Tough Coaches, Tough Love

[MsProudSooner]

I'm all for tough coaches, but this guy takes it a little too far.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Ugly-altercation-between-coach-player-leads-to-?urn=ncaab-325868

I can't believe he tried to justify his behavior on national TV.

 

[ben]

That guy has serious problems. One moment he's breaking down sobbing then the next moment he's defending himself.

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

I'm a little older than most of you. Looks like a lot of coaches I played for in my days. Doesn't make it right though.

 

[ben]

I'm not mad at the fact that he did it. You know, you get stuck in the heat of the moment and do stuff. I'm sure much worse stuff has been done and players brushed it off as toughlove (ie all the players for Bob Knight) but the fact he wouldn't own up to it being wrong is ridiculous. He continually contradicted himself on national TV...

 

[trueou]

I stopped watching the clip when I saw the two of them sitting together on national tv. Is everyone turning into an attention whore? What other explanation for both agreeing to be on tv together. Why is there a need for everyone to want to live their lives in front of everyone? My answer is just to turn it off and not watch.

 

[Big Old Booger]

I think the kid overreacted. It looked to me like the coach barely touched him just trying to fight for the ball. I used to have football coaches that were way more physical than this.

The kick was more like a scoot, IMO.

The kid is just PO'ed that nothing has happened to the coach so he won't forgive him.

 

[StoopsBros]

Kid's a wuss.

 

[MichSooner]

I think the kid overreacted. It looked to me like the coach barely touched him just trying to fight for the ball. I used to have football coaches that were way more physical than this.

The kick was more like a scoot, IMO.

The kid is just PO'ed that nothing has happened to the coach so he won't forgive him.

The coach did not look that he intended to knock him down but he did. The kick did not look like a real kick. I am not sure that this was as bad as the clip looks.

The coach apologized. This kids life is not irreovcably damaged. And the lawyers will have this whole thing fubar.

Fire the coach for this? Would seem like a gross over-reaction. Disicipline him? Possibly. Does the discipline have to be public? No. As a father I say this kid and his dad/parents have gone overboard.

 

[Big Old Booger]

The coach did not look that he intended to knock him down but he did. The kick did not look like a real kick. I am not sure that this was as bad as the clip looks.

The coach apologized. This kids life is not irreovcably damaged. And the lawyers will have this whole thing fubar.

Fire the coach for this? Would seem like a gross over-reaction. Disicipline him? Possibly. Does the discipline have to be public? No. As a father I say this kid and his dad/parents have gone overboard.

I agree. I would be embarrassed if my kid acted like that on national tv.

From the coaches comments about the player, it sounded like the coach had been hard on the kid trying to get him to live up to his scholarship and the kid took it personally.

 

[OkieTC]

Kid's a wuss.

Yep. The coach went a little too far, but c'mon. Get over it. He apologized. The team seems to back the coach. And the kid is injured? Seriously? Suck it up kid.