Coach K and Roy Williams War of Words

Any time that Duke and North Carolina share a basketball court together, there is bound to be some heated words and phyical play. Today's UNC win over Duke had it's fair share of both.

At the end of the game, Tyler Hansbrough was knocked out of the game with a Gerald Henderson elbow which has evoked quite a bit of controversy both ways [please feel free to leave a comment at the link of what you think happened]. At the post game news conference, UNC coach Roy Williams and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski [who shared a quick chilly handshake at the end of the game] had some nice words about what happened.

All of this comes from CSTV.com:

Coach K:

"The game was over before that. I mean the outcome of the game, let's put it that way. That's unfortunate, too, that those people were in the game in that play. Maybe this wouldn't have happened."

"Well they played a hell of a game. They're fast and deep. I thought our kids played their hearts out. And I had a chance to watch the play. We'll take all responsibility, but if there's anyway Gerald Henderson did that intentionally, it's crazy. He's moving away from him, he's going up to block, he's not even seeing how he hit him. He should be fouled, but that's not the way he plays and that's not the way we play. He didn't extend anything, and it's unfortunate. The officials have to call what they do, and I'm sorry that Tyler got hit. That's not what he wanted to happen. But also the intent was not to do that. There was nothing extended, and he was hit somewhere on the forearm as [Gerald Henderson] was turning. I feel badly for Tyler and we apologize for that, but I know there was no intent to do that. Otherwise you would push your hand out. Again you go with what was called and I feel badly that that was happened."

"I don't know why they [called for a suspension of Henderson]. Whatever happens happens. Somebody should look at it. If they see it different, then we accept it. I know there was not the intent to do that. And the game was over before that. I mean the outcome of the game, let's put it that way. That's unfortunate, too, that those people were in the game in that play."

"Whenever you're in those situations, it may be the right judgment. [Gerald Henderson's] a great kid. You don't want to make a rash judgment, and it may be the right one and we'll go with it. I don't know why you'd make it right then, unless they have to do it and then it's reviewed."

Roy Williams:

"I thought that Tyler was hit. The referees said that they would look at it. They did say immediately it was going to be an intentional foul but they wanted to look at it on the monitor. They looked at it on the monitor and then made their decisions. It's not like a prize fight where you ask what the other guy looks like - he looks pretty bad. They say that it is not broken."

"I don't understand [criticism that Hansbrough was in the game] - I mean both teams had `em in. I was sitting in the stands my first - the only game I saw when I was first here as a high school coach - we win and beat Duke and we were down by eight with 17 seconds to play. I don't even know how much time was left when it happened. And in fact we had a substitute up at the free throw line - if you want to go back and look at that. If you go back and look Michael Copeland was sitting up at the free throw line cause I was trying to Tyler out of the game. It's not my fault that Tyler got the offensive rebound and somebody else missed the sucker. But that is enough said about that junk."

The best part is the Duke Sports Information breakdown at GoDuke.com. The recap mentions nothing about the foul on Hansbrough or even that Henderson was ejected [click the link to read it]. Instead, the glazed over it with this: