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[TerryP]

I'm going to hijack this, sort of, for a second.

@Justneedme81 would you call Tennessee's big man, Plavsic, a thug?

 

[mando]

I'm going to hijack this, sort of, for a second.

@Justneedme81 would you call Tennessee's big man, Plavsic, a thug?

I know you were not asking me but I will offer my opinion, no not a thug but a bully yes.

 

[TerryP]

I know you were not asking me but I will offer my opinion, no not a thug but a bully yes.

Bit more than a bully.

 

[rick4bama]

I think the refs, should have ejected him from the game!

 

[BamaFan334]

I know you were not asking me but I will offer my opinion, no not a thug but a bully yes.

Nah, he's more than a bully. A bully picks on you a little and ruffs you up some. This guy plays nasty, runs his mouth, and literally attempts to hurt people, and then sees nothing wrong with how he's acting. Something their entire athletic department is starting to look like.

 

[bamafan9201]

Bit more than a bully.

He did that more than once during that game. Saw it earlier in the game also on a box out on the defensive side.

 

[TerryP]

I don't like it. To me, when someone use the word Thug, it implies racist tone.

Terrible reference as this was back in 90s....

I haven't looked this morning so this may have changed. Years ago, while looking through various definitions of the word thug—including the urban dictionary and slang references—I didn't find an instance of race being included in its definition.

I have to admit I found your reply a bit funny...in an ironic sort of way. His reference was something in the '90's, your implying it carries a racial tone is 1800's. The origin of the word comes from a group of thieves out of India.

 

[TerryP]

He did that more than once during that game. Saw it earlier in the game also on a box out on the defensive side.

It's how he plays the game. On a box out playing D? I didn't see that, but suspect I'd look at it a little differently.

That was just a cheap shot; like a sucker punch.

 

[#80]

It's how he plays the game. On a box out playing D? I didn't see that, but suspect I'd look at it a little differently.

That was just a cheap shot; like a sucker punch.

Maybe he should consider a career in boxing. So happy they are out.

 

[bamafan9201]

It's how he plays the game. On a box out playing D? I didn't see that, but suspect I'd look at it a little differently.

That was just a cheap shot; like a sucker punch.

It's a coaching thing, it's something Rick Barnes teaches, but sorry apparently was James not him. You can watch on the highlights, around the 3:10 mark James just comes sprinting from behind while FAU guy is boxing out and shoves him in the back with the elbow/shoulder to the ground, and then kinda stares him down.

 

[SnakeDoc]

I'm going to hijack this, sort of, for a second.

@Justneedme81 would you call Tennessee's big man, Plavsic, a thug?

Chiming in, well . . . just because. To me thug is synonymous criminal.

 

[UAgrad93]

I'm going to hijack this, sort of, for a second.

@Justneedme81 would you call Tennessee's big man, Plavsic, a thug?

Nah! He passed thug a long time ago! He’s a piece of shit, that only the likes of Bill Lambeer would like!!

 

[im4uainva]

Bit more than a bully.

A Bullug?

 

[mando]

I think of thug as a criminal that is why I said bully but there is probably something in between that characterizes him better. I will say the coach at a minimum is enabling it by allowing it but even worse he may be coaching it. It is fundamentally dirty play and there should be no place for it on the basketball court.

 

[Rolltide24]

Is the female basketball player on the Memphis squad that sucker punched the opponent in the post-game handshake line a thug? I say yes!

 

[TerryP]

Is the female basketball player on the Memphis squad that sucker punched the opponent in the post-game handshake line a thug? I say yes!

She's been charged with assault. That's a criminal offense. By definition, thug ...

 

[64Tide]

She's been charged with assault. That's a criminal offense. By definition, thug ...

You typed thug, some had to run to their safe space...

 

[bama alum]

 

[24and7]

The question is, will he be a member of this football team?… I don’t know if Saban is going to let him slide on that…. He was very angry with him.

 

[SnakeDoc]

The question is, will he be a member of this football team?… I don’t know if Saban is going to let him slide on that…. He was very angry with him.

He shouldn't be.