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KC Tattoo · 11-22-2012, 09:05 AM

Morehead State coach Sean Woods pushes player to tears with bench outburst
Rob Dauster
Nov 21, 2012, 11:14 PM EST
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I don’t know the story behind the relationship that Morehead State head coach Sean Woods has with anyone on his team.

And frankly, I don’t care about it.

For all I know, Devon Atkinson could be the biggest pain in the you know what that Woods has ever coached. He could talk back. He could curse out his coach. He might kick puppies. He could even use the last of the milk in his morning cereal and put the empty carton back into the fridge.

I don’t know. And neither do you.

Which is why Woods’ reaction on the bench during Morehead State’s 81-70 loss to is so problematic.

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If you haven’t seen it yet, Woods nearly reduced Atkinson to tears on Wednesday night. During a timeout at the 5:51 mark, Woods shoved Atkinson towards the team huddle and then twice went nose-to-nose with the player, screaming at him.

Personally, I don’t have a huge issue with this. Did Woods go too far here? Probably, yes. Is Woods a guy that I would want to play for? No. Would it be the style that I coached in? Probably not. But this Morehead State team is one that thrives on hustle and energy, and it’s not crazy to think that they thrive on their fiery head coach for that. Every athlete has, at some point in their life, played for a ‘screamer’. You deal with it.

The bigger issue is that this is going to be the topic of conversation coming out of this game. Case in point: this post. I’m 250 words into the post, and I’m just now mentioning the fact that for 30 minutes on Wednesday night, Morehead State took it to Kentucky in Rupp. It was a sensational performance that included a 16-0 run in the first half. The Eagles weren’t able to hold on to complete the upset, but that’s expected.

They’re Morehead State.

And they were playing Kentucky.

But their performance was admirable, to say the least.

And it’s going to get buried by the mountain of criticism that Woods will receive because he pushed a player to the brink of tears on the bench.

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Q? They sure are going off on this on ESPN & Mike & Mike. I didn't see another thread but they were slamming that coach.

demonhero · 11-22-2012, 10:00 AM

Grown men... nothing to see move on. Some of you jokers want to desensitize everybody and it ain't happening. You can see the black and white guys on the bench look over for a second and then look away.

JASONSAUTO · 11-22-2012, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by demonhero

Grown men... nothing to see move on. Some of you jokers want to desensitize everybody and it ain't happening. You can see the black and white guys on the bench look over for a second and then look away.

would you be ok with it if the player had punched the coach?

Grown men and all...

Maybe the other players were embarrassed for the guy.
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JASONSAUTO · 11-22-2012, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

Young men break down in sobbing fits during job performance reviews where the information is delivered in a normal tone too.

That kids was acting like a punk and was back talking his coach. He had an ass chewing coming from what I see.

Having trouble feeling bad about it for that kid who is essentially getting a free ride to college to do what that coach asks him to do. Every person is wired different and some people, particularly those who have never had it, need a boot in the ass once in a while to get results.

the kid was walking off the court. The coach was screaming at him. He went to walk to the bench coach pushes him. ANOTHER coach gets in players face, head coach comes back in screaming while other coach holds kid there to take it.

**** that. Sorry. If that had been my child, grown or not, I've got a ****ing problem.
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**Iowanian** · 11-22-2012, 10:12 AM

I wonder what he did? The crowd was booing him.

It looked to me like the coach told him to get his ass to the sideline and he ignored him and back talked and then moped over, and then back talked both of the coaches who got into his face.

demonhero · 11-22-2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

would you be ok with it if the player had punched the coach?

Grown men and all...

Maybe the other players were embarrassed for the guy.
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Yes, and I would bet on the other players making him regret throwing the punch.

JASONSAUTO · 11-22-2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by demonhero

Yes, and I would bet on the other players making him regret throwing the punch.

Lol. Yeah right. His teammates? Ok
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**Iowanian** · 11-22-2012, 10:25 AM

I once mouthed off to a ref in a fit of anger and then some people in the crowd got on me and I said something to them.

I was pulled off of the competition area by a 2 hand throat choke, lifted off the ground and screamed at like the Macho Man. I had every bit of it coming and I learned a lot about a better way to respond.

demonhero · 11-22-2012, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Lol. Yeah right. His teammates? Ok
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Yep.... probably hold him up, so the coach can open up his ears and take that dazed wtf did I do coach look of his face.

Inmem58 · 11-22-2012, 10:27 AM

What's the deal ****ing deal?

Rausch · 11-22-2012, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock

When did football coaches being maniacal assholes become unacceptable?

This type of posting is unacceptable on Chiefsplanet.

We have the team name in the url and my daughter could click on this.

Shame.

FOR SHAME!

ROYC75 · 11-22-2012, 10:47 AM

From a coaching point of view, you never lay hands on a player in a hostile manor, " NEVER". It's bad policy, there are ways to get the kids attention, benching, running laps, game suspensions, etc.

Was the kid disrespectful to the coach, yes, but that happens and you can't stop this on the court yet you can handle it in house. The assistant coach started to step in and then stopped, but he handled it wrong. He should have be engaged in a way to defuse it, not add fuel to the heated exchange.

I was taught that as a HC or an Ass. coach here in some of the Jr Pro, MS,& HS I have worked is to separate the HC & the player, allow the HC to address the team, let things cool off and an assistant can handle the player or the coach can address him after the TO. It's how we did things here at the HS level, kids attitudes fuel quicker now days than when I went to school.

Always defuse the heated exchange and handle it in house, doing it on the court allows the world to see what type of asshole you are.

