Tom Crean: Good coach, great reason to punch somebody

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Arguing about basketball is not unusual. A world without college basketball argument -- a world which uniformly accepts the premise that Tyler Hansbrough was the best player in college hoops last year -- sounds like a dark dystopia I want no part of. More argument, the better, as far as I'm concerned.

Why, what about that Tom Crean guy? I think he's totally going to rule next year. What's that you say? You disagree? Interesting. While I respect your opinion, friend, I'm afraid I have no choice but to PUNCH YOU STRAIGHT IN YOUR STUPID FREAKING FACE:

According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, a bunch of friends gathered at an apartment on Harbour Towne Drive to watch the national semifinals of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

During the course of the game Aaron Dumas and John Capista began discussing how much success Crean would have in the Big Ten. [...] While the complaint is silent about who was taking which position, Dumas and Capista were discussing the possibilities "when the discussion turned from friendly into a heated debate," according to the criminal complaint charging Dumas with battery. Capista told police that Dumas became so upset he lunged toward him and "punched him in the face with a closed fist striking him on the bridge of the nose," and followed that up with four or five more punches.

That's RIGHT, son. That'll teach you to take a seemingly innocuous, subjective stance about sports! How dare you.

What's especially fantastic about the above story is not that someone punched someone in the face about Indiana basketball, or about Tom Crean. That happens all the time. (Not really.) What's funny is that these people were in Madison, Wisconsin, and presumably aren't even Indiana fans. Really, guys, is this that big of a deal?

We can only hope this sets a national precedent, making it acceptable for anyone who disagrees with anyone about sports to punch that anyone straight in the face. If I was Billy Packer, I'd invest in some serious anti-concussion gear.

{HT: The Hoosier Scoop}