Rutgers fires basketball coach after release of video showing player abuse, gay slurs

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

And coach K, too. I've heard that about Wooden, too, and to me, it speaks poorly of his overall character. How you treat those who society feels it's ok to marginalize is a mark of character. Wooden was a great coach, teacher, and mentor, but he had his flaws. This was one, IMO. But it goes more to the feeling that coaches need to somehow "work" the refs to be effective.

Knight was different in that he seemed to be unable to control his disdain for people. Didn't he throw a flower pot at a secretary once?

People claimed a lot of things of Knight so I would not be surprised if people believe something like that happened.

I just know we had an official that recently died in my area that worked a Final Four and a Rose Bowl. I guess he had Wooden and UCLA a few times and he would tell that story often about the behavior of Wooden. So at least that part I heard from someone that dealt with Wooden directly and I heard that from others that were not the official I just mentioned.

Peace

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by gojeremy

I wonder if there is a forum where Knight and Rice are bickering back and forth about the official who has the worst behavior the way you guys are arguing about them right now. Ridiculous.

Originally Posted by zebraman

Nice contribution.

Or a fanboy forum where both coaches and officials are cannon fodder?

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Interesting how if you go to the 2:10 point of the video, you see him fire a ball at a player, and some guy standing right beside him hands him another one. Was that this guy's job? Just wondering.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Then why have the other two examples never worked in college pretty much since there incidents? What Rice did is by far worse.

Peace

Two examples is hardly enough to establish a pattern of causality. Maybe they had other options that were more compelling.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Two examples is hardly enough to establish a pattern of causality. Maybe they had other options that were more compelling.

Usually when a job comes up people start throwing around names. I have never heard their names thrown around. And I cannot imagine that they could not get paid more money as a head coach at the D1 level than an assistant on a pro staff. Not many NBA Staff members make a million dollars and their job is more unstable.

Peace

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Judtech

Didn't grab him by the throat. Put his hand on his chest and moved him backwards. Watch the video tape again.

I don't think that will help ... might be the worst video on YouTube ... looks like I'm watching on an old Sylvania TV/VCR combo I bought at a garage sale.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

Leads me to believe that this was a systematic teaching approach by the coaching staff

Probably more a case of emulating what your boss does because you think it is right / you want to impress.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Interesting how if you go to the 2:10 point of the video, you see him fire a ball at a player, and some guy standing right beside him hands him another one. Was that this guy's job? Just wondering.

Well, if you are in charge of handing him the balls, you rarely get them thrown at you!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Brad

Well, if you are in charge of handing him the balls, you rarely get them thrown at you!

Self-preservation baby.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Interesting how if you go to the 2:10 point of the video, you see him fire a ball at a player, and some guy standing right beside him hands him another one. Was that this guy's job?

Somebody has to be in charge of reloading.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Somebody has to be in charge of reloading.

Still legal in CT...barely.

[OKREF]

The Athletic Director has resigned. The President upon seeing the video for the first time three days ago said he thought Rice had to be fired immediately. Interesting thought I heard on espn, they said that when the AD first saw the video that it wasn't edited up all the bad things we see weren't one after the other, all we see on the video is the bad acts piled on top of each other is all we see.

[26 Year Gap]

Wouldn't be surprised to see the president resign as well. The AD is more or less blaming legal counsel on the way out. Who cares if the tape was edited to show only the relevant parts? Chances are that a lot of bad stuff never appeared on video.

[OKREF]

The Rutgers University General Counsel has also resigned. This was the guy who told Pernetti that they couldn't fire Rice because he hadn't violated school policies.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by OKREF

The Rutgers University General Counsel has also resigned. This was the guy who told Pernetti that they couldn't fire Rice because he hadn't violated school policies.

President said he was told they didn't have "cause," so he just fired him without it. I'm guessing that means his contract will be paid out as written