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[peoriaspitfire]

If you have time, listen to the postgame press conference from Barry Hinson. It??™s quite funny and sad at the same time, but at least it made me feel better about BU Basketball for at least six minutes.


http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/december/audio-southern-illinois-coach-goes-on-incredible-rant-for-the-ages.html

[Da Coach]

If you have time, listen to the postgame press conference from Barry Hinson. It??™s quite funny and sad at the same time, but at least it made me feel better about BU Basketball for at least six minutes.


http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/december/audio-southern-illinois-coach-goes-on-incredible-rant-for-the-ages.html

Thanks, but you missed this thread where we had that posted earlier

https://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=288102#post288102

[peoriaspitfire]

Thanks, but you missed this thread where we had that posted earlier
www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=288102#post288102

Thanks coach. I looked a bit before I posted, but I missed it buried in that thread. Please delete this post for me if you like. I looked real quick and didn't see an option to do it myself.

[Big Mike]

I liked it......the sniper seal team 6 really funny!

[Bradleyfan1]

My wife would pump fake lol my fav part.

A Sniper in the gym hahahaha

[bigjimmy]

Players acting like puppy dogs, just don't know any better. Punish them by putting them on the treadmill was also classic "Barry speak". One of his players has already tweeted about the "little guy" so I'm curious how they are going to respond to Barry's 6 minutes of juicy tidbits. Barry has always been interesting to watch on the sidelines. Have placed many a bet, as have other teams fans at the Mo Valley Tournament, for when Barry takes his jacket off. Barry's a good coach but I'm afraid this is what people are going to remember him for.

[tornado]

bigjimmy, if you are a top team you can do that, but if you are seen on the recruiting trail as a rebuilding mid-major, then you don't want this kind of publicity. Most of the kids that would help SIU right now are going to have other offers - Barry can't be sending the signal that he treats the players as the problem, and that they don't have the right to an off-game without getting torn up or thrown under the bus publicly.

Heck - this is pretty much all Barry' team now - you can't use the excuse people have weakly tried to use here.
Every single player on this squad is someone Barry brought in except two- one who is his best player by far that he inherited & one Barry convinced to stay that is accountable for just 16 total points so far this season.

[lefty]

bigjimmy, if you are a top team you can do that, but if you are seen on the recruiting trail as a rebuilding mid-major, then you don't want this kind of publicity. Most of the kids that would help SIU right now are going to have other offers - Barry can't be sending the signal that he treats the players as the problem, and that they don't have the right to an off-game without getting torn up or thrown under the bus publicly.

Heck - this is pretty much all Barry' team now - you can't use the excuse people have weakly tried to use here.
Every single player on this squad is someone Barry brought in except two- one who is his best player by far that he inherited & one Barry convinced to stay that is accountable for just 16 total points so far this season.

Barry has a good track record and will be just fine. One even acknowledged he was right…yes he wished we wouldn't have been called out by name which Barry apologized for……I'm not worried about Barry…he'll be fine

[tornado]

.. One even acknowledged he was right…..

you don't think the kids are a bit of a "captive audience" whose true opinions & feelings might just be throttled a bit by fears of losing playing time for what they say & do
I know any team I was ever on, I'd probably say what Beane said whether I believed it or not just to keep my playing time.
IMO, The opinion that means the most is the one spoken by the guy who had everything to lose by being honest.

[bigjimmy]

bigjimmy, if you are a top team you can do that, but if you are seen on the recruiting trail as a rebuilding mid-major, then you don't want this kind of publicity. Most of the kids that would help SIU right now are going to have other offers - Barry can't be sending the signal that he treats the players as the problem, and that they don't have the right to an off-game without getting torn up or thrown under the bus publicly.

Tornado I don't dispute that some recruits aren't going to look too fondly at this. Did Barry go over the top? The wife's shot fake comment probably went too far but that's Barry being Barry. His teams were always very well prepared and played their guts out. The fact that he's already reached this point with his team doesn't look good. The AD came out in support of him and Barry did apologize to the player he singled out so unless the players revolt and/or he can't recruit anyone to play for SIU Barry's not going anywhere. In this PC world we live in it's nice to see a coach hold his players accountable for their play and not award a blue ribbon to everyone who participates.

[bu fan 9]

He just told the truth and everyone is making a big deal about it.

[Chico]

He just told the truth and everyone is making a big deal about it.

Can't do that nowadays.

[Toyota12]

Rant

I here there is full support from the SIU fan base on this. Also he has had calls from some parents that say I want my son to play for you some day already. Barry is a well respected coach all over the country that just wore out his welcome at Missouri State just like Mo did here. He is a good coach that will get his players to play hard for him book it!!

[LittleBrave]

Can't do that nowadays.

So true Chico.

[tornado]

Nice quote from Barry Hinson - he lets ya know how he really feels..

Regarding new officiating rules and hand checking....

"One coach definitely is not (happy..)

Southern Illinois??™ Barry Hinson said more teams are playing zone in the
Valley because of the league??™s youthfulness. But there??™s another reason,
Hinson was clear to add ??” the new rules favor offensive players just
recklessly driving into the lane, throwing their arms up and getting a foul
called.

???The biggest factor is the debacle we have going on right now is with college
officiating,??? he said. ???We just got a memo this week that says it (the new
rules emphasis) has changed the game for the better, and I absolutely think
that??™s a complete political spin and a scam.

???I??™m not upset at the officials. I??™m upset at the inconsistency that we have in
college officiating. We have officials that night-in and night-out tell me ??”
and we??™re sitting here in January ??” they are confused and still don??™t know how to call the game. It just blows my mind."

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/basketball/men/valley-notes-new-rules-spark-more-zones-in-league/article_07f38408-8892-11e3-a8ec-001a4bcf887a.html