Disappointing. I really like John Chaney. I grew up as an Indiana basketball fanatic and remained so until Sept. 10, 2000--and as a former Indiana fan, I have a great deal of respect for the way Chaney runs the show. He doesn't take any crap, and he didn't send in this kid to break anyone's arm, I'm sure. I think it was a notion of "if you get physical, we'll get physical right back." Can't let yourself get pushed around in things like this.
Chaney is a great coach and I think all this stuff about how coaches are rough on players is just PC crap. He threatened to kill Calipari--shoot, if I had to coach in the same league as that jackass, I might do the same thing. I've had the pleasure to meet Chaney on several occassions and he's always seemed to me to be very genuine; what you see seems to be what you get. His kids win basketball games, they graduate, and he turns a lot of troubled kids into productive adults. Good for him. Of course, maybe I'm a little biased--he did refer to himself once as "the black Bob Knight."
I wish Chaney the best and hope to see him on the bench next year.
hey you have personal experience with the man. I dont know if that is bias or not. Sports fans can't be expected to be objective anyhow.
I never thought one game was enough, but I still dont think he should be fired. Never know, he might step down on his own, but we will see.