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wow, a slap. really??? did he pull his hair too?

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Originally posted 10:41 PM ET  12.04 by 12oz curls

did he pull his hair too?

LMAO!!!


He hits another player in the face but the coach says he's a leader and has high character. Sure. And in other news, 2+2=eleventeen and I'm the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln's grandmother.

i think he paid the right price, his team lost becuase of his dumb retarded play. they lost to a team they were beating handily when he got kicked out. so hes done his time. he might be someone of high character that made a mistake,you dont know him dont make a judgement on him based on watching him play for 20 mins.

Just a few days ago Frank Haith was justifying why his player of "high character" hit another player during a game, and criticized him being ejected. Now Franky boy says his player reacted inappropriately and paid his price. I don't know this McClinton personally so I won't judge his character, but I can judge his actions as well as his Coach's. Both of them are suspect at best. I put more disappointment on Haith being that he's a grown man.

Frank Haith made the right call. His first statements where made at the press conference following the game and his later ones where made after viewing the tape and having time to think about the incident. In McClinton's defense, he is a senior who had never until this point even had a flagrant foul against him. He is undoubtedly the leader of this Miami team but made a dumb move after he got hit in the face. He and the team paid for his actions.

It is incredible how quickly people judge others. If people knew McClinton's demeanor and how embarrassed he was after the game they would not be judging him.

The punishment fit the crime. He got hit in the face (accidentally - it happens) with no foul called, got pissed, and took a swipe. It was a bad decision, yes, but really more of a reaction. That happens, too. So, toss him from the game, but then that's that. He doesn't need to be disciplined further. It doesn't mean he's a bad kid. I played basketball in high school - sometimes tempers flared, but that didn't mean we were hot-heads, poor sports, or thugs. We just lost our composure & had to get it back again. If he does it again, then I'd say there's an "issue" - until then, let it go...

Anybody who has never gotten pissed off playing basketball hasn't played much...McClinton is a good kid and a very good player.

Miami got their butts whoooooped. I don't care of they had McClinton or not. Then OSU takes Norte Dame to the woodshed. OSU is for real!

I wouldn't go that far.....after watching them in person I'm not sold on anything. I'll take the big wins but I'm not gonna get too excited.

Oh, and I'd be surprised if a Miami player didn't do this.

For all you basketball experts out there, accidently hitting someone in the face while going for the ball is NOT a foul. McClinton showed a lapse of judgement, by not sitting him one game his coach showed a lack of character.