basketball coach rant

[Amy in AZ.]

“My wife—MY WIFE—could score more than two buckets on 11 shots!” Hinson said. “Because I know my wife will at least shot-fake one time!”
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ing-tirade-compliments-wifes-pump-fake-skills

Haha. The church called my husband once and asked if he could coach our boy's basketball team. He said "You must mean my wife."

 

[abbygale]

I've seen a few girls hit by a "sniper" on the field more than once. Once even saw a blue taken down.

 

[JoeKC]

Wow, he sure knows how to make us alumni proud... Bonehead....

 

[sluggers]

The way college coaches talk on SportsCenter is an act. This is the way they really are.

I'm an alumni as well...I don't find it offensive.

 

[Indiana]

Yeah, he dragged his wife into the conversation twice. I wouldn't mind the basketball comparison - personally I'm awful at basketball and probably couldn't make one bucket on 11 tries. The other comparison would make me blush, to say the least!

BTW - the Salukis? This is the second college team I've heard of with the Salukis as their mascot. Where is this name coming from? The Saluki is an extremely rare breed of dog from the middle east - basically the best canine athlete on the planet. I've searched for a Saluki of my own for a running companion but haven't found any. I'm star struck by their mascot!

 

[GunnerShotgun]

He shouldn't have called out the player by name, that was wrong.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

Off the top of my head, I guess the Salukis name comes from being from a region in IL. referred to as Little Egypt.

And I don't think it was offensive to his wife. She is probably in my age bracket and we just roll with it.

 

[abbygale]

He shouldn't have called out the player by name, that was wrong.

He agreed with you and apologized for that. Said he never should have done it. He also stated that everything else he said regarding the team, stood. His AD agreed with him.

 

[JoeKC]

The way college coaches talk on SportsCenter is an act. This is the way they really are.

I'm an alumni as well...I don't find it offensive.

I suppose you are right...In the big scheme of things this is not a huge deal. I would just prefer teams and coaches not air their dirty laundry in public. He clearly has a discipline and likely a morale problem as a result of his poor leadership. His feeble attempt at levity and feigned outrage are beneath his role as head coach. Lead by example and fix the problems before they manifest themselves on the court.

I suspect some will argue this is just a coaching "style", leadership "style" or personality "style" thing. That may be true, and I may just be an old fart. Frankly, I'm caring less and less by the minute...the ball they use is the wrong color, not 12" and they don't get to use cool new bats or play most of their games outside.....