Bobby Hurley’s statement that Arizona beat its ASU “classless” team resolved in the world of university basketball, not so graciously landing on the old personality of Wildcat, which has become the Richard Jefferson media.
“Hé Bobby, you always act like a (clown),” wrote Jefferson in an article on X, directed against Hurley by sending his players and his staff in the locker room before shaking hands with the winning Wildcats at the end of A defeat of 81-72 in Desert Financial Arena on Saturday.
Hurley said that there were “implacable and constant chatter … which were not during the police correctly”, directed towards the bench of the Sun Devils, coming to the head when BJ Freeman kicked the goalkeeper of the Arizona Caleb Love in the last seconds of the game.
So said Hurley, he didn’t want to make room for other confrontations after the match.
Meanwhile, the coach was called to a technical fault at the end of the first half, and he tore his bond of frustration, which could all have allowed his players to embrace the emotions of the rivalry game.
Jefferson, from Valley who won a state title at Phoenix Moon Valley High, wrote Hurley was “always like that”, going up when Jefferson was a television analyst for the PAC-12 network.
“He would call the offices of the PAC-12 if you said something even from a constructive distance about the ASU. Several analysts have been notified, “wrote Jefferson in another article. “It would complain that schools had the network, and they would better say only positive things. I could continue more on his antics, but I will let him take the (loss). »»
He did not hesitate to make jokes, like saying that he supports a life contract for Hurley at ASU and that Arizona will intervene.
Then Jefferson twisted the knife by pointing to the other Phoenicians who joined it to choose Tucson on Temple, named with Mike Bibby, Channing Frye and Jerryd Bayless.
He also supported his 6-0 record against the Sun Devils of his play days.
The Sun Devils and the Wildcats will meet again in Tucson on March 4 for the second match of the regular seasons of the two teams.