Marcus Smart

[DogMania]

First Richard Sherman now this. The reputation of black athletes is taking a hit.

Are you kidding me! How in the world are you making this into a race thing. It doesn't matter what color the player is, pink, purple, or whatever. It was a punk move by a frustrated kid who should have known better.

 

[BoatShow]

First Richard Sherman now this. The reputation of black athletes is taking a hit.

Banned. Banned banned banned plz

 

[champs99and04]

I don't think this will effect his draft stock much, if at all. He's a bright kid who clearly has a bit of a temper problem - it will probably be resolved in time.

 

[Scoe]

ill wait for more to come out, not saying Marcus Smart is right. I won't overreact to this like some will, I agree with Bilas I wanna know what was said to him to react like that. At least he didn't kill anybody (i.e. AH)

 

[kobe]

ill wait for more to come out, not saying Marcus Smart is right. I won't overreact to this like some will, I agree with Bilas I wanna know what was said to him to react like that. At least he didn't kill anybody (i.e. AH)

Reading lips right before the push, the man looks to have said "sorry about that."

 

[Scoe]

Im sure twitter and Facebook will be flowing with a lot of intelligent comments tonight

 

[tcf15]

Rob Dauster ‏@RobDauster 5m
Look at the guy in the background here. Same fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0NdJahHN0w&feature=youtu.be… - right around :32

Rob Dauster ‏@RobDauster 16s
Texas Tech posted a profile of this "super fan" on their athletics website. His name is Jeff Orr: http://today.ttu.edu/2010/03/texas-tech-basketball-fan-extraordinaire/…

 

[Fishy]

First Richard Sherman now this. The reputation of black athletes is taking a hit.

You are breathtakingly stupid.

 

[BoatShow]

Just looking at that video annoys the hell out of me. The fans are practically on top of the OSU bench and the older women on the left is clapping right in Smart's face. Looks like he may have gotten up just to tell them off then the guy crossed the line. Sure the athlete shouldn't cross the 4th wall but the fans need to have some decency.

 

[CTPride]

Are you kidding me! How in the world are you making this into a race thing. It doesn't matter what color the player is, pink, purple, or whatever. It was a punk move by a frustrated kid who should have known better.

Im just saying people caused a stir over the whole sherman thug thing and race was definitely brought into the equation there. We will most likely hear about the whole "thug" thing with Smart tomorrow. Not saying I agree with it. But a lot of people will take it that far.

 

[Scoe]

Reading lips right before the push, the man looks to have said "sorry about that."

I gotta see it again

 

[DogMania]

I was replaying some of the footage from ESPN and I find it strange that fans would address a player in the first place. Just seem kinda trashy to me. Still no excuse for pushing a fan.

It looked like that not only the guy that got pushed was trash talking but the two women on either side of him were directing some sort of words to Smart as well. Sometimes fans go way too far. It's not like this is a professional player, just a college player. What's with crazy people from Texas.

 

[BoatShow]

Rob Dauster ‏@RobDauster 5m
Look at the guy in the background here. Same fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0NdJahHN0w&feature=youtu.be… - right around :32

Rob Dauster ‏@RobDauster 16s
Texas Tech posted a profile of this "super fan" on their athletics website. His name is Jeff Orr: http://today.ttu.edu/2010/03/texas-tech-basketball-fan-extraordinaire/…

Should we expect basic human logic from the institution that hired Bobby Knight after IU finally had enough?

 

[Scoe]

I don't think this will effect his draft stock much, if at all. He's a bright kid who clearly has a bit of a temper problem - it will probably be resolved in time.

if Ron Artest, and Dennis Rodman can play in the league for a long time then this kid will be ok

 

[jleves]

I can't believe anyone is defending him. I don't care what the guy said, you just can't shove a fan who hasn't physically assaulted you. And the fact that you didn't walk out first but walked into the confrontation to begin with is beyond stupid.

 

[kobe]

Also keep in mind it is Texas Tech. With the way their fans flooded our boards when we hired Tuberville, they clearly aren't the brightest bunch. They are a lot like WVU fans...

 

[Scoe]

I can't believe anyone is defending him. I don't care what the guy said, you just can't shove a fan who hasn't physically assaulted you. And the fact that you didn't walk out first but walked into the confrontation to begin with is beyond stupid.

don't think anyone is defending him, I think this will get more attention then AH killing someone

 

[CTPride]

Rob Dauster ‏@RobDauster 5m
Look at the guy in the background here. Same fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0NdJahHN0w&feature=youtu.be… - right around :32

Rob Dauster ‏@RobDauster 16s
Texas Tech posted a profile of this "super fan" on their athletics website. His name is Jeff Orr: http://today.ttu.edu/2010/03/texas-tech-basketball-fan-extraordinaire/…

link isnt working for me

 

[tcf15]

link isnt working for me

Gotta think the site has crashed. Probably wasn't expecting this much traffic.

 

[DogMania]

I don't think this will effect his draft stock much, if at all. He's a bright kid who clearly has a bit of a temper problem - it will probably be resolved in time.

He's not been playing very well lately, but if I'm a GM and deciding between a few players of similar abilities, that might make a difference in me picking him at that spot. I think it's been proven enough that professional athletes that show poor character can have a big impact on you franchise, and you're paying these guys a lot of money to help your team win and represent your brand.

 

[BoatShow]

I'm not defending Smart as much as I'm damning the fans. Like a little kid throwing rocks at a dog then goes crying when the dog bites him.

 

[CTPride]

Apparently people are saying jeff orr dropped the n bomb on smart

 

[champs99and04]

He's not been playing very well lately, but if I'm a GM and deciding between a few players of similar abilities, that might make a difference in me picking him at that spot. I think it's been proven enough that professional athletes that show poor character can have a big impact on you franchise, and you're paying these guys a lot of money to help your team win and represent your brand.

I don't think he's a bad kid. Prior to a couple weeks ago, all we heard about him is how intelligent and well-mannered he is for somebody his age. Shoving a fan is obviously not excusable under any circumstances, but there are a lot of players in the NBA that would probably react in similar fashion if the right thing was said to put them over the top. I'm not defending his actions, but I also don't think they are indicative of his character. How he handles the situation from here will tell us what we need to know about him.

 

[zls44]

If Jeff Orr dropped the N-word or something similar on Smart, the only reaction SHOULD be to APPLAUD Smart for not beating him within an inch of his life.

"It doesn't matter what he said, you can't do that!"

**ck outta here...

 

[NHUConnfan]

Not defending Smart. But I'm pretty sure this douchenozzle said something really offensive.

Regardless, I'm sure there are teams towards the middle of the draft pack licking their chops. Sure, Smart's draft stock is gonna go down, but this kid is super talented and is going to be a great NBA player. In the end, it won't stop teams from wanting him if he's got a little temper issue.