Rutgers Women's Basketball - a team of poor sports
The Scarlet Knights are aptly named. They get red in the face when they don't win and they should be red in the face for their assinine behavior after Uconn won the Big East Championship last night . article
Cappie Pondexter, knowing she was on national tv, should never have confronted Coach Geno Auriemma with her finger in his chest after the win. She's a student/athlete and should have taken any beef she had to her own coach, self-proclaimed Jewel of the East, Vivian Stringer. Stringer should have apologized for her out-of-control player, but instead worked up the press to a froth.
"While neither side would say exactly what caused Pondexter's outburst, it appears that a hard foul by Pondexter against Charde Houston with 2:55 left started the whole thing in motion. With Houston standing on the free-throw line, Rutgers freshman guard Matee Ajavon allegedly was saying things to Houston. After hearing it, and taking offense to it, Auriemma allegedly went to lead referee Dennis DeMayo and said, You've got to shut her up."
Auriemma says it had absolutely nothing to do with Pondexter at all.
But that didn't stop Stringer from calling Auriemma's action unbecoming in her interview.
"It seems that the UConn coach made a comment that is unbecoming of a coach to any player at any time, anywhere. I'm not going to elaborate because I'm not going to get her involved in what took place, Stringer said. Cappie has too much respect for coach Auriemma."
Well I'm glad Cappie Pondexter has so much respect for Uconn's coach, god knows what she would have done if she didn't respect him!
Rutger's women team has morphed into a group of street thugs with big heads and big chips on their tatooed shoulders.
Tough that you didn't win Rutgers. You certainly made all the hard fouls you could, you talked the trash, but in the end talent won out.
Kids shouldn't be confronting coaches no matter what the coach says. And, if you want to play in the big leagues, you have to take losses with some modicum of dignity or you should stay off of national tv where, like it or not, your behavior is under scrutiny.
If I had NCAA clout I'd be coming down on Stringer big time.
There's nothing more repulsive than a group of poor sports. The whole Rutgers team needs an attitude adjustment from the coach on down.
I'm not on tv; I'm not a student/athlete so I can say:
Neener Neener Neeners
Rutgers team are weaners.
Uconn plays better and cleaner
Neener Neener Neener.
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Update: Auriemma cleared of any charges. Pondexter should be suspended for a game or two and Stinger needs a nice fat fine on her behind.
The Scarlet Knights are aptly named. They get red in the face when they don't win and they should be red in the face for their assinine behavior after Uconn won the Big East Championship last night . article
Cappie Pondexter, knowing she was on national tv, should never have confronted Coach Geno Auriemma with her finger in his chest after the win. She's a student/athlete and should have taken any beef she had to her own coach, self-proclaimed Jewel of the East, Vivian Stringer. Stringer should have apologized for her out-of-control player, but instead worked up the press to a froth.
"While neither side would say exactly what caused Pondexter's outburst, it appears that a hard foul by Pondexter against Charde Houston with 2:55 left started the whole thing in motion. With Houston standing on the free-throw line, Rutgers freshman guard Matee Ajavon allegedly was saying things to Houston. After hearing it, and taking offense to it, Auriemma allegedly went to lead referee Dennis DeMayo and said, You've got to shut her up."
Auriemma says it had absolutely nothing to do with Pondexter at all.
But that didn't stop Stringer from calling Auriemma's action unbecoming in her interview.
"It seems that the UConn coach made a comment that is unbecoming of a coach to any player at any time, anywhere. I'm not going to elaborate because I'm not going to get her involved in what took place, Stringer said. Cappie has too much respect for coach Auriemma."
Well I'm glad Cappie Pondexter has so much respect for Uconn's coach, god knows what she would have done if she didn't respect him!
Rutger's women team has morphed into a group of street thugs with big heads and big chips on their tatooed shoulders.
Tough that you didn't win Rutgers. You certainly made all the hard fouls you could, you talked the trash, but in the end talent won out.
Kids shouldn't be confronting coaches no matter what the coach says. And, if you want to play in the big leagues, you have to take losses with some modicum of dignity or you should stay off of national tv where, like it or not, your behavior is under scrutiny.
If I had NCAA clout I'd be coming down on Stringer big time.
There's nothing more repulsive than a group of poor sports. The whole Rutgers team needs an attitude adjustment from the coach on down.
I'm not on tv; I'm not a student/athlete so I can say:
Neener Neener Neeners
Rutgers team are weaners.
Uconn plays better and cleaner
Neener Neener Neener.
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Update: Auriemma cleared of any charges. Pondexter should be suspended for a game or two and Stinger needs a nice fat fine on her behind.
posted by mary bishop | 10:00 AM
5 Comments:
Wow! With those darling couplets, you'll be giving Shakespear a run.
Cap Cappie
Mute Madeee
Valium Viv
Go Huskies.
Hmmm I've had an anjou pear and a bosc pear but never a shakes pear!
I am so fresh, aren't I? But I'm still a peach or is that a pear?
Rutgers is becoming infamous for its kooky incidents. But it's also entertaining, gives us something to gossip about! : )
Yes, Irina, Rutgers is getting a reputation...and Vicious Vivian's had one for a while, but madcap pondexter didn't have a bad reputation before last night.
All athletes have an obligaton to behave properly because they are role models for the young people.
Uconn won hip hip hoory doesn't matter what Stringer might say!
Oh, You're a Peach, a punny peach at that! Sorry about K getting ill. I feel for you.
Irina has a point....I mean can you really taste the sweet of life if you haven't had the sour? (oh, sorry, MB...you can't taste, but you do have taste. Was that tasteless?)
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