In that full sequence, it all happens so fast I can't say for sure that Grayson was responding to the head slap or if he was aware Mayes was starting up-court when he stuck his leg back. If that's just my oblivion to world-class athlete reaction time, then the head slap was relevant.
This ain't an FSU board, though, and I may not see any more of their games this season. In that sense, I don't care about Mayes. I care about Grayson, and I don't like his participation in it. I am, however, going to defend him just as much as I correct him, just like K would. It's like your kid brother: You can rough him up, but nobody else better rough him up. Or parenting: There's a difference between punishing your kid and abusing your kid. So I'm going to call his behavior out for being brash and immature, but I'm going to have his back when other fans and those Duke fans who only show up when they have something negative to say try to pile on, and I'm going to stop short of going overboard in my criticism, as if a big display of tough words calling for more extreme consequences is going to impress anyone.
This ain't an FSU board, though, and I may not see any more of their games this season. In that sense, I don't care about Mayes. I care about Grayson, and I don't like his participation in it. I am, however, going to defend him just as much as I correct him, just like K would. It's like your kid brother: You can rough him up, but nobody else better rough him up. Or parenting: There's a difference between punishing your kid and abusing your kid. So I'm going to call his behavior out for being brash and immature, but I'm going to have his back when other fans and those Duke fans who only show up when they have something negative to say try to pile on, and I'm going to stop short of going overboard in my criticism, as if a big display of tough words calling for more extreme consequences is going to impress anyone.