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Just like Bo Jackson running clear out of the stadium
 
HuskyHawk said:
I guess the question is whether all of them (including Napier) shook hands. There are comments above that some did, but maybe not all. I don't mind celebration (although he ran too far), or even taunting opposing fans a bit in your own on campus arena (not a a neutral site). But you shake hands and respect the opponent that damned near beat you in your house. I have little doubt that KO feels this way and will say whatever needs to be said. It's about showing class and sportsmanship.
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He did. It was on camera. They all came back out of the tunnel, and Napier hugged Patric Young and spoke to him for about five seconds. The camera was zoomed in close so you couldn't see if all 15 UConn guys were shaking hands, but there's no reason to believe they weren't.
 
BLUEDOGHOUSE said:
Bazz is a certified assassin. Ollie better not take away any of those bullets.

Loved the celebration and hopefully Devin Robinson tuned in with a box of Kleenex as UConn celebrated. ;)
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Ha, I was curious what he was going to say about this game, so I checked out his Twitter, and he does not hold Shabazz in the highest regard:

Cha$e Lavender ‏@_drobbbb 17h
“@J_Newton20: Shabazz Napier Tufffffffffffffff.” He not like that..

Cha$e Lavender ‏@_drobbbb 17h
That was all luck..

Cha$e Lavender ‏@_drobbbb 17h
@Smittee_ nahh all he do is jack

And Shabazz has only this to say:
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uconnsouth said:
Much has been made about Donovan's quote and lack of Shabazz mention.

But after Bazz came back on the court it looked like he was yelling for the Florida fans to "get out of here," and I thought I could still see the UF players in the area.

Did anyone else see this? Could this have caused Donovan to sour on Bazz?
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did u stop off at the pharmacy for some tampax?
 
Gurleyman said:
He did. It was on camera. They all came back out of the tunnel, and Napier hugged Patric Young and spoke to him for about five seconds. The camera was zoomed in close so you couldn't see if all 15 UConn guys were shaking hands, but there's no reason to believe they weren't.
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Good. I wasn't there and didn't see that on TV. I saw them come back out, and then saw interviews with Ollie and Bazz.

Young is a beast by the way. Damn....why don't we ever have those guys? OK, maybe Alex O had close to that body, but didn't have the game most nights.
 
I'm proud of the fact we didn't storm the court. As great a win as that was over a quality opponent, we are UConn and we expect much more

although I'm smart enough to enjoy the ride

learned that lesson in the 90's
 
and if Bazz had something to say

1) KO will fix it
2) it was probably the result of trash talking throughout the game
 
Bazz wasn't kicking the fan's out of gampel, he was kicking the players out. His kicking motion was directly at the players as they were walking out of the away team's tunnel.

I'll give him a pass, he was hyped, but it wasn't exactly classy.
 
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ericsandiego said:
I get the celebrating. I get the jumping all around. But Kemba never did that even after his huge shot won the BET, and I don't think anyone would argue that was a much bigger win. I don't think any of the criticisms (which are all slight and minor) are "ridiculous". You make it sound like we want to hang the guy.

I was just pointing out that it would have been classier, and better sportsmanship, to have celebrated on the court and not disappeared out of the stadium entirely. It's not a big deal either way, but I think it's hard to argue it would have been better had Napier not left the building...
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The fun police is here I see. I don't know that it would have been "classier" for him to have danced around on the court, but to each is own I suppose. It's not like he planned in the pre-game to run out of the building and, of course, they came right back on the court to shake hands so I'm not sure where the "better sportsmanship" comes in.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say you were never near the court when Kemba hit a game winner because I think you would have passed out when you heard what usually came out of his mouth.
 
