Bobby Knight striking players - Punishment?
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Maybe you should learn how to read all of the comments made about this.  The kid and his parents said he did nothing wrong.\nTexas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers issued this statement Tuesday: \n\n\n"I have discussed this with Michael Prince, his parents and Coach Knight. Coach Knight did not slap Michael. Here is what happened: Michael came off the court with his head down and Coach Knight quickly lifted Michael's chin up and said, 'Hold your head up and don't worry about your mistakes. Just play the game.' In my opinion, Coach Knight did not do anything wrong."\n\n\nKnight said that Prince is an "energy kid and brings energy to every play and practice and a valuable player for us." He said the Red Raiders were faced with a crucial part of the game and Prince had made a bad pass. He said at the subsequent timeout he put his hands on Prince's shoulders.\n\n\n"Mike has a confidence problem," Knight said. "He wants to play so badly that it hurts him. I told him, 'Mike we've got to have you playing in these circumstances.' I said, 'Are you OK playing in these circumstances?' He had his head down.\n\n “ I've spent a lifetime doing what I think is best for kids collectively and individually. I've done it my way and while my way irritated some people, so be it. ” \n  — Bob Knight \n\n\n"I flipped his chin up and told him to look me right in the eye so he could do the job we want. I said, 'Can you?' And he said 'Yes,' and I said, 'OK, sit down and let's go.' If that's an issue then I'm living in the wrong country," Knight said.\n\n\nPrince was quoted in Tuesday's Lubbock Avalanche-Journal as saying, "He was trying to teach me and I had my head down, so he raised my chin up. He was telling me to go out there and don't be afraid to make mistakes. He said I was being too hard on myself."\n\n\nAssociate head coach Pat Knight said Prince's parents, who were at the game Monday night, came by the office earlier Tuesday wondering what they could do to offer support. \n\n\n"His parents were in total shock that anything was made out of this," Bob Knight said. "If Mike had his head hanging over a mistake again I'd flip his chin up tomorrow. I'm trying to get him to be the best player he can be and his parents' answer was that they didn't expect anything else."\n\n\nKnight said Prince's parents told Knight that they have had problems with Michael not looking people in the eye. \n\n\nPat Knight said the staff was unaware there was an issue until someone had called him after the game. He said he went to his father and told him that there was a video they had to see.
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i agree with you, smoke and star29. those players are getting payed millions, but they should be able to say whats on their minds without getting fined for it. its only their opinion and even though i dont think they should get paid as much as they do, i still think they should be able to voice their opinions without getting in trouble for it. i know the nba has rules and stuff about this, but they should be able to voice their opinion shouldn't they?
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you aren't supposed to get a red card for slikde tackling someone. Maybe a yellow card if it appeared to be on purpose, but not a red card. The ref. gave 2 red cards to the US for slide tackles. The ref was also given probation because he was involved in a scam a few years back.
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A boxer in such a situation could be charged with manslaguhter in one instance only.  That is if the blow that killed the opponent was a horridly blatant and intentional foul blow (i.e. illegal late hit, or hit to the back of the head)
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No, it just means that the players that got the card will be replaced by another player in the next game. The punishment goes to the player not the team
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YES!  The Media and society has portrayed him and this incident as violent and/or violence.  And in this particular case it's not.  I agree he can sometimes be a little aggressive but, he's a coach.  Coaches get just as emotional, pumped and physical as the players do.   Not saying thats a free pass to do whatever he or she pleases.    Coaches want their players, school and themselves to succeed in life and in the game.  Knight is one of those thats very passionate about what he does and he demands respect for that.  I respect that, and I think that his past and present players do too.  Thats why the parents of Prince (the player he didn't slap but, got his attention by nudging his chin up) said he did nothing wrong.  If the parents found nothing wrong with this than, it's no one others business.  Maybe if parents today demanded respect from their kids, they wouldn't be so quick to put people like Knight, under a microscope.
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He was fined 5 cents by the NBA.  Whoops!  That's $5000 to you and me but to NBA players, it's more like 5 cents.  There has been no suspension announced so far.
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I disagree with this.  McBride needed to leave the field for blood but should not be forced to sit out for a mandatory sentence.  This would be like hockey, or even worse lacrosse, having a penalty box.  Cristiano Ronaldo got hurt early on in the game against Netherlands but forcing him to stay off the field for a minor injury is not the way to go.  If referees do their job, there will not be a problem with dives.
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He deserves the punishment he's been given.  Let him sit it out this year (and still get paid a ridculous sum of money) and maybe that will set him straight.\n\nGreat player, I agree, but calling your teammates out on a regular basis isn't cool.  The Eagles did what was right.
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You only get called for sliding into others/punching people if intentional. You are only allowed to use your hands inside the 18 yard box. your are only allowed to hold the ball (distribution wise) for 6 seconds.
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none of these games are on the level that i saw a tape of and ONE LIVE..\n\nThe tape a few years ago with the AHL affilaites of the Senators and Flyers one of the goalies literally skated across the rink and did a perfect swan dive over the pile and took on the opposing goalie. The end result was about four players LEFT COMBINED on the bench to finish the game (which didn't happen as another brawl ended the game) I think that is the current AHL penalty minute record these two teams HATE each other. \n\nThe live one. ECHL South Carolina Stingrays and legend Andy Beezeau took a hit behind the net and started the minor fight there but he was yapping all the way to the penalty box and kept right on yapping as the other player was sent to his side of the box to "cool off" Beezeau kept on yapping and literally and suddenly snapped went across his side of the box past the scorers table (the penalty box was seperated by ice officials with a door on each side) and fought him again INSIDE HIS penalty box which stopped only when both players fell back onto the ice  (Beezeau was suspended for the rest of the season but boy that WAS something to see)
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Nothing will happen but he should be suspended for that crap. You don't send someone out there JUST to hit someone. Leave the pitcher in who was in and get your revenge. That is what the rule is meant to be. Then to PULL him for having enough sense to NOT do it. Come on this crap about oh I meant to have this other guy ready. Uh-huh that is why you pulled him. This AFTER a warning was issued. The Texas Pitcher should be suspended for intentionally hitting the dude twice. Guillen should be thrown out or in the least suspended for his BS rule.
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No, being a body contact sport, it is often accidental.  Players act out of reflex.  But spear tackles should be eliminated and offending players should be banned for life.
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I thinks it's ridiculous.  I think the players should be able to express their feelings with out getting thrown out of the game. It's one thing if they are fighting or something.....but if they're just yelling out loud or just plain frustrated....that's no need for a technical foul or being ejected. It's a terrible rule and I wish they would do away with it.
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Hit hard and hit often.... unless you're trying out for setter.  And keep your mouth shut.  Coaches don't want to have to deal with problematic players.
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Probably not. It was agreed that what he did was different than the Artest-Pistons incident. He did what any human being would do if their family was threatened. No on was hurt, harmed , or threatened by him going into the stands. His ejection should be sufficent "punishment" for going into the stands.
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YEP...! - you beat me to it...! I was just about to ask that too...\n\nIt's obvious he's one of those players with a ritual of irriatating little things he MUST do every time he lines-up to send OR receive a serve, lots of pro sports-stars are superstitious like that - OR else they deliberately try to unsettle an opponent by messing about. Mary Pierce is another one... But hey...! - sometime it works... and players like that are really cheats and should be punished...!\n\nBut this bum-picking thing of Nadal sure beats me...! I reckon a best friend (or three...!) should tell him that people are beginning to talk...!  Even his best fans...!!