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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Marcus Smart will be suspended for three games; versus Oklahoma, Texas and Baylor.
Big12sports.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who was the last player or coach suspended by the Big 12?
A: Scott Drew in January of 2013 for the first two Big 12 games.
Big12sports.com
THE MORNING BREW
Smart hurts already-struggling Cowboys with his suspension
When Marcus Smart decided to return to school, he probably didn't envision would transcribe
Smart got suspended for three games after pushing a Texas Tech fan who was jawing with him during Oklahoma State's 61-65 loss in Lubbock.
Jeff Orr, a Texas Tech super fan who was the recipient of Smart's actions, has been part of the media storm the last few days. On Sunday it came out that he called Smart a "piece of crap."
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Smart did the wrong thing. That much is clear. He's a 19-year-old kid who took out his frustration in an era where everything is put on the Internet for people to dissect.
But Travis Ford and Jeff Orr did the worst thing.
Ford, Oklahoma State coach, continued to fuel speculation by not addressing the main issue, which was Orr. He let Texas Tech write the narrative, which they did with the video. I "know Marcus Smart," Ford said. "I've been around him pretty much
on a daily basis for two years, and undoubtedly, no question, this was not one of his finer moments."
Ford's job is to know his players; he shouldn't have to say that. That's usually how things work between coach and player. Coaches mature players and build them into physically and mentally strong men.
Ford should've explained how Smart will become a different person and how he will guide him down a path of smart decisions.
Orr is to blame, too, and the role of the fan certainly has to come up for debate on where to draw the line.
Orr voluntarily said he wouldn't attend the rest of Texas Tech games, which is laughable. Texas Tech had the platform to set a standard and it failed.
No matter what Orr said, the athletes aren't there solely for entertainment purposes, they have a spine and so should fans when it comes to this matter.
Oklahoma State's season has unraveled into a nightmare.
The Cowboys lost their best
The Cowboys lost their best interior defender and power forward, Michael Cobbins, to injury. They lost backup point guard Stevie Clark, who Smart tried to take under his wing, but Clark was later kicked off the team.
Smart had another minor incident prior to this. On Jan. 25 versus West Virginia he went 1-for-7,which led him to take his frustration out on a chair later in the game.
Smart has been fighting life's cruelty from the start, including the loss of a brother to cancer when he was in high school. Smart ended up saying in a press conference that this wasn't how he raised. From high school coaches to Eric Prisbell's column in USA
reinforce that
Smart is capable of reverting back to the calmer, hard-working player he was. He just needs a clear path for change and a sense of direction. Smart apologized profusely in his press conference and showed the humility that triggered all this praise.
Edited by Austin Fisher
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