You know it’s a weird day when you find yourself agreeing with Stephen A. Smith. The controversial ESPN talking head chimed in on the Grayson Allen story with probably the most interesting and refreshing take I’ve seen yet. Coach K has faced some heat for his handling of the situation, but in large part, the media still has him on a pedestal, which Smith says is totally hypocritical. For instance, Smith argues, would the media treat Calipari with kid gloves if it was him and not Coach K in the situation? Absolutely not.
“The issue I have, is this was Coach John Calipari instead of Coach K, would we be talking about Grayson Allen, or would we be talking about Coach Cal?