Winning coach in 100-0 victory fired

Yahoo/CBS11 ^ | 1-26-09

[Balding_Eagle]

Can you imagine what they would have done to Bill Gates?

[r9etb]

The second half started with a score of 59-0. Seeing that we would win by too wide of a margin, running down the clock was the only logical course of action left. Contrary to the articles, there were only a total of four 3-point baskets made; three in the first quarter, and only one in the third quarter. I continued to sub in bench players, play zone defense, and run the clock for the rest of the game. We played fair and honorably within the rules and in the presence of the parents, coaches, and athletic directors for both Covenant School and Dallas Academy.

Leaving aside the fact that this is a guy who's in self-defense mode, and whose comments would be expected to be self-serving -- and possibly vetted by his attorney -- I notice that his team somehow managed to score 41 points in the second half, although they allegedly "ran the clock." How to explain?

"Dallas Academy coach Jeremy Civello told the Dallas Morning News that the game turned into a 'layup drill,' with the opposing team's guards waiting to steal the ball and drive to the basket. Covenant scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and 'finally eased up when they got to 100 with about four minutes left,' he said."

According to one article, "A parent who attended the game said Covenant continued to make three-pointers - even in the fourth quarter. "

Grimes states that they only "made" one three in the second half ... but how many did they take? More, if we are to believe the witness.

And then there's this little nugget, which Mr. Grimes fails to address at all (I wonder why?): "... spectators and an assistant coach were cheering wildly as their team edged closer to 100 points."

Sorry, but I think it's pretty clear that Mr. Grimes is being somewhat less than honest here.

[rbmillerjr]

The coach was fired so he could fully represent his view on the game. He should be thankful to the school for gaving given him this opportunity.

“In reporting the firing, Kyle Queal, Covenant’s head of school, emphasized that former coach Micah Grimes “now only represents himself” when discussing the game, which has become a national talking point. Queal said he could not say whether the firing was a direct result of the posting and declined to answer any questions.”

LOL, he was fired for being stupid....twice.

[GeronL]

pummeling?

we are discussing a sport where the rules are agreed upon before the event

[Thumper1960]

Perhaps those students will learn something the leagues organizers failed to understand and implement for their league: the concept of mercy.

While I believe the coach showed a lack of class, he should not have been dismissed. For everything we do in our lives, win or lose, we can learn a lesson. Coach's lesson could have been learned from a school administration less concerned by appearances and more by Christian/religious values.

I seem to recall a message of Christian mercy to the unmerciful.

[Thumper1960]

See #145

[GeronL]

this was not humiliation. Humiliation would be “okay, we are far enough ahead that we are going to go easy on you”

That would make the other team upset. or should.

[pgkdan]

I’ll stand with the winning coach. The other team should not have been on the court and if the school administrators had a problem with this score they should have called the game. I see absolutely no reason or justice to deprive a man and his family of his livlihood for doing what he was hired to do.

[GeronL]

a mercy rule would be good. 50-0, game over

[Dionysius]

Another instance of how Political Correctness has doomed our society. Whoever, out of some distorted view of fairness, placed a team destined to lose chronically into a competitive league should be shot.

[rbmillerjr]

I’m surprised by the bleeding heart liberals on FR. The school fired him because they could. It is there school and they can do what they want.

It’s just the marketplace of ideas working.

[GeronL]

the winners were the chronic losers a few years ago

[pgkdan]

There comes a point where winning becomes humiliation. Scoring 100 points to 0 against a winless and small school borders on humiliation and senseless degradation.

It be even more humiliating to me to be on the court and have the opposing teamn not even try to take a shot because they felt sorry for us.

[beandog]

The bleeding heart liberals are the ones who say he should be fired for doing his job and hurting peoples feelings.

The school can fire anybody they want to, that doesn’t make it right.

[Thumper1960]

If they had had that rule in place, there would be no outcry.

Had I been the coach, by the time the score had reached a margin where winning was the foregone conclusion, I'd have asked the opposition coach to come to a mutual decision. I believe that by "halftime", there would have been a clear picture of where that game was going. Leading by 59-0, facing a team with virtually no depth and a 4 year winless record. While I believe in miracles, there was no way that team was going to be competitive after halftime.

[rbmillerjr]

The Covenant parents felt differently about their “win”.

“Cheryl Bugg, whose daughter is one of Covenant’s top players, said she didn’t want to talk about the firing.

She said the parents of the team’s eight players met with school officials Saturday and outlined three goals for the program:

“We want to represent Christ with the highest respect, we don’t want to humiliate anyone ever and we want our students to be enthusiastic in everything they do.”

[GeronL]

this ‘mutual decision’ cannot violate the league rules though

[rbmillerjr]

“The school can fire anybody they want to, that doesn’t make it right.”

The school thinks it is right and that is what matters.

...free marketplace of ideas...

[Twink]

Thank you so much for posting that link.

I tried to keep up with this story since I first read about it here last week and revisited it last night and today.

[mysterio]

Sounds like that other team needs a bailout. Somebody call Ben Bernanke.