NEW YORK — A day after Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim insulted the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, North Carolina coach Roy Williams took pointed aim at President Donald Trump.
In Williams’ postgame press conference on Thursday, after his No. 1-seeded Tar Heels rolled past No. 9 Miami (78-53), Williams was asked about Boeheim’s comments regarding the ACC Tournament being bettered with New York City hosting.
Williams, who attended the University of North Carolina, said everyone has a right to their opinion. Williams’ opinion is that the ACC Tournament should rotate between regions/cities. Then he lobbed a bomb out of nowhere on Trump, pivoting to a discussion on opinions and social media.
“Now everybody’s got social media, and we don’t need The New York Times to find out what in the dickens is going on in the country,” Williams said. “You know, our president tweets out more bulls--t than anybody I’ve ever seen.”
Whoa!
Williams went on to say: “Don’t ever forget your roots. One of my big goals is never forget where I came from, and I think we have tremendous history in this league. But Jimmy’s got the right to have his opinion. It doesn’t mean that he’s wrong. I played golf with him one time, and he thought it was going to make left, and the sucker broke right. So every now and then he makes a mistake too. It’s okay. He can have that opinion. I’m fine with that.”
Boeheim and Williams are two of the most unabashed, outspoken coaches in college basketball. The sport is better for it. And in defense of Boeheim, I can attest, being here in Brooklyn, that this year’s ACC Tournament has a terrific buzz to it. It feels like a natural fit.
What that has to do with Donald Trump’s tweeting habits, I’m not sure, but at least Williams gave us a good headline after his team won in convincingly boring fashion.
