So Long Dean Edwards Smith, Rest In Peace ...

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Nope, I'm sick of this country revering athletes and coaches. Many of whom turn out to be other than the image they projected.
Glad they tore down the statue of Joe Paterno. The same should be done with several others.

Or maybe it's this type of story that led to his competitors liking him.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...yalty-teamwork

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Nope, I'm sick of this country revering athletes and coaches. Many of whom turn out to be other than the image they projected.
Glad they tore down the statue of Joe Paterno. The same should be done with several others.

If you had any discernment at all, you would understand that 95% of the discussion is about what a great man he was, citing the things he did away from the basketball court.

He was a great coach but he was an even better human being.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Nope, I'm sick of this country revering athletes and coaches. Many of whom turn out to be other than the image they projected.
Glad they tore down the statue of Joe Paterno. The same should be done with several others.

Couldn't you say that about anyone? I have had several people die that I know only to find out that some things were not what we seemed in the family. The reason we revere these people in sports is the same reason we revere people in business or politics or other professions when people are successful or have influenced a lot of people. Sports is no different than other parts of life.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

No it didn't. Villanova beating Georgetown in the 1985 final while only taking 28 shots, I believe only 10 in the second half, was the cause of the NCAA implementing the shot clock.

Maybe it didn't pull the trigger, but the Four Corners was there when it happened, and was an unindicted co-conspirator, or, at the least, a person of interest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_corners_offense