Yes, I know this has nothing to do with Kentucky, but every time you get to poke fun at a Dukie, why miss the chance??? Now I have always tolerated Nolan Smith (okay, I like him as a player), but when I saw this [URL=”https://twitter.com/GoodmanCBS/status/96398502715854848″]tweet[/URL] from Jeff Goodman Wednesday night, I was very interested:
[QUOTE]Nolan Smith (@[URL=”https://twitter.com/Ndotsmitty”]Ndotsmitty[/URL]) gets ejected for the first time in his career tonight – and it came as a coach – [URL]http://bit.ly/pyBdgT[/URL][/QUOTE]Smith also had this to say:
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“It felt good,” the usually mild-mannered Smith said just minutes after the game. “Coaching and playing is totally different. I was frustrated with the team not playing hard and not playing with energy. I knew my team would respond in the right way.”
“Refs were missing some obvious calls,” Smith added. “And my kids needed some fire in them.”
So a few choice words came out of Smith’s mouth and the next thing he knew he was history.
“We were down 19 when I did it,” Smith said. “And we came back and lost by 2.” [/QUOTE]While I want to say the reason for them losing was because of the coach, I know good and well Smith is a very talented player. Then again, the best players aren’t always the best coaches.
I guess there is a first time for everything, but about time a Duke player gets ejected! Kyle Singler, you’re next!
[URL=”http://college-basketball-blog.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/30929660″]Here[/URL] is the full story