Rausch · 11-22-2012, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ROYC75

From a coaching point of view, you never lay hands on a player in a hostile manor, " NEVER".

This I'll agree with.

I've been called everything but Christian as a HS athlete but never touched. Not once, and I'd argue I had a very unstable coach who got away with a ton of shady $#it.

At the next level you should expect to hear more (you're an adult) and you better be able to take more.

That said, laying your hands on a kid even in a soft manner is crossing the new line...

Setsuna · 11-22-2012, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Yeah this post makes no sense to me...
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I had a whole paragraph written out to refute your words then I looked him up realizing he is a senior. If he was a freshman than I would have posted what I had.

ROYC75 · 11-22-2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

This I'll agree with.

I've been called everything but Christian as a HS athlete but never touched. Not once, and I'd argue I had a very unstable coach who got away with a ton of shady $#it.

At the next level you should expect to hear more (you're an adult) and you better be able to take more.

That said, laying your hands on a kid even in a soft manner is crossing the new line...

This is true Brad, as an adult you have to take the high road.

ROYC75 · 11-23-2012, 02:13 PM

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...tball/21106654

1 game suspension.

11-22-2012, 09:05 AM
KC Tattoo SPOT THE PSYCHO Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ks Casino cash: $55337291	Morehead State coach Sean Woods pushes player to tears with bench outburst Morehead State coach Sean Woods pushes player to tears with bench outburst Rob Dauster Nov 21, 2012, 11:14 PM EST 2 Comments Getty Images I don’t know the story behind the relationship that Morehead State head coach Sean Woods has with anyone on his team. And frankly, I don’t care about it. For all I know, Devon Atkinson could be the biggest pain in the you know what that Woods has ever coached. He could talk back. He could curse out his coach. He might kick puppies. He could even use the last of the milk in his morning cereal and put the empty carton back into the fridge. I don’t know. And neither do you. Which is why Woods’ reaction on the bench during Morehead State’s 81-70 loss to is so problematic. FOR VIDEO: Click here. If you haven’t seen it yet, Woods nearly reduced Atkinson to tears on Wednesday night. During a timeout at the 5:51 mark, Woods shoved Atkinson towards the team huddle and then twice went nose-to-nose with the player, screaming at him. Personally, I don’t have a huge issue with this. Did Woods go too far here? Probably, yes. Is Woods a guy that I would want to play for? No. Would it be the style that I coached in? Probably not. But this Morehead State team is one that thrives on hustle and energy, and it’s not crazy to think that they thrive on their fiery head coach for that. Every athlete has, at some point in their life, played for a ‘screamer’. You deal with it. The bigger issue is that this is going to be the topic of conversation coming out of this game. Case in point: this post. I’m 250 words into the post, and I’m just now mentioning the fact that for 30 minutes on Wednesday night, Morehead State took it to Kentucky in Rupp. It was a sensational performance that included a 16-0 run in the first half. The Eagles weren’t able to hold on to complete the upset, but that’s expected. They’re Morehead State. And they were playing Kentucky. But their performance was admirable, to say the least. And it’s going to get buried by the mountain of criticism that Woods will receive because he pushed a player to the brink of tears on the bench. -- Q? They sure are going off on this on ESPN & Mike & Mike. I didn't see another thread but they were slamming that coach.
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11-22-2012, 10:00 AM	#31
demonhero Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kansas Casino cash: $8725	Grown men... nothing to see move on. Some of you jokers want to desensitize everybody and it ain't happening. You can see the black and white guys on the bench look over for a second and then look away.
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11-22-2012, 10:12 AM	#34
Iowanian Hey Jack! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Jolly Barnyard Casino cash: $417318	I wonder what he did? The crowd was booing him. It looked to me like the coach told him to get his ass to the sideline and he ignored him and back talked and then moped over, and then back talked both of the coaches who got into his face. __________________ "Silence is Golden. Duct Tape is silver"
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11-22-2012, 10:25 AM	#37
Iowanian Hey Jack! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Jolly Barnyard Casino cash: $417318	I once mouthed off to a ref in a fit of anger and then some people in the crowd got on me and I said something to them. I was pulled off of the competition area by a 2 hand throat choke, lifted off the ground and screamed at like the Macho Man. I had every bit of it coming and I learned a lot about a better way to respond. __________________ "Silence is Golden. Duct Tape is silver"
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11-22-2012, 10:27 AM	#39
Inmem58 Ya dun goofed Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Kern County, CA Casino cash: $3015155	What's the deal ****ing deal?
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11-22-2012, 10:47 AM	#41
ROYC75 Time For Your Wake Up Call !!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Barn Yard Casino cash: $28446	From a coaching point of view, you never lay hands on a player in a hostile manor, " NEVER". It's bad policy, there are ways to get the kids attention, benching, running laps, game suspensions, etc. Was the kid disrespectful to the coach, yes, but that happens and you can't stop this on the court yet you can handle it in house. The assistant coach started to step in and then stopped, but he handled it wrong. He should have be engaged in a way to defuse it, not add fuel to the heated exchange. I was taught that as a HC or an Ass. coach here in some of the Jr Pro, MS,& HS I have worked is to separate the HC & the player, allow the HC to address the team, let things cool off and an assistant can handle the player or the coach can address him after the TO. It's how we did things here at the HS level, kids attitudes fuel quicker now days than when I went to school. Always defuse the heated exchange and handle it in house, doing it on the court allows the world to see what type of asshole you are.
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11-23-2012, 02:13 PM	#45
ROYC75 Time For Your Wake Up Call !!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Barn Yard Casino cash: $28446	http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...tball/21106654 1 game suspension.
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