behavior WAS NOT PART OF SOME PATTERN, even if he doesn't like his NBA coach

WILLIE SAY JUST STOP

Willie don't think it's smart for Willie to say the same thing scores of times thinking Willie is going to change minds.

 

[ArizonaHsky]

Some have more info than others on Bouk and the team dynamic. I think that needs to stay confidential. He was and is a young kid. I don’t want to start digging up rumors and referendums on the kids character(no implying you were, just in general). It was harmless. Can we please just let it go. Bouk provided so much for our program. Let it go and let him be young.

What did he provide for our program? He was here a minute and was bad in our loss to Maryland in tourney. Let's not make it out that he is on the list of Husky all greats.

 

[mauconnfan]

How was Spike Lee not ejected at Knicks games?

Maybe because he pays 500K for his seats not $37?

 

[MTBingNinja]

I thought it was a bit classless. If Bouk was such a homer and bleed Blue, why didn’t he sit in the student section from the start of the game? What if Corey Floyd Jr went back to his middle school and started talking trash to an eight grader and was removed from the game by an official.

 

[tykurez]

If your connections run so deep, go help the kid then. Get off of a message board swirling around insinuations about the young man.

That’s just it though, they don’t. He’s some weirdo 60 year old guy who is desperate for a board of basketball fans to be believe he has connections and tries to prove it by posting vague cryptic junk in the third person.

 

[NJHusky]

Unless you're the hornets GM, interesting promise to make. I've evaluated employees for two decades. If at a firm party an employee kept ignoring demands from a bartender until he was told to leave, I guaranty you the people who make decisions would remember it.

I understand your point but evaluation of athletes is different than attorneys or other executive types IMO. An athlete‘s off court/field actions need to be egregious to impact their career if their on court ability is high enough. If u r trying to hang on maybe this matters but for top level guys I doubt it

 

[temery]

It absolutely is a security guard’s job to enforce the removal of a fan who was booted by one of the game’s referees.

It’s all about the chain of command.

My guess is the security guard might face repercussions for refusing to enforce it.

Ref never talked to anyone other than Bouk. Some of you are reading way too much into it.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

I had a great vantage point from Section 3 (which was my first time sitting there, underrated seats: we sat in the second row, which was a row of three seats and then just one seat below, plenty of room, easy access in and out for beers, bathroom, etc and I liked the angle of that spot).

Here's a "Where's Waldo" shot I took once Bouk and Vital "blended into" the student section. Without getting too much into an editorial, my favorite part was when another courtside guy lost his crap after the ref kicked out Bouk/Vital...

Overall, it wasn't that big of a deal. Most of the people around me had no idea what was going on and it made the day for the students more fun.

Just capped off an overall very unique weekend in Storrs (also had to drive home on the Merritt in a snow squall).

 

[MTBingNinja]

Only boomers and the yard could take a harmless incident and try to blow it up into a murder

You expected something less from the BY!?

 

[CTBasketball]

I had a great vantage point from Section 3 (which was my first time sitting there, underrated seats: we sat in the second row, which was a row of three seats and then just one seat below, plenty of room, easy access in and out for beers, bathroom, etc and I liked the angle of that spot).

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Here's a "Where's Waldo" shot I took once Bouk and Vital "blended into" the student section. Without getting too much into an editorial, my favorite part was when another courtside guy lost his crap after the ref kicked out Bouk/Vital...

Overall, it wasn't that big of a deal. Most of the people around me had no idea what was going on and it made the day for the students more fun.

Just capped off an overall very unique weekend in Storrs (also had to drive home on the Merritt in a snow squall).

Vital never went up to the student section. He sat baseline by the bench the entire game.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Vital never went up to the student section. He sat baseline by the bench the entire game.

Thanks for the correction. From my angle, it was hard to see who was who, especially with their coats on. There was a third guy there too who I didn't recognize.

 

[temery]

Love that he talked to the security guard and the guard was like "I don't see nothing."

My guess is that was a state cop.

 

[HuskyHawk]

She's been at games for years. I think she's one of the operations people.

She has gotta he 6 ft and strong. Broad could kick most of our asses

She’s been known to shout “shame” and now owns an English football club.

 

[UConn990411]

I’m shocked to see the boneyard make a huge deal out of such a small, harmless incident.

Wait, no I’m not.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Seems he deserved to get tossed. No big deal. No stain on his rep. Moving to the student seats was a boss move. Man of the people and I’m sure it further endeared him to those young fans. Helped charge up the atmosphere. A bit of a reminder that…we are UConn.

 

[Griggs]

I do believe that AD Mr. Benedict would not describe this incident as "no big deal". Very embarrassing being seen on national TV. More than one person on this thread observed Bouk being warned mutiple times concerning his conduct. Maybe the woman sitting next to him was placed there to keep him under control.

Sitting court side and talking trash to Xavier players is, at the least, immature.

Get those throwbacks ready for Villanova!
Believe ref just wanted Bouk to leave courtside seat.

 

[BigEastCT]

What is unigue about this situation to me is how we all have a different opinion or perception of this situation. I went with a group of people to the game, all of us in our early 40's age wise and thought, that it was great to JB in the house. After the game we discussed the way he conducted himself early on. He appeared immature and borderline punk, was not a good look for him or the Uconn basketball family in our opinion

 

[UCONNRPh]

Crazy thought...Does anyone think the Hornets would fine him for detrimental behavior that makes the team look bad especially since it went to ESPN?

 

[Palatine]

Crazy thought...Does anyone think the Hornets would fine him for detrimental behavior that makes the team look bad especially since it went to ESPN?

Yes, you're having crazy thoughts.

 

[microfich]

I root for James but that is personal.
I was 10 steps away from him. He was all over the court and out of bounds.
Is Charlotte mismanaging him or are they trying to show him how to be a man?
SMH.

 

[98Uconn]

Crowd was great.
Bouk, immature and not ideal, far from end of the world.
Team played awesome first half, struggled in second and then gutted out a solid win.
Halftime was great and everyone tied to UConn should be proud... the student section sat quietly and intently watched the presentation, which was impressive. Not sure I would have been so mature as a student.

 

[LBird33]

Ok. So what’s so egregious about that? And what was so wrong with how he walked off the court?

Guess we should put his number up on the wall.

 

[Improviser]

She's been at games for years. I think she's one of the operations people.

She has gotta he 6 ft and strong. Broad could kick most of our asses

Then don't tell her she's dressed like a Mennonite.

Unless you think you can handle yourself.

 

[Jmsafc]

Well, that was... weird? Anyone there know what happened?

Thought it could have fired up the team but the turnovers continued unabated.

This was hilarious though.


Great crowd.

Booknight was stepping onto court talking to Xavier players and was warned multiple times by referees before being tossed UConn representative walked him away from floor seats and he went up to student section

 

[August_West]

Booknight was stepping onto court talking to Xavier players and was warned multiple times by referees before being tossed UConn representative walked him away from floor seats and he went up to student section

You don’t say.

Interesting.

 

[JSB60]

I think it’s a positive that a former player who left early is back to root for the team with such enthusiasm. And getting the students fired up is another positive.

 

[ArizonaHsky]

I think it’s a positive that a former player who left early is back to root for the team with such enthusiasm. And getting the students fired up is another positive.

Yeah there is a way to be enthusiastic without acting immature.