Team demeanor

[DickB 309]

A couple of events in the last few games have caused me to appreciate our team even more. One of the Wofford players did a defiant fist bump against his chest after a breakaway dunk and again last night, one of the Delaware St. players apparently made an obscene gesture to the student section (and was harrassed the rest of the game by the students). To me, these antics, as well as holding your hand to your ear to hear the "silenced" crowd, taunting and others are unsportsmanlike and have no place in college sports. It's one of the reason I'm not a big fan of pro sports, where this type of personal exhibition is part of the game (see Ocho-Cinco).

I appreciate the fact that our guys hustle, play as a team and rarely, if ever lose their tempers or seek personal attention. I assume that this is due to the quality of student-athletes we recruit and to the way they are coached. I hope this continues.

Does anyone else agree with this or am I just showing my age here?

[Radar]

Agree.

And I think it says more about how they are coached. Displaying any of the antics you mention would happen just once -- they would then be granted a courtside seat from that point on.

[Bill McPeek]

Originally Posted by Radar Agree. And I think it says more about how they are coached. Displaying any of the antics you mention would happen just once -- they would then be granted a courtside seat from that point on.

Agreed. That is one reason I admire Joe Paterno. I don't ever recall on of his players act inappropriately. Heck, his teams have no award symbols on their helmets or names on the back of their jerseys, nothing to draw special attention to one player. That fact that our players behave as they do is because of BG. As one football coach has said......"I don't want them to look like they have never been there before." Comment was made concerning how some players behave after they score a TD

[GetFlyeredup]

Hasn't Penn State's football team over the last few years suffered numerous player arrests and other violations? I don't know about on the field, but off the field Penn State football is not the model to follow (recently anyways).

[addicted2flyers]

Yeah i think penn state did have a problem this year, but i believe joe pa handed out what was considered pretty solid punishments based on the crime.

I also agree with coaching. However, a few players who had off the court problems come to mind: Plummer, Chris Spears, and Desmond after he left. These players were recruited by us, but didn't last long enough to benifit from a positive influence, wherever its coming from.

Also our leaders on the court for as long as I have been here, have not been arrogant show-boaters, meaning those that follow will not be either.

[cbusflyer12]

I completely agree with the class of athletes that we recruit. There is really sense this year that everyone cares about each other. You can tell that they are friends and would do anything for each other. They are also incredible unselfish. I love celebration and I hate taunting. I loved it when they jump and salute during warm-ups and after big plays.

[UACFlyer]

As for on-court demeanor, coaching is the key, no doubt.

As for using Penn State as an example,....whoa! In recent years dozens, not a few, PSU players have been arrested. It has been suggested that the program is out of control and that JoePa is the coach in name only.

Joe Pa is creating a headache for the university administration. He is old and infirm and way past the age at which he can recruit and coach effectively. Be he is "Penn State", an icon if ever there was one. Perhaps his upcoming surgery will provide a reason for him to exit gracefully.

[CbusFlyer2010]

Yes, however, I don't see how the student section making comments like "You suck jackass" is really much better than the other players taunting our fans. It would be helpful if our students would show as much class as the players have.

[Canonball]

For me team demeanor looks fuzzy. But that's only because I have to watch online and it's hard to tell what's actually happening. Ground truth is nice too read.