I’m not sure what got stuck in Roy Williams’ craw, but it got taken out on a Presbyterian fan who had the audacity to “heckle” Tar Heels center, Deon Thompson, who has been at North Carolina longer than Dean Smith, it seems. As for the quotations around the word “heckle,” I’m not sure you can consider telling a player from the opposing team to miss a free throw should be considered heckling, unless there was booze and profanities involved.

Based on the laundry list of reports out there, that doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, this “story” is being framed like it was Roy Williams who overstepped his boundaries, and not the fan.

Here’s the reaction from one of IF’s blog friends, Truzenzuzex, from A Sea of Blue. Needless to say, he wasn’t impressed by Williams’ reaction:

Odd? Well, yes, more than odd, in fact. His behavior was reprehensible and wrong. And being “from the mountains” does not excuse that. In fact, I’ll wager that most people from the mountains would find Ol’ Roy’s thin skin funny at best… I know that surgically repaired shoulder is hurting him and all, but Williams had a bad night, and was a straight-up jerk both on the court and in the news conference when he refused to talk about it.

Dress up that halo, Roy. It has a noticeable list to starboard.

Granted, Truz is a UK fan, but his sentiments reflect the consensus of non-Tar Heel fans.

Tags: Fan Behavior, Get Out, North Carolina Tar Heels, Roy Williams

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