RIP John Chaney.

[tlongII]

Dead at 89. Didn’t see a thread so I started one. He was such a terrific coach at Temple. I can’t figure out his zone defenses.

 

[MickZagger]

Haha he was a nut. Kind of the Woody Hayes/Bobby Knight of college hoops. He had some fun teams back in the day with Aaron McKie, Mark Macon and Eddie Jones

 

[blazerkor]

I loved watching him on the sidelines. He would walk around so animated. Shrugging and throwing his hands up. If it was at his players or the refs, it didn't really matter. He was fantastic, even if his coaching style brought games to a grinding halt. One of the best ever to do it.

 

[jlprk]

From Wikipedia:

On February 13, 1994, Chaney threatened to kill then-University of Massachusetts Amherst coach John Calipari at a post-game news conference, where Calipari was speaking at a podium. Chaney entered the conference mid-speech, calling him an "Italian son-of-a-bitch," accusing Calipari of manipulating the referees. When Calipari attempted to respond to the accusations, Chaney yelled, "Shut up goddammit!", and proceeded to charge the stage, before being stopped by security. While being held back, Chaney shouted, "When I see you, I'm gonna kick your ass!" As security restrained Chaney, he repeatedly yelled, "I'll kill you!" and angrily admitted telling his players to "knock your fucking kids in the mouth." Chaney received a one-game suspension for the incident...In 2005, Chaney ordered backup forward Nehemiah Ingram into the game to commit hard fouls against Big 5 rival Saint Joseph's in response to what he thought were several missed calls by the referees. After the game Chaney admitted to "sending a message" and stated "I'm going to send in what we used to do years ago, send in the goons." John Bryant of Saint Joseph's suffered a fractured arm as a result of an intentional foul.

Chaney belongs in Congress.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...tation-with-republican-lawmaker-idUSKBN29Y2YR

 

[tlongII]

From Wikipedia:



Chaney belongs in Congress.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...tation-with-republican-lawmaker-idUSKBN29Y2YR

You know that Chaney and Calipari became very close friends after Chaney retired don't you?

 

[stampedehero]

Dead at 89. Didn’t see a thread so I started one. He was such a terrific coach at Temple. I can’t figure out his zone defenses.

He was a huge favorite in the area. He always had that ability to make his players do more than the opponent. I also like Coach Pete Carrill from Princeton. Got to meet Pete . Class guy.

 

[stampedehero]

Haha he was a nut. Kind of the Woody Hayes/Bobby Knight of college hoops. He had some fun teams back in the day with Aaron McKie, Mark Macon and Eddie Jones

McKie played for the Sixers too.

 

[RoseCityRebel]

Haha he was a nut. Kind of the Woody Hayes/Bobby Knight of college hoops. He had some fun teams back in the day with Aaron McKie, Mark Macon and Eddie Jones

Mark Macon and Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf) were two of my favorite college players to watch from the late 80s-early ‘90s.