Grayson Allen is Not Nice

In sports, there are definitely heroes and villains. I would argue that that is a huge reason why we love sports. It is the closest that we get to witnessing a real life comic book. Humans who have super strength, speed, and can do very un-human things that make put us in a sense of awe.

Going back to my first statement, some of those athletes use their powers for good and some for evil. When we look at the villains of modern sport, our view of them depends on a few different things. One would be what team they play for. If a player that all of the country sees a dirtbag plays for the team to which you have pledged your allegiance, you tend to find the redeemable qualities. Someone tells you that your player is punk, most people respond with "He's just plays with passion." Thus, making you sound like a girlfriend taking up for her boyfriend who everyone can see is a tool. We all tend to find those redeemable qualities in the villains of our teams.

Grayson Allen is a butthole. This is an unarguable fact. He has, on multiple occasions tripped players on the floor. There is a compilation video of this. Most players have compilation videos of incredible plays and earth shattering dunks. This douche has one of himself being a douche. Grayson Allen is the kid who kicks in a fist fight.

Last week, Duke was playing at UNC in, arguably, the best college basketball rivalry of all time. Allen was in prime time and did not disappoint. Late in the first half, he received a technical foul for throwing an elbow into a UNC defenders face while driving to the bucket. Accidents happen in a physical sport, I get that. When you watch the replay, however, it was undoubtedly intentional. It was not a basketball play trying to get around a defender.

Now, you might be reading this and thinking, "C'mon, Ross. We have definitely seen worse from players. You're a Pacer fan. Do you not remember Ron Artest?" I certainly do. That was not okay...fun to watch and witness, but not okay. Here is what is more not okay though; having a temper tantrum on the sideline after getting a tech for, duh, tripping.

In Duke's game against Elon, earlier this year, Allen trips a player and is called for a tech. Watch his reaction on the sideline though. He acts like his mom and dad said "no" to him borrowing the Porsche for Friday night with his bros. This makes him the worst. 

I am a big fan of Coach K. I respect him probably more than any other coach. His program is a perennial contender and he does it in such a way that coaches look to as a benchmark. Coaches of all sports look to Coach K of how to run a program. And while he has had a number of dicks on his team (see Christian Laettner, Steve Wojciechowski, et al) This kid, who is a part of his program, sucks, however.

So here is what I want to do. I want to share a list of statements that I feel perfectly describe the character of Grayson Allen. I'm hoping that this will help those of you whom are reading and aren't really sure who this guy is. This should give you a glimpse of Grayson Allen.

Grayson Allen (probably*):

• Checks out 27 items in the 12 items or less line
• Drinks Smirnoff Ice and O'Douls
• Invites friends to play Farmville on Facebook
• Believes Harambe deserved to get shot
• Thinks La La Land should have won Best Picture instead of Moonlight
• Thinks 9/11 was an inside job
• Swims in the shallow end
• Shaves his legs
• Thinks Ben Affleck made a better Batman than Christian Bale
• Enjoys unfrosted Pop Tarts

*This list also serves as a list of signs that were on College Gameday, but I feel it still works.