On April 3rd, 2017 former Wisconsin basketball star and current Charlotte Hornets player Frank Kaminsky and former NCAA head coach and current broadcaster Dan Dakich got into a Twitter war over NCAA compensation.
129 days later on August 10th, 2017, Kaminsky and Dakich got into ANOTHER Twitter war about the same issue.
"Broke College Student" Nigel Hayes. He's outta college now..no student loans..guaranteed job in his field..only had 2 work 20 hrs/week
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
You should run for president. I think you have a great sense for how things really work. You're actually prolly overqualified https://t.co/pKZUqMloo8
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) August 10, 2017
Agreed and I voted for me n last election..Thank you Frank..smartest thing I've seen on twitter in a long long time.. https://t.co/5ZigFFRE4w
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
Yea I was kidding. Id rather vote for Deez. Btw you should prolly change ur twitter banner. Ur son ditched his "contract" and transferred https://t.co/UQF2SzBd37
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) August 10, 2017
What players don't get is I actually affected change in college..went to BK told him the food we are was bad so he improved it..1 of 2
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
2/3 BK improved the food..told him we needed better summer jobs..he had staff improve those..at BG I started the hoops team Summer School
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
3/4 Got Tuition and expenses paid for my BG kids by having 5 fund raisers per year..improved payments from nothing to 3k a summer..
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
4/4 when kids like Frank insult me I always ask.."what did u do 2 affect other than bitch and say cute stuff"? The answer is always nothing https://t.co/eFesUJRs9n
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
You insulted @NIGEL_HAYES don't get sensitive when people fire back at your garbage https://t.co/j9MGrpLghY
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) August 10, 2017
Sensitive ? To u? Child please ur a fly on an elephants ass..I stated fact you went w insults..I stated how I've affected you've insulted https://t.co/j4onwHxmHF
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
1. Don't ever call me child again. 2. I'd rather be on the elephants ass than what's brewing inside of it. https://t.co/fIMyV68aMJ
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) August 10, 2017
Child please again with the insults..all I've done is state facts..I can't insult like you..does Hayes have loans? I know he has a job https://t.co/eLs3MkN2ru
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
Didn't you just call me a fly on an elephants ass? I guess I forgot. And you completely miss the point but that's great work on your part https://t.co/dk9S2pzOfz
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) August 10, 2017
U missed that its an analogy not an insult Again I tweeted what I did as a player to help..other than bitch/have cute insults what did u do https://t.co/dtvEFUrnjR
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
Helped lead my school to back to back Final 4s. Won 6 player of the year awards. Helped make millions for the school. What did you do? https://t.co/paFLNVDCAr
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) August 10, 2017
Yes u did but I'm talking activism..helping improve what u guys bitch about..u were a great player..IU made millions b4 during after me https://t.co/fmVEk7pCuL
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
What have you done besides belittle student athletes by saying they don't work hard enough? https://t.co/Mq8GPfeLk4
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) August 10, 2017
Now a victim..started summer school @ BG got 1000s for my playas 5 fund raisers/yr to do it..went to BK as a playa got better food/jobs 4 us https://t.co/UHysTlEHKV
— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) August 10, 2017
And scene.
In short, the two were talking about amateurism, compensation and giving back in two different ways. Kaminsky was talking about what he did successfully as a player for Wisconsin while Dakich was talking about how he helped player’s lives while he was a coach.
The whole argument was a little all over the place thanks in part to Kaminsky. Multiple times Dakich would ask Kaminsky a question and he wouldn’t answer. For example:
Dakich: “Child please again with the insults..all I’ve done is state facts..I can’t insult like you..does Hayes have loans? I know he has a job”
Kaminsky: “Didn’t you just call me a fly on an elephants ass? I guess I forgot. And you completely miss the point but that’s great work on your part”
What does Kaminsky accomplish here by not answering Dakich’s question here? Dakich meanwhile did the opposite:
Kaminsky: “What have you done besides belittle student athletes by saying they don’t work hard enough?”
Dakich: “Now a victim..started summer school @ BG got 1000s for my playas 5 fund raisers/yr to do it..went to BK as a playa got better food/jobs 4 us”
At the end of the day I’d probably side with Kaminsky here because of how Dakich did “belittle student athletes” in a way. However, Dakich also does make good points about how he helped players when he was a head coach and Kaminsky seemed to ignore those responses.
Anyway, Twitter feuds are ridiculous. I fully expect both of them to be a major topic on the various debate shows for at least the next couple days thanks to this.
