Scotty Bowman was a great coach, but was he good to his players? Did he treat them in a conscientious manner?
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Bowman was in charge.  He changed players' roles and ice time when he decided it was needed, usually without explaining himself to them.  While playing for him, most players felt that they didn't know the man, nor did they understand what made him tick.  He was not a great communicator, but he was the greatest coach in NHL history.  His players didn't particularly like him, but he had a way of making winners out of them.  Since winning is the objective in any sport, players who got to play for Scotty Bowman were fortunate indeed.
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Lance was a jerk.  \nDon't get me wrong, as an athlete I loved him.  \nHis bravado, determination, and need to demolish his opponents was breath-taking.  But those same qualities also made him many enemies.  Especially with those panty-wearing euro-weenies.
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John Salley was a great player who was tough, consistent, and came to play day in and day out on a team that was pretty damn tough. Yes, in my book, one hell of a player..... LOVE the BEST DAMN..............
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no !!!!!!!.\n\nhe is a great player but will notb e a good coach . a good coach is not only great in skills but he is good in his temper , his way of handling  pressure and the team , encouraging them , finding new talent , right tactics and many more things . lippi was a perfect example . but zidane does not hav many things that are needed for a good coach.\n\nwhen will you stop insulting zidane ??
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absolutely not. he was sticking up for a teammate like players do all the time. he unfortunately took things a little too far and injured another player. it could've happened to anyone! would you like to be shunned for life if u made a mistake?
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Yeah, they got Whitiker sitting on the bench.  When they've let him play he's shown a different sort of game ability.  The staff has the best read of the abilities you mention.  They see the kids every day.  Still, Tech has left better players sitting on the bench because Beamer won't adapt to reality season after season, or some warped loyalty or stubborness.  This wouldn't be the first season that the team didn't have the chance it would have had, at the best record possible.  Probably true of most college teams.  No way of knowing what the coaches may know about I. Whitiker's readiness to play ball.  With you, though, I don't have confidence in Beamer's ability to coach  at a higher level.
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Coach Mangini tried to talk to him after the Jets beat the Patriots, but Billichek snubbed him and wouldn't even shake hands. He's being a poor sport because Mangini left as one of his Assistant's to take the Head Coaching job with the Jets, which is common practice. Billichek is also going through a divorce, so he's obviously not easy to get along with. Three star players left his team as well due to conflicts with him. He's a great Coach, but he's not the friendliest guy, to say the least. I hope this answers your question? As long as he has Tom Brady at QB, the Pat's will be contenders.
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Great players are just that. Individual players. And it is true that without individually great players it would be much more difficult for a coach to development a winning team.\n\nHowever, it is the coach who developes great players into great teams. The coach deserves as much or possibly more credit for team performance than any individual star player.
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I don't know, but I'd sure like to know also! He was one of my favorite coaches until they did him wrong!!
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I agree with you and he was very nice person. For others good players we can't say that.
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Butkus was a vicious, absolutely ruthless linebacker. He was one of the most dominant players to ever play, and many argue that he was the best LB ever. Many would argue this, but personally, I would take Singletary over Butkus. He may not have had the reputation Butkus had, but I think he was much more intelligent and had better game awareness/reading ability. I've also been around Butkus a couple times in person, and he seems to have carried his arrogance off of the field. I personally had no contact with him, but he didn't seem to be the most fan-friendly type, even when he was at a fan-oriented event. I also saw him at a small family wedding, and he kind of kept his guys around him as if to keep people away; apparently he was worried about being mobbed by the 20 or so in-laws that were there. Get over yourself, Dick. You were great, but stop making your name seem so appropriate.
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He does not deserve the recondition,Hank how ever did it .with his good altheltic ablilities,hell barrys teammates\ndont even like him ,he has a attitude problem,I hope they bean him.
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Yes, He is one of the best. he has one of the biggest hearts of any football player is a huge locker room influence and is like a coach and a fan. He is humble, and always puts back into the community. He was the best to play for the Marshall Thundering Herd and has returned here regurally. I was at alot of those home games at marshall and to see what he pulled off was amazing, includeing come from behind wins. It is terrible to see his talent waisted on the Jets and then the fans turn on him like the ones above.
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i don think he was out of line.. those cards were well deserved.. the players brought that upon themselves.. i think he was fair/unfair to both sides equally !!
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I think Bob Knight's past is definately an issue in determining penalties by the NCAA.  Simply because he switched teams does not make his slate become "clean".  He made those choices to throw tantrums and his past has followed him.  I, too, am from Indiana, and this subject seems to come up every year about now.  Hopefully Bob "what's up" Knight (IU fans will get that reference) has changed his ways.  I'm going to quit talking about him before I feel his wrath reach through the computer and kick the chair out from under me.
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Mick Duram from Montana State University. He is a really good coach and just retired. But not because hes to old just wanted to coach another team.
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I think it was because they weren't what you would call NFL ready...  We all know those guys were very good college players, but they just didn't have NFL type talent...  They mostly succeeded based on K-States system...  not just off pure talent like Terrence Newmen or Darren Sproles...