Re: 2022 Running Commentary of Every Game of March Madness Thread
Today's that day.
1) One of my fav things about college hoops is the non-challenge road games. For instance, since in the 2000s, UNC has had true home-and-home games with Kentucky and both UConn/Arizona when they were good. Coach K is notorious for dodging true (non-challenge) road games. There was a story when discussing such a series with Lute Olson, K suggested that Duke's home game be at Cameron and the road game be at Madison Square Garden. Many people should know that K loves to play at MSG, but what many people don't know is that Duke gets many students from the NY/NJ area and that's why it's their home away from home.
2) When a coach goes out, I don't think they should be attributed the assistant coach's losses, but K took it too far. Another story out of Duke said that K actually went to make sure he wasn't given the losses accrued by Pete Gaudet in 1995. The NCAA was going to give the L's to Gaudet anyway, but for K to go check on that? Wow.
3) Duke was losing to some team that had a player throw up a shot in the final seconds to avoid a shot-clock violation and it went in. I'm old school and say take the violation, but again, K took it a step further and criticized the kid post game. It's fine to think it, but it's better when you keep your mouth shut for the sake of professionalism.
4) He seems quite petulant to me. Watch some Duke games and you'll see right after a team or tv time out, K immediately starts fussing at the refs; not sometimes, but a lot of times. No Duke player has ever committed a charge in his eyes; he makes Rasheed Wallace look tame when it comes to this.
5) Calling out his own team (senior night) and player (last night) isn't cool.
6) This whole "Brotherhood" thing is a direct ripoff from Carolina's "family". I assume most if not all colleges do this in some form, but UNC was known as early as the 90s for having a "family": Jordan coming back to Chapel Hill to play Stackhouse, Stackhouse vs Carter, May vs Hansbrough, etc. The "brotherhood" angle just seems manufactured to me: they got that, but we got this.
7) Let's be honest: he wanted this farewell tour to stroke his ego. There was no way that this man was going to go quietly into the night.
Now all that said, I agree with jeebs: I don't necessarily like the hate towards the guy; "hate" is strong. I happen to think he's the best college hoops coach ever, in front of Wooden and Smith. But as you alluded to, the image many people have of him as a fine leader of men is a crafted lie.
Today's that day.
1) One of my fav things about college hoops is the non-challenge road games. For instance, since in the 2000s, UNC has had true home-and-home games with Kentucky and both UConn/Arizona when they were good. Coach K is notorious for dodging true (non-challenge) road games. There was a story when discussing such a series with Lute Olson, K suggested that Duke's home game be at Cameron and the road game be at Madison Square Garden. Many people should know that K loves to play at MSG, but what many people don't know is that Duke gets many students from the NY/NJ area and that's why it's their home away from home.
2) When a coach goes out, I don't think they should be attributed the assistant coach's losses, but K took it too far. Another story out of Duke said that K actually went to make sure he wasn't given the losses accrued by Pete Gaudet in 1995. The NCAA was going to give the L's to Gaudet anyway, but for K to go check on that? Wow.
3) Duke was losing to some team that had a player throw up a shot in the final seconds to avoid a shot-clock violation and it went in. I'm old school and say take the violation, but again, K took it a step further and criticized the kid post game. It's fine to think it, but it's better when you keep your mouth shut for the sake of professionalism.
4) He seems quite petulant to me. Watch some Duke games and you'll see right after a team or tv time out, K immediately starts fussing at the refs; not sometimes, but a lot of times. No Duke player has ever committed a charge in his eyes; he makes Rasheed Wallace look tame when it comes to this.
5) Calling out his own team (senior night) and player (last night) isn't cool.
6) This whole "Brotherhood" thing is a direct ripoff from Carolina's "family". I assume most if not all colleges do this in some form, but UNC was known as early as the 90s for having a "family": Jordan coming back to Chapel Hill to play Stackhouse, Stackhouse vs Carter, May vs Hansbrough, etc. The "brotherhood" angle just seems manufactured to me: they got that, but we got this.
7) Let's be honest: he wanted this farewell tour to stroke his ego. There was no way that this man was going to go quietly into the night.
Now all that said, I agree with jeebs: I don't necessarily like the hate towards the guy; "hate" is strong. I happen to think he's the best college hoops coach ever, in front of Wooden and Smith. But as you alluded to, the image many people have of him as a fine leader of men is a crafted lie.
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