Eustachy was booted out of the game this evening. Once again it's "the Eustachy way" (HA article title) or the highway. Good luck Eagle fans --- you got a real jewel.
quote: Originally posted by: zebras "Eustachy was booted out of the game this evening. Once again it's "the Eustachy way" (HA article title) or the highway. Good luck Eagle fans --- you got a real jewel."
DePaul outrebounded us 41-20. That's what happens when you BOOT an all conference-caliber big man off the team.
It would help tremendously if those of you Eagle Talkers would fill us in on what happened. It's the same university, and, in many ways, the same concerns. Let's figure out what similar interests we need to talk about.
this is pitiful. eustachy isn't the first coach to get ejected from a game, and won't be the last. i've seen much better get thrown out. give it a rest!
While I was not at the game I can tell you that many times when coaches get booted from the game it is mostly for show. They are showing support for the team, typically when the team is getting tough calls from the refs. Not really very different from what happens in baseball. I agree we should let this one rest.
quote: Originally posted by: More of same "Google gives almost 400 hits for pages containing "Eustachy" and "ejected." No news here, except that he now gets ejected as a USM coach."
Eustachy was ejected because he received two technical fouls (automatic ejection on the 2nd). I wasn't at the game but understand he had reason to be upset with the officials at the time.
And yes, James Green was ejected from at least one game if not more. It is not that unusual.
Certainly for show, which is why the whole act is so appealing to Larry. BTW, I listened to the post game wrap up on the radio, where John Cox interviewed Eustachy. Eustachy went down the roster detailing everything that each player did wrong tonight. Finally, at the end he gave a muted comment about coaches sharing some of the responsibility for the big loss. It was the most pathetic display I heard from a coach in a long time. The great ones never blame everything on players, but this seems to be Larry's usual MO.
quote: Originally posted by: hotel "The great ones never blame everything on players, but this seems to be Larry's usual MO."
I am reminded of Bear Bryant's coaching shows. Almost invariably, when the team won big, he credited it to the hard work of the players & assistant coaches. And when they lost (which was rare indeed), he blamed himself for not having a better game plan.
Okay, everybody who remembers Gorgeous George raise his/her hand. The nice nurse will be around with our milk and cookies anytime now!
(I didn't realize that getting booted was part of the drama that is basketball. All I know about the game is that when you live in Kentucky, you have to pretend to be interested in it or you can't have a conversation with anybody in the winter. In Kentucky there are counties where there's not a big enough flat space for a high school football field so basketball is the really hot sport. One thing I liked about that, though, was the respect and attention the women players got -- at least at Western Kentucky when I was there. )
As for Bear, well, there are magnanimous people in every walk of life, aren't there.
The otherwise silent Sun Herald applauds Eustachy's behavior, perhaps because Thames applauds it, too. A must read moment-by-moment account of athletic professionalism in Sunday's edition, "Eustachy shows he's no pushover," http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/sports/outdoors/10770171.htm.
When the coach has been ejected, he can then blame the loss on the players & assistants. That said, the #1 reason basketball coaches draw technicals & get ejected is theatrics.
In any other sport, throwing chairs, popping towels & screaming obscenities within earshot of the fans is considered extremely poor sportsmanship. In basketball, it is considered "good coaching."
Basketball is not my favorite sport. But I guess a lot of guys enjoy watching kids running around in their sweaty boxer shorts.