Choops: Perceptions, Perceptions
In a recent
Choops weblog entry, Steve mentions that an Illinois fan was upset with Coach Williams for not suspending McCants for the throat slashing incident during the State game. Give me a break. It was bad enough that the announcers had to go on and on and on and on about it to the point that they said toward the end of the game that they didn't want to beat a dead horse (too late!). McCants said after the game that the gesture was a joke aimed at one of his friends in the stands.
Granted it wasn't a smart thing to do. But should he be suspended over it? Definitely not. He should be told not to do it again and if he does it again, his playing time should suffer. Other than this being McCants, why would people think he needs to be suspended? What purpose would that serve? Do people really think he intends to slash someone's throat after the game (or perhaps during)? I'd much rather see Daniel Ewing get suspended for intentionally
throwing his elbow at Chris Paul during the Wake game.
