Official: Other 2015 NCAA Tournament Games

[SHOXAAC]

I turned the broadcast off after the coaches shook hands. How soon after the game did this interview take place? According to my ESPN alerts to my iPhone, those indicated the game was complete at 10:16 and that the UK players were addressing the media live on ESPN at 10:38. That's a lot of time to hold the "heat of the moment".

Typical post game pressor. 15-20 minutes after.

[WillieJeffJeffries]

I turned the broadcast off after the coaches shook hands. How soon after the game did this interview take place? According to my ESPN alerts to my iPhone, those indicated the game was complete at 10:16 and that the UK players were addressing the media live on ESPN at 10:38. That's a lot of time to hold the "heat of the moment".

Were you over WSU's loss to UK in 20 minutes? I wasn't....I hate that he said it but he should apologize and move on, what I hate is that Kominsky wouldn't be allowed to apologize and move on had he said it.....

[Shox21]

Im just posting the news and cracking a joke for the most part because I know you are right. It is a hilarious double standard. Now I've got a guy saying that it's okay for an angry black kid to call a white kid a f-ing N- because he was upset. The fact that he was emotional makes it okay. It never enters the discussion that you just shouldn't do it at all for some reason. I don't even care. I'm not in the least offended by it. I actually agree with Adam I suppose. I just think it's such a classic display.

He didn't say it was okay. He was just pointing out the different circumstances between an "in the moment" utterance under your breath after a very emotional loss and what occurred with the SAE chant. No one is saying it was okay. It was reported that Andrew personally called Kaminski to apologize and "had a good talk". We all at one time or another have muttered something under our breath in the heat of a moment that we wished we had not. Absolutely not condoning what he said but unfortunately that type of language is part of the culture for some people -- just like using the "F" word seems very prevalent on message boards.

[WillieJeffJeffries]

The statement doesn't bother you, because it was said by a competitive athlete, in front of the whole world to hear? Wow!!!

Don't over react

[SHOXAAC]

Typical over reaction

Typical lack of moral/ethical standards. Congrats!!!

[im4wsu]

Were you over WSU's loss to UK in 20 minutes? I wasn't....I hate that he said it but he should apologize and move on, what I hate is that Kominsky wouldn't be allowed to apologize and move on had he said it.....

I'm still not over it, particularly a couple of specific plays. But in 30 minutes, had I been going on national TV, I believe I would not have let loose that particular phrase. Are you saying you would?

[Dave Stalwart]

Here's the deal. Harrison and Kaminsky are not "bros" and this was said out of anger and frustration about another player of a different race. It was not a tasteful, culturally appropriate usage as many will try to say when it's black on black. If this can't be classified as racism, it has to be classified as poor word choice to convey a feeling. If that is an option on the table, why can't everyone use that excuse?

[SHOXAAC]

Here's the deal. Harrison and Kaminsky are not "bros" and this was said out of anger and frustration about another player of a different race. It was not a tasteful, culturally appropriate usage as many will try to say when it's black on black. If this can't be classified as racism, it has to be classified as poor word choice to convey a feeling. If that is an option on the table, why can't everyone use that excuse?

We live in an "excuse" society unfortunately. Every "bad choice, not tasteful, racist, blah/blah/blah" moment is automatically cleared up by whatever "excuse" works in the moment. That's the cultural expectation we live in I guess. It's pathetic people.

[pinstripers]

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When I realized how this could be perceived I immediately called big frank to apologize and let him know I didn't mean any disrespect

[WillieJeffJeffries]

Typical lack of moral/ethical standards. Congrats!!!

Congrats to you for being the moral high ground. Look at all my post on this subject....I'm not going to overreact to what he said, like you have, I do have a big problem to the consequences of what he said vs if Kaminsky said the same thing in the same context. Have you ever had floor seats for a WSU game? Trust me worse is said player to player white and black during the game and the word n***a flows freely......from both WSU players and their opponents...

[pinstripers]

I can only think of one way this could be perceived

[KC Shox]

Here's the deal. Harrison and Kaminsky are not "bros" and this was said out of anger and frustration about another player of a different race. It was not a tasteful, culturally appropriate usage as many will try to say when it's black on black. If this can't be classified as racism, it has to be classified as poor word choice to convey a feeling. If that is an option on the table, why can't everyone use that excuse?

Yep, screw Harrision. He would have never issued an apology if nobody heard this and I guarantee he wouldn't be back pedaling and saying that how much he respects FK's game.

He's a *****.

[jocoshock]

wichita state goes undefeated and there's a constant media drum about how bad the mvc is (lead by lutz, of course- he relished that).. uk goes undefeated and not one word about the sorry sec.

oh,well. looking forward to the '15-'16 shocker season.

You must have been listening to the voices in your own head. The WSU-Kentucky game was called the single most important sporting event (best) in any sport, in the US by Sports Illustrated earlier this year. If ever a game defined "quality loss", it was that game.

People were saying that about the MVC before that game. Very few did afterwards....in relation to WSU's worthiness or ability. And I heard many people say the same thing about Kentucky's run. If they had played in the ACC or other quality conference, they would not have survived the season, undefeated.

[SHOXAAC]

Congrats to you for being the moral high ground. Look at all my post on this subject....I'm not going to overreact to what he said, like you have, I do have a big problem to the consequences of what he said vs if Kaminsky said the same thing in the same context. Have you ever had floor seats for a WSU game? Trust me worse is said player to player white and black during the game and the word n***a flows freely......from both WSU players and their opponents...

I'm disappointed you're about the only one on this board that doesn't conceded I am "King of Morality." Consider yourself informed and up to date. I know you're not going to over react=put your head in the sand. You have proven that. I'm glad you cleared up that a minut few might hear less than stellar language during a college basketball game. That's a perfectly apples to apples example of what Harrison did. Nice work ace!!!

[ShockTalk]

Today on sports report one of the guys said Kentucky would not have gone undefeated in conference play had they been in the B1G or ACC.

But...but...what about the best conference? Surely they would have had at least 2 or 3 losses in such strong top to bottom Big 12.