Inyatkin said:
Just like Bo Jackson running clear out of the stadium
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Bo Jackson was unbelievable. Such a shame he was injured and his career shortened. I saw him hit a mammoth home run in Kansas City and it didn't seem that he really swung all that hard.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
The fun police is here I see. I don't know that it would have been "classier" for him to have danced around on the court, but to each is own I suppose. It's not like he planned in the pre-game to run out of the building and, of course, they came right back on the court to shake hands so I'm not sure where the "better sportsmanship" comes in.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say you were never near the court when Kemba hit a game winner because I think you would have passed out when you heard what usually came out of his mouth.
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Seriously? No, I don't think I would have passed out. But thanks for trying to take a pot shot where it simply isn't necessary. I'm going to take a wild guess and say you are the type of guy who would have left and not come back tossing a "f*(k you", or one fingered salute, over your shoulder on the way out.
 
seanmc94 said:
Kemba=KG in terms of colorful language
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As if this putz knows anything about championship caliber basketball. You have a cute little team this year that might actually win a game or two in the NIT Tourney.. but only if your coach buys a hat.
 
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I'm with ericsandiego on this. I get that emotion takes over and you do what you do, but 'Bazz is a senior and I expect more from him than running out of the building. It does strike me as somehow disrespectful. Granted he came back on the court, but you celebrate on the court where you did all the damage and bask in the glory of the fans.
I also wondered if he was kicking at the Gator fans. If so, again, I expect more from him.
 
Fairfield_1st said:
I'm with ericsandiego on this. I get that emotion takes over and you do what you do, but 'Bazz is a senior and I expect more from him than running out of the building. It does strike me as somehow disrespectful. Granted he came back on the court, but you celebrate on the court where you did all the damage and bask in the glory of the fans.
I also wondered if he was kicking at the Gator fans. If so, again, I expect more from him.
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Oh my god, I'm so embarrassed that there are UConn fans like this, Shabazz never 'ran out of the building', he ran into the tunnel and then came right back out. He shook hands, he celebrated with the fans, and got animated celebrating on the court in a way that certainly pumped up the fans in the house.

I guess some of you people wish all the players were like Jerome Dyson, who was stoic and emotionless almost all of the time. I prefer to have my Huskies like Kemba, Shabazz, AJ Price, Khalid and so on. Guys who have so much love and excitement for the game that they cant hold it in. That kind of energy is infectious, and it spreads to the rest of the team, which is what creates a great and bonded team that fights for each other and also gets that emotion out of the fans. I dont want to watch and root for a team who looks less excited playing the game than I do watching them play it.
 
This was a topic in the showdown of Around The Horn yesterday on ESPN, asking if they were OK with Bazz's celebration. Both guys said they didn't mind it, including Israel Gutierrez who is UF alumnus.

I can't believe people are even talking about this... he didn't run off and stay there. He came back.

The officials were busy reviewing to make sure the shot was good anyways so it didn't really matter all that much that Bazz and the team were off the court for, what, 2 minutes maybe?!

Bazz came back. But UF wanted to get out of there (obviously) and only 1 player stayed to shake Bazz's hand.

It's college basketball, let the kids play. Emotions run high. This is a ridiculous dicussion.
 
Not even - they were off the court at 30 seconds in this video, and coming back on at 50 seconds.

 
Asking someone to control their emotions in a moment like that is a bit much. He ran off the court. It's not like he ran over and gave Billy Donovan the finger or something.
 
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Kembacity said:
Oh my god, I'm so embarrassed that there are UConn fans like this
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Slight over-reaction, no? Sorry you feel embarrassed, but your rant on my comment showed little reading comprehension.
Re-read my comment. I didn't say I wanted a stoic Dyson type player back and I also didn't say I didn't want a celebration.. What I said is that I would prefer he stay on the court with his celebration. When I think back to the great game winning shots and celebrations, they were all done on the court. Feel free to stand on the press table, circle the court or climb into the student section.
 
Am I the only person who heard Shabazz say that he gets claustrophobic and he was afraid of being caught in the the middle of the court being stormed? He returned quickly.
 
Ollie wasn't cocky. We can win without being cocky. I'd rather win being humble.
 
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