The floor slap is an oft-used motivational tactic, so to speak. The defender has the floor locked down. Come at us, we dare you.
On Saturday, one Ohio State player found out the hard way that that doesn’t always work.
This is Jae’Sean Tate facing up Nebraska’s Jai Webster in overtime, clearly looking for a stop:
life comes at you fast pic.twitter.com/KWmSdzRn40
— jack (@jackhaveitall) February 21, 2016
That is not how you defend.
Tate actually had a good night – 15 points and 12 rebounds – and the Buckeyes won, so no harm, no foul, and he seemed to take the embarrassment well:
All publicity good publicity…?
— Jt#1 (@o_tate_) February 21, 2016
Perhaps this is how Duke should handle floor slap disrespect going forward.
