John Chaney
Temple has suspended head basketball coach John Chaney for the remainder of the regular season for his actions in the game against St. Joseph's. He put a player in the game with specific instructions for rough play. The Temple player fouled out in four minutes, but not before breaking the arm of St. Joseph's forward John Bryant. Chaney had suspended himself for one game, but after learning of the results of the medical exam on the Bryant, Temple apparently felt that wasn't enough. To his credit, I suppose, Chaney eventually apologized, spoke with Bryant, and offered to pay all medical bills.
ESPN writer Pat Forde still feels Temple's punishment for Chaney is too light, and he may be right:
"Tell John Chaney we'll see him in October 2005. At the earliest.
"Bryant is missing more than just a handful of games. He won't suit up when the Hawks play at George Washington on March 1, which is a homecoming game for a kid from northern Virginia. He won't suit up on Senior Day March 5 against Fordham. He won't suit up for his final A-10 tournament, or for an expected St. Joe's bid to either the NCAAs or the NIT.
"Those are highlight moments in a collegian's career. And now they're gone, because a Hall of Fame coach couldn't handle the officials' failure to call moving screens. That's a travesty."
Has John Chaney become college basketball's Woody Hayes? He was already on an ESPN list of wild coaches, headed by Hayes, for this incident:
"Feb. 13, 1994. After Calipari's 13th-ranked UMass team beat No. 8 Temple 56-55 in Amherst, Temple coach Chaney broke into a postgame press conference being held by Calipari.
"'I'll kill your (expletive) ass. You remember that,' Chaney screamed at Calipari. 'I'll kick your ass. Kick your ass.'
"Then Chaney, saying that Calipari had intimidated the refs, started toward the UMass coach at the lectern across the room. Gerry Callahan of the Boston Herald described the scene: 'With at least one camera rolling and dozens of reporters looking on, Temple coach John Chaney charged Calipari and nearly assaulted him. (Mike) Williams got in the way and Chaney shoved the UMass junior toward Calipari, who was wisely backing up, stunned and amazed. Security guards sprinted into the interview room from all directions while Chaney continued to berate Calipari and thoroughly embarrass himself.'
"Chaney apologized after the incident, and was suspended for one game."
My hunch is that Chaney will probably move up from number eight on that list after this latest shameful incident. Bobby Knight will get jealous.
UPDATE: Pat Forde isn't the only writer who thinks Temple took it too easy on Chaney. CBS Sportsline's Gregg Doyel thinks Chaney should be fired. So do a large majority of the readers who have voted in the Sportsline online poll.
ESPN writer Pat Forde still feels Temple's punishment for Chaney is too light, and he may be right:
"Tell John Chaney we'll see him in October 2005. At the earliest.
"Bryant is missing more than just a handful of games. He won't suit up when the Hawks play at George Washington on March 1, which is a homecoming game for a kid from northern Virginia. He won't suit up on Senior Day March 5 against Fordham. He won't suit up for his final A-10 tournament, or for an expected St. Joe's bid to either the NCAAs or the NIT.
"Those are highlight moments in a collegian's career. And now they're gone, because a Hall of Fame coach couldn't handle the officials' failure to call moving screens. That's a travesty."
Has John Chaney become college basketball's Woody Hayes? He was already on an ESPN list of wild coaches, headed by Hayes, for this incident:
"Feb. 13, 1994. After Calipari's 13th-ranked UMass team beat No. 8 Temple 56-55 in Amherst, Temple coach Chaney broke into a postgame press conference being held by Calipari.
"'I'll kill your (expletive) ass. You remember that,' Chaney screamed at Calipari. 'I'll kick your ass. Kick your ass.'
"Then Chaney, saying that Calipari had intimidated the refs, started toward the UMass coach at the lectern across the room. Gerry Callahan of the Boston Herald described the scene: 'With at least one camera rolling and dozens of reporters looking on, Temple coach John Chaney charged Calipari and nearly assaulted him. (Mike) Williams got in the way and Chaney shoved the UMass junior toward Calipari, who was wisely backing up, stunned and amazed. Security guards sprinted into the interview room from all directions while Chaney continued to berate Calipari and thoroughly embarrass himself.'
"Chaney apologized after the incident, and was suspended for one game."
My hunch is that Chaney will probably move up from number eight on that list after this latest shameful incident. Bobby Knight will get jealous.
UPDATE: Pat Forde isn't the only writer who thinks Temple took it too easy on Chaney. CBS Sportsline's Gregg Doyel thinks Chaney should be fired. So do a large majority of the readers who have voted in the Sportsline online poll.
posted by Hal | 11:22 AM
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