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Another character in College Basketball lost. “I’ll kill you”
RIP John Chaney
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Saw them in NCAA opening rounds at the HCC in '88 ish. Chaney got mad at a ref, so during a timeout while his team was in the huddle he stood on the sideline and just stared/sneered at the official in an attempt to intimidate him. Bush league move.
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Hall of Fame Temple coach Chaney dies at 89
Hall of Fame coach John Chaney, a zone defense innovator who led Temple to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at the age of 89.
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would have always thought his brother, Dick would have been first to go
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Over the last few years, Chaney's death, Fran Dunphy's "stepping down" and Phil Martelli's firing has really taken a hit on the Big Five of my childhood and early adulthood. All three Philly legends.
RIP John. One of the first mens' basketball personalities I learned about as a kid. Legend.
RIP John. One of the first mens' basketball personalities I learned about as a kid. Legend.
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Usually you let the body at least go cold before crapping on a deceased person's legacy.
Not here.
Not here.
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My apologies to all the members of the Chaney family who are avid BY readers.
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If only they didn't hold him back.
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He is one of the few coaches that got a matchup zone to work as a base defense. Usually it only works as a change of pace because it opens up so many holes inside the way most teams play it that teams can't stay in it very long. Chaney committed to it, and it worked for him.
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My only regret from the Calipari-Chaney confrontation is that they didn't throw down. Chaney killing him would've changed the culture of college basketball for the next 20+ years.
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I lived in Philly for a few years while he was still coaching. He was an icon. RIP.
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Yeah thank god Calhoun never tried to intimidate an official. Good lord what a stupid post for a thread about a guy who just died.
Chaney was a good man and a hell of a coach. To take a school like Temple to a bunch of Elite Eights and have them nationally relevant is no small accomplishment, and he made a positive impact in a ton of peoples' lives. Not a bad legacy. Plus he tried to kill Calipari.
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@Vowelguy I don't see it as a bush league move either. Trying to bully refs has been around since sports started having refs. Our guy now is no shrinking violet as far as working refs go. Our hall of fame coach was damn good at it too. Yelling I'm going to kill you at Calipari is bush league. Actually killing Calipari HOF worthy. Kidding