Coach K scared after UVA fans storm court... UVA???

[spareparts]

After last night's game:

"When we've lost in the last 20 years, everybody rushes the court," Krzyzewski said, as quoted by The Associated Press, insisting he was raising a concern but not trying to take away from Virginia's victory. "Whatever you're doing, you need to get the team off first. Celebrate, have fun, obviously you won. That's cool, but just get our team off the court and our coaching staff before students come on."


Duke has lost four games this season, each on the road -- defeats at North Carolina State, at Miami and at Maryland preceded Thursday's loss. Fans stormed the court at every venue.


"Look, do you know how close you are to -- just put yourself in the position of one of our players or coaches," Krzyzewski said, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. "I'm not saying any fan did this, but the potential is there all the time for a fan to just go up to you and say, 'Coach you're a [expletive],' or push you or hit you. And what do you do? What if you did something? That would be the story. We deserve that type of protection.


"I'm always concerned about stuff like that, especially at this time of the year. What if that happened and we get a kid suspended? That becomes the national story. It's not all fun and games when people are rushing the court, especially for the team that lost. Again, congratulations to them, and they should have fun and burn benches and do all that stuff. I'm all for that. They have a great school, great kids, but get us off the court. That's the bottom line."

First off, he sounds a little bitchy.

Second, with all due respect coach, it's UVA... I mean what are they gonna do, goose you? Hit you with their 401-K paperwork? Spill a vanilla latte on one of your players? If you get in an unsafe situation with an unruly UVA fan, just threaten them that you're going to take away the keys to dad's Benz if they don't back off and you should be in the tunnel safely.

Sheesh.

[Travelin]

And uva was a one point favorite entering the game.

[gripitandripit2007]

Originally Posted by spareparts

After last night's game:



First off, he sounds a little bitchy.

Second, with all due respect coach, it's UVA... I mean what are they gonna do, goose you? Hit you with their 401-K paperwork? Spill a vanilla latte on one of your players? If you get in an unsafe situation with an unruly UVA fan, just threaten them that you're going to take away the keys to dad's Benz if they don't back off and you should be in the tunnel safely.

Sheesh.

Didnt read it like that...sounded like to me that he is just asking for more protection from the NCAA...not bc he or his coaches are scared of students...but bc if a student decides to do or say something...the coaches would just have to take it and couldn't protect themselves bc they are in the national spotlight. Coach K is one of the most respected if not THE most respected coach I the country...he is just tellin it like it is

[onamission]

Iowa st. Students apologized bc while doing an interview a student tried to attack kansas coach bill self and verbally abused one of its players. I can see why coaches would be concerned

[Coulwoodwarlord]

The man has a point. For those who don't understand it, well, you might somewhere down the line.......................

[ShutTheSuccop]

sounded bitchy to me too, but he does have a point...sounded like sour grapes after a loss. Though he is a great coach, I think it was a mistake to take this public. This is something that he should adress with the NCAA or the ACC privately. I am afraid that he will recive some taunting b/c of this.

[FloydTheBarber]

I've been thinking to years that continuing to storm the court / field is a risky decision by schools. Huge liability.

[The Yancey]

Duke is the last school that should criticize fans.

[The Yancey]

Looks like K was more interested in starting a fight than in avoiding one.

The 66-year-old Krzyzewski stopped and hollered an F-bomb at a fan before security could drag him away. Right behind the Hall of Fame coach were his players, some cursing at fans, some ignoring it and ducking into the hallway. Assistant coach Jeff Capel went back and yelled a few curse words while another assistant coach, Steve Wojciechowski, did his best to quickly usher players into the safe area.

[talon]

this is the reason the SEC has the rule against storming the court

[Gamecock Rob]

I can see his point, you really have to worry about all those empty Chardonnay glasses that must have been dropped in the fracas.

[GoCocks2391]

Is there really any team worth storming the court over this year anyway?

[Lalli25]

I can see his point, but it is of course going to come across as sour grapes following a loss. If he had said the same thing after his students stormed the court, than people would think it was less out of spite and more for safety. I think storming the court should be allowed, but the home gym should have guards ready to protect the visiting team and escort them off the court for every game.

I think the big issue is with the world of twitter and facebook, people will say and do things that before would have been thought impossible. People don't censor themselves or behavior the same as they used to. Previously, when people stormed the court they were just going to celebrate with the team, but now kids are as much there to celebrate as to take a shot at another team's player or coach. It would shock me, at some of these schools like Maryland, to see a kid punch the other teams start player if they got a chance.

[usc90grad]

Coach K has a point. Sooner or later, this is going to get ugly and someone is going to get hurt. The ACC needs to do like the SEC and impose a fine for rushing the court.

I heard something like out of 35 of Duke's last 40 road loses, the opposing fans stormed the court. That's a crazy stat.

[I Bleed Garnet]

I'm trying to figure who this thread is poking for fun at.

[Gamecock Rob]

Originally Posted by I Bleed Garnet

I'm trying to figure who this thread is poking for fun at.

I'm making fun of UVA

[mick66]

Duke has a long tradition of turning out arrogant wimps. My father used to tell the story from the Korean war in which his company returned to base after a brutal winter campaign and got into it with the college boys who spent the whole battle hanging out at the base. I don't remember all the details, but I do remember that he said that one of them uttered the line "They don't send us to fight because they can't afford to lose us.". That whole group was from Duke and my father hated that school with a passion because of it.

So the bottom line is that I view coach K's remarks as just another look into their sense of superiority and entitlement, i.e. they should never have to suffer the fear of bumping into opposing fans. If they don't want to get the floor rushed, they should just win the games.

[cockypirate]

The 66-year-old Krzyzewski stopped and hollered an F-bomb at a fan before security could drag him away. Right behind the Hall of Fame coach were his players, some cursing at fans, some ignoring it and ducking into the hallway. Assistant coach Jeff Capel went back and yelled a few curse words while another assistant coach, Steve Wojciechowski, did his best to quickly usher players into the safe area

I think he has a good point you never know what people will do these days.Just win and then you wouldnt have to worry about that kind of stuff. On another hand what is up with these coach's last names from duke?

[cack]

Originally Posted by Lalli25

I can see his point, but it is of course going to come across as sour grapes following a loss. If he had said the same thing after his students stormed the court, than people would think it was less out of spite and more for safety. I think storming the court should be allowed, but the home gym should have guards ready to protect the visiting team and escort them off the court for every game.

I think the big issue is with the world of twitter and facebook, people will say and do things that before would have been thought impossible. People don't censor themselves or behavior the same as they used to. Previously, when people stormed the court they were just going to celebrate with the team, but now kids are as much there to celebrate as to take a shot at another team's player or coach. It would shock me, at some of these schools like Maryland, to see a kid punch the other teams start player if they got a chance.

The Cameron Crazies RARELY (if ever) storm the court. There's a saying of "act like you've been there before".

Fans shouldn't be allowed to storm the court or field at any level in any sport. They put the opposing team, their team, and each other in risk when they do so.

[Sircock]

Originally Posted by gripitandripit2007

Didnt read it like that...sounded like to me that he is just asking for more protection from the NCAA...not bc he or his coaches are scared of students...but bc if a student decides to do or say something...the coaches would just have to take it and couldn't protect themselves bc they are in the national spotlight. Coach K is one of the most respected if not THE most respected coach I the country...he is just tellin it like it is

While I am not a fan of Duke, I do agree with you on this one.