Cats / Bama

[Fishin is life]

Wow, I'm a huge Cats/SEC fan but to say the SEC is better than the Big East in basketball....come on now.....The SEC will get 4 or 5 teams in the big dance and you might see one of them make it past the second round....I believe UK will be a sweet 16 team but after watching the debacle against Bama a run that deep might even surprise me....Jones has that "play when I want to" attitude that drives coaches nuts....If Cal did in fact use that kind of language with him then something needs to be done....No one, not even someone playing under you, deserves to be talked to like that...Playing basketball through high school and college I had some coaches get in my face, which is something they have to do from time to time, but nothing like that.....It's starting to look like a team that goes 2 games over .500 could come away with a SEC regular season title....Put Pitt, Cuse, Nova, UConn, and maybe even Gtown in the SEC and they win it hands down....after those 5 the conference drops off sharply....You've got L'ville, West Virginia, Marquette, and Notre Dame....and I don't have to mention that UK has handled 2 of the latter 4 quite easily...So to say the SEC is overly weak might be a stretch....However, Duke and Ohio St will at some point in the tournament play for the national championship....If Kyrie Irving comes back healthy I'm not sure there's a team in the country that can play with Duke

[DJD]

Jones has that "play when I want to" attitude that drives coaches nuts....If Cal did in fact use that kind of language with him then something needs to be done....No one, not even someone playing under you, deserves to be talked to like that...Playing basketball through high school and college I had some coaches get in my face, which is something they have to do from time to time, but nothing like that

I respect your opinion but....I'm ok with that language once in awhile or in the heat of the battle. I bet it happens alot more than some folks want to admit. Coach K, Bobby Knight, Pitino, Donovan and others have prolly said it at games/practice and at these young men. The majority of young men at this level of ball have been talked to like that(IMO) and use that same language.

Sure the camera catching it was very unfortunate for Cal but I give him a pass on this because he is dealing with spoiled kids who think they walk on water (most of the time). Heck some folks were calling for his job?? Really??? Wonder how many of those folks have heard of Rap music? Been in a High School lately or seen the sexting that goes on with KIDS?? Politicians and others use it on National TV!!! Might be time for some of those folks to do a reality check. It's a different world than some care to admit.

He did the right thing to make it go away...apologize....and make sure the camera isn't on next time he says it.

A previous thread about us becoming a nation of wussies comes to mind.

[Fishin is life]

DJD i agree with most things you said....and having played ball I've had teammates mouth off and be told to shut the hell up or something along those lines...but to say FU or F off, i think that might be crossing the line a little....9 times out of 10 a man says that to another man you've got a fight on your hands....and players are put in a position where they can't react like most humans would for fear of being benched the rest of the season....anybody remember latrell spreewell choking his coach?...I agree it goes on more than we think it does but that doesn't mean its right....there are better ways of getting a players attention and commanding more respect than how he attempted to do it

[MrSplitshot]

Robert Montgomery Knight has probably used worse language during the team prayer...

I do respect everyone's view, but I think this whole "to-do" about Cal's language is overblown. You're dealing with young kids...basketball players...who have grown up talking that way. If you want to get through to them, I say talk like them and throw it right back their way.

"Now, Gosh Terrance. You certainly are being a little selfish with your level of play there guy. How's about you hustle a bit and make a little better effort at passing the ball and looking for your open teammates, because after all fella, this is a team sport." =FAIL

"Pass the ball you selfish mother******!" =WIN

I guess I take language for what it is....words....who cares! I drop a few f-bombs daily. I don't really think it makes me a bad guy. It simply lets me blow off a little steam and emphasize how unhappy I am about something without punching someone in the face. A much better alternative for the sake of peace.

I mean, it's like watching Smokey and the Bandit on cable....them changing Sum'bitch to Scum'bum really chaps me.

I do always watch my language around kids. And, I always watch my language around people whom I think it might offend...even though I think they are being ******-*** little ******* about it.

[Fishin is life]

LOL at splitshot....I also use that language but that doesn't mean they do....All I'm saying is that if i talked to another man like that i would expect a fight, and not a verbal one