McCaffery still fiery on the court - timesunion.com

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

McCaffery still fiery on the court - Times Union

A few guys from Frans former Siena teams talk about Fran. From article:

"Coach gets fired up out there," said former Siena guard Tay Fisher, who went to two NCAA Tournaments with McCaffery. "That's one reason why we like him so much. When he does things like that, it's to show that he cares about us. That's Coach Mac, man."

 

[IowaFan81]

Why do writers insist he threw a chair @ MSU? He isn't Coach Knight. I like how his former players stick for him and say there's a difference between what he does and what Rutgers Coach did. They have no reason to lie now.

 

[BILLBUCKNER]

Why do writers insist he threw a chair @ MSU? He isn't Coach Knight. I like how his former players stick for him and say there's a difference between what he does and what Rutgers Coach did. They have no reason to lie now.

This..Fran's players love playing for him. I don't care if Fran blows a lid once in a while and gets ejected. He is not the guy that will sit there and ask sir may I have another. On a side note looking at the schedule.. have you noted that most of our future games will be televised on ESPN=big time exposure for the program which will make recruiting that much easier.

Fran is the man building something great here. I care about watching Iowa BB again.I had given up on it in the latter Alford run and the Lick disaster. It's exiting again. And I'm MAD.

 

[jackl]

]Why do writers insist he threw a chair @ MSU?[/B] He isn't Coach Knight. I like how his former players stick for him and say there's a difference between what he does and what Rutgers Coach did. They have no reason to lie now.

What do you want them to write,that he accidentally dropped it?

 

[atomicblue224]

McCaffery still fiery on the court - Times Union

A few guys from Frans former Siena teams talk about Fran. From article:

"Coach gets fired up out there," said former Siena guard Tay Fisher, who went to two NCAA Tournaments with McCaffery. "That's one reason why we like him so much. When he does things like that, it's to show that he cares about us. That's Coach Mac, man."

That's my favorite newspaper !

 

[HawkeyeShane]

What do you want them to write,that he accidentally dropped it?

Exactly! Go to the other extreme instead of saying "he slammed it down" instead of making it sound as if he chucked it across the arena! Well done!

 

[HawkeyeShane]

My favorite part of the article was the pic.

"Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery, second from left"...OH! There he is!

 

[Skeets77]

Until Fran gets some serious therapy or changes his style which isn't going to happen he is going to continue to be a smoke stack ready to blow during games. (Coaching 101 how to communicate with your players) @BILLBUCKNER Do the players really love playing for Fran when he's frustrated and yelling at them. If he doesn't get this taken care of it will cost him his job someday.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Until Fran gets some serious therapy or changes his style which isn't going to happen he is going to continue to be a smoke stack ready to blow during games. (Coaching 101 how to communicate with your players) @BILLBUCKNER Do the players really love playing for Fran when he's frustrated and yelling at them. If he doesn't get this taken care of it will cost him his job someday.

Since you obviously didn't read the article. Here's another part from a former player:

"If (McCaffery) screams at you, he'd pull you over to the side later, talk to you about what happened."

Theres a lot more to the relationship between coach and player than we get to see.

 

[WindsorHawk]

Until Fran gets some serious therapy...[/COLOR]

LOL - He's coaching in a competitive situation...not participating in a finger painting class.

 

[ssckelley]

Since you obviously didn't read the article. Here's another part from a former player:

"If (McCaffery) screams at you, he'd pull you over to the side later, talk to you about what happened."

Theres a lot more to the relationship between coach and player than we get to see.

That is the key, I have coached and might have raised my voice a time or 2. You can get a way with it if you sit down with the player later and explain to them what they can do better, plus it helps when you have something good to say about them as well. If you don't do this then you end up being the coach that is a jerk and yells all the time.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Until Fran gets some serious therapy or changes his style which isn't going to happen he is going to continue to be a smoke stack ready to blow during games. (Coaching 101 how to communicate with your players) @BILLBUCKNER Do the players really love playing for Fran when he's frustrated and yelling at them. If he doesn't get this taken care of it will cost him his job someday.

And to your smoke stack comment, there's this from the article:

McCaffery once told me that in his entire coaching career, he'd picked up only a handful of technical fouls that he didn't get on purpose to either make a point or motivate his team. So it wasn't surprising to hear him say the first technical foul at Wisconsin was all part of the game plan. Some of his tirades are more staged theatrics than unadulterated rage. He knows what he's doing.

 

[HawkeyeShane]

The second tech obviously wasn't intentional though and I'd love to find out what happened on that one that set him off for real. I'm guessing the ref came at him something snarky as he T'd him up and Fran is going to keep that to himself so it doesn't burn a bridge and remains a "heat of the moment" deal.

 

[BILLBUCKNER]

Skeets77 as another posters noted..did you bother to read the linked article. I will be upset with Fran if I hear allegations from players that they are being abused like the Rutgers coach or Bobby K. But from everything I have hear and I live in North Liberty.. his players love playing for him. His conduct is on the court is no different than many other coaches in the league. I want them to be treated the same as Fran.

 

[IowaFan81]

What do you want them to write,that he accidentally dropped it?

Well since he neither threw it or accidentally dropped i would prefer they say the truth not make stuff up. He slammed it down, big difference. Throwing it has the potential to hit someone, slamming it straight down while holding onto to it doesn't.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Chair McCaffery spiked sells for $2,100 at auction « Big Ten Network

Chair sold for $2,100 at auction.

 

[jacknicholson]

The second tech obviously wasn't intentional though and I'd love to find out what happened on that one that set him off for real. I'm guessing the ref came at him something snarky as he T'd him up and Fran is going to keep that to himself so it doesn't burn a bridge and remains a "heat of the moment" deal.

Sure seemed like he was set up on that one. The ref seems to walk into Fran. Too much ego and cowardly to handle Fran's explanations......

The referee obviously initiates contact putting his hand on Fran's chest.....

Very good posts on this topic......

 

[jacknicholson]

Chair McCaffery spiked sells for $2,100 at auction « Big Ten Network

Chair sold for $2,100 at auction.

I had a $2,000 limit and stopped, I was a fool.....

 

[ssckelley]

Rather have a coach like this on the bench?

This is how he handles officials:

OR THIS!

 

[jackl]

Well since he neither threw it or accidentally dropped i would prefer they say the truth not make stuff up. He slammed it down, big difference. Throwing it has the potential to hit someone, slamming it straight down while holding onto to it doesn't.

Not a difference at all.Btw,it hit Gatens

Slam: 2. To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise