Vandy coach threatens to "kill" his own player

[LawVHawk]

Not a big deal. I guess that I am the type of person who likes to handle his business behind close doors. If you are going to berate a player, do it one on one in your office, find a corridor or hallway with a little bit of privacy and then just let the kid have it. To do it, the way Stallings did it, just makes it seem like an old dude out-of-touch with today's generation of kids.

I think we can understand Stallings' reaction to it, though. It came at the end of a tough game, one that wasn't decided until the last minute or less. So emotions already are running high. A Tennessee assistant made him aware of it at the start of the post-game handshakes. Stallings was mad it happened -- just the latest incident he has had with the kid -- and wanted to be sure he made his player apologize to the Tennessee players before they all left the floor.

Bully to Stallings for yanking his player into line in front of the rest of the team and the opponents.

 

[ATLHawkeye]

If he actually kills or even harms the kid there is a story here. He got mad. Coaches get mad all of the time. I bet even the punk kid would admit he didn't feel like his life was in danger. Good grief!

Are you kidding me?... You don't think he was harmed? His feelings were hurt... and his manhood was possibly insulted! How is this poor child supposed to ever recover from that? Words hurt, my friend... words hurt.

 

[bcl20]

People need to stop getting their panties in a bunch over stupid things. Act like a punk, get treated like a punk. Bravo to coach Stallings.

Whining about poor sportsmanship is "getting your panties in a bunch" over a stupid thing.

 

[Tvismylif]

I have no problem with the coach berating or embarrassing this player like this. After all, didn't the player just embarrass himself, his team, his coaches and his university.

My only problem is with the coach choosing those words. I don't know about you, but when I hear some guy say he is going to "F___ing Kill You", I tend to laugh at him and say, ya, right. Now, if someone says they are going to kick my a$$, I tend to take them more serious.

My point is, the kid knows the coach isn't going to kill him. It would be much more effective to say, "If you ever want to wear this, or any other uniform again, you will get your sh!+ together".

But that is JMHO

 

[kicker22]

So just to be clear on this...Fran gets blasted for his antics while Stallings gets praised. Makes perfect sense to me.

Not saying they're similar instances, but I've been around and seen a lot of irate coaches and never once heard one mention ******* killing someone. Not condoning his behavior but maybe it would be wise to think before he speaks.

 

[Eyedoctim]

How bout the irony of "doing it in the name of good sportsmanship." Looks like Stallings heart in the right place, but have the good sense to get in the kids face in the privacy of the locker room, don't belittle him in front of the other team/cameras/general public. Other than that, kudos to Stallings to sticking to his beliefs. Good to see a coach with some balls.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Whining about poor sportsmanship is "getting your panties in a bunch" over a stupid thing.

So are you saying you didn't like that Stallings had a problem with what the kid did? I think they should do away with the hand shake line anymore. It's forcing these kids to pretend to respect each other after games when they usually don't. Hell why pro baseball players shake each others hands after games when they win has never made any sense to me. Don't get me wrong I think sportsmanship is a big thing and should be stressed to kids. But since there are so few of coaches out there like Stallings to put their foot down on them to try and teach them that in fact most are anything but very sportsmanlike themselves. So because of that why go through the charade? That's all it is. Fran when I see him go through the line never says a word to the other kids. Occasionally he'll have a brief word with the other coach but that's it. I don't think most take it seriously so why bother.

 

[HawkWT]

Wilbon's logic:

"I'll f'ing kill you" - to an amateur athlete OK!
"Ask an intelligent question." to a paid reporter BULLY!

 

[docholihawk]

We are living in a hyper sensitive world where any comment is jumped upon by so many who feel they are so above others they think people should be executed for making a mistake. We've also gone to a society that blames everything on adults and the children are mere victims in all there choices. Very few people would measure up to the standards we set for others while we ourselves would fall woefully short of them. People need to wake up, you're not raising children, you're raising adults.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

 

[Sparky]

Whining about poor sportsmanship is "getting your panties in a bunch" over a stupid thing.

I know. That's what I said. Thanks for backing me up on this!

 

[1hawkeye1]

Check your privilege, Stallings.

 

[kicker22]

We are living in a hyper sensitive world where any comment is jumped upon by so many who feel they are so above others they think people should be executed for making a mistake. We've also gone to a society that blames everything on adults and the children are mere victims in all there choices. Very few people would measure up to the standards we set for others while we ourselves would fall woefully short of them. People need to wake up, you're not raising children, you're raising adults.

I agree with a lot of this, but in my opinion it isn't that he called him out or got on his butt, but rather what he said. I mean for a coach or any other "professional" position to tell anyone else they're going to kill them is just idiotic. Its something you simply don't throw out there wen you're doing a job.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Im so mad I could burn down a business right after my friends and I loot the place. I feel hopeless and need free stuff to make it stop.

Post. Of. Year. And decade. And strong contender for millennium.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

I hope this situation doesn't harm Coach Stallings. He's been a class act his whole career. Veterans on this site might remember that Stallings was offered the Iowa job but decided to stay at Vanderbilt. So Iowa went to their second choice--Likliter.

Cubs fans felt the same way after the Lou Brock-for-Ernie Broglio trade!

 

[mopkins]

Wilbon better call him a bully

 

[NEIChawk]

Wilbon better call him a bully

Better yet, Mike Wilbon will probably refer to Coach Stallings as that and somehow group him with "that coach from Iowa" spiel.....

"Coach Stallings should be ashamed of himself and the words that came out of his mouth should never have been said". "It reminds me from two weeks ago at a certain press conference, when there was "poke-gate", and the words that came out of a "certain coach from Iowa". I think the NCAA should ban both of these men immediately."

Or something like that.....

 

[DDThompson]

Not a big deal. I guess that I am the type of person who likes to handle his business behind close doors. If you are going to berate a player, do it one on one in your office, find a corridor or hallway with a little bit of privacy and then just let the kid have it. To do it, the way Stallings did it, just makes it seem like an old dude out-of-touch with today's generation of kids.

Yeah. I think the same thing about handling discipline behind closed doors most of the time. Exceptions would be:

1. The behind doors discipline doesn't or hasn't worked. No problem with public discipline.

2. When the bad behavior is done in public. If someone doesn't want to be embarrassed in public then don't be a d-bag and try to embarrass someone else in public.

 

[DDThompson]

We are living in a hyper sensitive world where any comment is jumped upon by so many who feel they are so above others they think people should be executed for making a mistake. We've also gone to a society that blames everything on adults and the children are mere victims in all there choices. Very few people would measure up to the standards we set for others while we ourselves would fall woefully short of them. People need to wake up, you're not raising children, you're raising adults.

<< stands and slow claps>>

I don't use vulgarity but I don't have a problem with Stallings reaction.

 

[Bigtenchamp]

Sorry for posting this in the Iowa hoops forum but there didn't appear to be a more appropriate place for it.

Kevin Stallings was caught on national TV going ballistic on his own player after learning he had taunted an opponent in the closing seconds of Vanderbilt's 73-65 road win over Tennessee Thursday night. Stallings grabbed freshman forward Wade Baldwin out of the handshake line, berated him, told him to apologize, and at one point remarked, "I'll f---ing kill you." Stallings said later it was not the first time he had had to deal with Baldwin over his sportsmanship and remarked that his player has a lot of growing up to do.

Stallings later went on to not only apologize to Tennessee players and fans, but also for the comments he made, which he said were "inappropriate."

First, IMHO, it was very good to see a coach so aggressively and publicly deal with poor sportsmanship by one of his players. If only other coaches (cough, The Mayor up the road, cough) would do the same. And fine to apologize to the opponents. But I don't think he needed to express regret for what he said to his player. He was trying to drive home a point that apparently has not been absorbed by his player so far.

Some TV talking heads are suggesting Stallings should be suspended for a game as punishment. I would hope not.

Story, with video:

Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings threatens to "kill" freshman, apologizes

Did that Dillweed try to say that the kid really wasn't taunting or doing anything?

Wow lol...