Duke's Grayson Allen is a real trip -- can't let it go

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/811729541471281157

[Dr. Starcs]

And when Seth Greenberg calls Duke out on it, Rece Davis tells him not to speculate.

Hmm, pretty sure that's all that cfp ranking show every week was that you hosted there Rece. It was ok then, but please don't question the almighty coach k.

Rant over. For now.

[ricepig]

https://twitter.com/JonSolomonCBS/status/811728048479502337

[ricepig]

https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/811741331588546561

[TrueBlue]

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[TrueBlue]

[tweet]811734737756815360[/tweet]

[jbcarol]

Jon Rothstein ‏@JonRothstein 9m9 minutes ago

BREAKING: Duke has suspended Grayson Allen indefinitely, per release.


Did not see this coming like the Elon player

[jbcarol]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 11m11 minutes ago

Mike Krzyzewski Statement on Grayson Allen:
"We have had the opportunity to thoroughly review the incident... http://es.pn/2hYEeh2

"We have had the opportunity to thoroughly review the incident involving Grayson Allen from last night's game against Elon. As I stated last night, the incident was unacceptable and inexcusable. He took an important step last night by apologizing in person to Steven Santa Ana and Coach Matt Matheny. As a program, we needed to take further steps regarding his actions that do not meet the standards of Duke Basketball. To that end, we have determined that Grayson will be suspended from competition for an indefinite amount of time."

Allen tripped Santa

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/JessikaMorgan/status/811752599951208448


Saddened he got caught

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Can Coach Kgrazohehgoaselisleishehgosski go back and retroactively suspend Christian Laettner?

[Potosihog]

Thug move

[Hogs33]

Dirty player

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/BSnowScout/status/811990079015190528


Allen apologist

[Hogs33]

That is someone who does not know what a charge is. What he is referring to is a block. A charge is when someone is already stationary and in postion holding his grown and the offensive player draws the contact.

[Hogs33]

The block is someone trying to get into postion to take a charge. The other is someone deliberately trying to take someone out.

[clutch]

That is someone who does not know what a charge is. What he is referring to is a block. A charge is when someone is already stationary and in postion holding his grown and the offensive player draws the contact.

He does have somewhat of a point though. Block or charge, usually the player is given credit for attempting to draw the charge. It really is a lot more dangerous than tripping a player. I broke my wrist and had 8 stitches in my chin and got knocked out cold as a result of an incident like that.

[PonderinHog]

He does have somewhat of a point though. Block or charge, usually the player is given credit for attempting to draw the charge. It really is a lot more dangerous than tripping a player. I broke my wrist and had 8 stitches in my chin and got knocked out cold as a result of an incident like that.

And THAT'S why I never jumped that high!

[Porked Tongue]

[Hogs958]

he's not right in the head

[razorkev]

Thats a good 1 !

[rzrbk4life]

Awesome

[clutch]

A better question is why has Coach K taken this long to come down (and come down hard) on this. 

Because somebody finally made a big deal out of it. As long as nobody was questioning him then he was going to let it slide.

[clutch]

And THAT'S why I never jumped that high!

I never said I jumped high. Just so happened to be a really short kid. Possibly the only kid in the conference short enough to take my legs out when I jumped. For an instance though, I felt what it must feel like to be a high flyer........ then the lights went out once I hit the ground. I guess there was some good with the bad there.

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/NotJerryTipton/status/811996956524498945

[ricepig]

https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/816791931640496128

[The Boar War]

Is it just coincidence that Coach K has a "back problem" after his meeting with Grayson Allen?

I wonder if Allen is seeing a therapist.  It's not likely that he's going to seriously injure someone doing this but after the second time he was caught doing this you would think he knew he would be caught.  That kind of impulse control problem seems like it could manifest itself in other more dangerous areas of his life.

[ricepig]

http://thebiglead.com/2017/01/07/grayson-allen-trip-2/

[Boarcephus]

http://thebiglead.com/2017/01/07/grayson-allen-trip-2/

Saw this yesterday and they actually had an analyst defend him saying he was falling forward and it was natural for his leg to go up.  I've decided Allen is just stupid and can't help himself.  Duke has always prided itself on recruiting "smart" players but Allen shoots this claim down in a hurry.

[Kevin]

Saw this yesterday and they actually had an analyst defend him saying he was falling forward and it was natural for his leg to go up.  I've decided Allen is just stupid and can't help himself.  Duke has always prided itself on recruiting "smart" players but Allen shoots this claim down in a hurry.

my wife & I both think it was an attempted kick

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/SInow/status/818105210203672577

[jbcarol]

Andy Katz ‏@ESPNAndyKatz 21m21 minutes ago

PAC-12: Conference office reviewed the tape of Dillon Brooks' ejection Saturday at Washington State for kicking... http://es.pn/2iSjeXf

Dana Altman will have his star player available

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/819930899475267584

Is Grayson Allen's NBA Draft stock on the decline?

The answer is probably yet but it's not for the reasons you may think.

It's not because Allen has now been involved in at least three tripping incidents and faced a one-game suspension for his latest incident this year. And it's not because of anything that may have happened with Allen and Florida State assistant Dennis Gates this week.

It has much more to do with Allen's overall play on the court. While playing much of the season at point guard, he's averaging 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists this season while battling various foot and toe ailments [from tripping?]

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/tsnmike/status/820452162832629760

[jbcarol]

 Not Jerry Tipton ‏@NotJerryTipton Jan 14

Duke has lost 2 in a row, and is in 11th place in the ACC. Currently on pace to be the worst 1 seed ever.

[hogginbama]

https://twitter.com/tsnmike/status/820452162832629760

Watched that multiple times and still teying to figure out why Allen was holding his nose. Didn't see any contact in the face at all until the Louisville play attempted to b-slap him as he got up.

This is why the NCAA needs to implement the flop rule of the NBA.

[PonderinHog]

Ouch!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/dukes-allen-suffers-cringe-worthy-finger-injury-vs-miami/ar-AAm6cq9?li=BBnbfcL


Karma?

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/824048983869890560

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/NotJerryTipton/status/842053547504107520

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/843662328746917889

[jbcarol]

Last leg of his trip:

https://twitter.com/CBSSportsCBB/status/854435045066641408

[Vantage 8 dude]

Last leg of his trip:

https://twitter.com/CBSSportsCBB/status/854435045066641408

No doubt Allen decided he needed another year of seasoning to work on his cheap shots before moving to the NBA. Can anyone imagine him trying to pull some of that garbage on someone like Lebron? Kid would doubtless find himself planted in the "cheap seats".

[jbcarol]

No doubt Allen decided he needed another year of seasoning to work on his cheap shots before moving to the NBA. Can anyone imagine him trying to pull some of that garbage on someone like Lebron? Kid would doubtless find himself planted in the "cheap seats".

https://twitter.com/NotJerryTipton/status/854435141367857152

[jbcarol]

ESPN Trips Up: Names Grayson Allen Top Player in College Basketball for 2017-18

1. Grayson Allen, Duke Blue Devils
One year ago I named Allen my No. 1 player in college basketball heading into 2016-17. No, that forecast didn't turn out so well. If you had told me in advance that Allen would trip opposing players repeatedly and indeed with recidivist zeal

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/NotJerryTipton/status/881901647324205060

[jbcarol]

Kyle Tucker
‏ @KyleTucker_SEC

Kyle Tucker Retweeted Seth Davis

Trips everyone in sight and throws tantrums for three years, realizes he's made himself a toxic NBA prospect and villain, summons the strength and courage to get through a whole four months without being a complete ass in order to repair his image, earns Nobel Prize.


Seth Davis
‏Verified account @SethDavisHoops

Allen could have taken the path of least resistance and turned pro last spring. He came back for all the right reasons. He showed his true character. Give the kid his due, even if you don't want to.

[Buff]

Damn, spoke the truth with no Vaseline

[Inhogswetrust]

He's a tripper and a hipper....................

[jbcarol]

He's a tripper and a hipper....................

https://youtu.be/fUMe0JwiPHs

[ricepig]

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/417359002?__twitter_impression=true