Dude is milking his 15 mins of fame. https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-geske123 https://twitter.com/CoachGeskeZCHS/likes
I was working the games.. Had a cheerleader for UCLA tell me the St. Mary's fans were making fun of the black players hair. It was everywhere.
Yeah, if you think, regardless of how offensive or triggering a fucking spectator's words are, that turning something verbal into something physical is classy, we definitely see things differently. As far as I know the NBA has always had courtside seats and seats in the row right behind the bench seats the players have sat on. Those seats sell for a lot because of the proximity to the action and we've had very very few incidents due to fan proximity. I don't think fans saying vile things to players is the exception here, Nurk's lack of self control is. The positioning of the fans isn't problematic because historically and statistically an insignificant amount of incidents have come as a result of fan proximity. Nurk's actions are problematic though because he has shown less self control than almost every player in league history.
Forget about historically. This, sadly, has become a nation of folks who feel entitled. Hell, just look at what's going on in airports/airplanes. People have forgotten how to be civil and behave. This is not just an NBA issue, it also reflects society in general. Your opinions that we've had "very very few incidents" due to fan proximity and that Nurk shows "less self control than almost every player in league history" are wrong.
Oh please site how I'm wrong about the statistics when it comes to players engaging heckling fans physically? Also don't site some bullshit that goes on elsewhere when NBA fans have been yelling vile things at players for nearly a century. Shit in the NBA hasn't changed because assholes aren't respecting the order of law in airports. If anything over the years fans have stopped throwing objects at players as much and most of the racist slurs have stopped.
Jesus. I wouldn't want my kids being "coached" by this dude. I hope the school he works for is aware of his behavior.
People antagonizing and sticking a phone in someone's face to film the reaction are a very small step away from paparazzi. I foolishly hope the laws will somehow, someday catch up with the digital intoxication washing over us.
Hell, 30 years ago my brother in-law had to put his big ass video camera (huge) in everyones face during fam get togethers. Man, that got tiring.
The only saving grace was, you figured it had to be just as tiring for him to lug that stupid thing around!
Not saying it’s right but I would bet anything it wasn’t “the black players”, but probably Tiger Campbells hair which is a little noteworthy since he hasn’t cut it since he was in HS.
yeah and every family or group had at least one person non stop scanning the crowd with one on their shoulder.
Yes and No Obviously his status as a player on our team makes a difference; but I feel like I’d react fairly the same if most anyone else were to do this. Somebody like Westbrook who has a detailed history of getting into it with fans might not yield the same opinion. But in situations like this I’m generally inclined to think the fan was probably in the wrong.
I respect that. Had Nurk had to walk by this fan on the way off the court, I’d be cool with it. He walked ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE COURT away from our locker room to confront this guy. Changes everything in my opinion.
I am curious if Nurk had to walk all the way across the court to confront this guy, how did he hear what he was saying over the crowd? I have never been courtside, but if he was saying things about Nurks family, I would think he would have had to be yelling very loud for Nurk to be able to hear him from across the court? Is that even realistic?
Anybody else notice Devin Booker got into it with a courtside fan last night. I'm tellin' ya all..... It's a ticking time bomb.
