Filo
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Post by Filo on Feb 24, 2012 23:17:31 GMT -5
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Post by RDF on Feb 24, 2012 23:54:03 GMT -5
Knight is not like his dad at all and for him to say this--these guys must really be something "special".
Too many of these guys who play today think showing up is "competing" and a standard is "coach dogging me". It's a tired act and nothing wrong with calling out guys who mail it in. If they want to take a dump on their teammates, coaches, the school, fans, and mail it in--then they should be called out--especially when their immaturity extends off the court and they show no signs of being able to handle responsibility or function in an organized setting.
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Filo
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Post by Filo on Feb 25, 2012 0:38:24 GMT -5
Knight is not like his dad at all and for him to say this--these guys must really be something "special". Too many of these guys who play today think showing up is "competing" and a standard is "coach dogging me". It's a tired act and nothing wrong with calling out guys who mail it in. If they want to take a dump on their teammates, coaches, the school, fans, and mail it in--then they should be called out--especially when their immaturity extends off the court and they show no signs of being able to handle responsibility or function in an organized setting. That was my first thought too. But he pretty much lost his mind during that spiel. I know nothing about them, so I don't know if it was warranted or not, but he really threw those kids under the bus (talking about drugs, etc.). Wow. |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Feb 25, 2012 10:12:01 GMT -5
Support from the Lamar community has been 100% behind Knight.
For a program that didn't even qualify for the Southland tournament over three years before Knight arrived (no small feat), he has them in line for a chance at an NCAA autobid...or did, because the Cardinals have dropped three of four.
Amidst this, the local reports are awful: four players overslept and missed the bus to their road game last week at George Mason, two missed a team breakfast, two missed breakfast and the morning shootaround. One player was suspended a game for being "uncoachable at practice", another suspended three games after being arrested this past week on drug possession in his dorm room. One would think the Lamar seniors would care a little more about their program, but apparently not.
One can only imagine the penalty if someone overslept or decided to skip a shootaround in the Thompson era, much less the more serious issues.
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Post by Elvado on Feb 25, 2012 13:39:44 GMT -5
Just ask my namesake what happened when a player spent the night at Pub After hours and fell asleep at practice...
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