I wish Davis well at his new job. In the several interviews I have heard him speak Davis came across as a well spoken nice sort of guy. He did fine at UAB and Texas Southern but things didn't turn out well at Detroit Mercy. His last season was a sad embarrassment when the Titans won only one of 32 games. Just couldn't get the talent and when promising players were recruited a number left the program. Not easy to be a winner at Detroit Mercy or Mississippi Valley State.@gros-louis For sure. He might love being a coach more than doing anything else, including retirement. Rick P certainly didn't need the path he was on for money - Iona or wherever the hell he relaunched from
@bigmike Well spoken? Seriously? Good for him. I guess I haven't heard him speak in probably twenty years. He was put in a tough spot and I sure remember wishing him all the best. He gave me one of my all time top ten favorite games in any sport with that Duke win.
I have a bit of a pet peeve where so many people react to the compliment as if it was an epithet. (Or even a racial slur.)@bigmike Well spoken? Seriously? ...
Not that you are doing that necessarily, probably meant what does that have to do with his coaching. I see it often though.
@openwheel No that wasn’t my implication. It was that he was a horrible public speaker. Nervous. Stuttered. Etc.
Incidentally it was all so fun then. No apathy. Board was poppin. Black helicopters. Davis in the basement.
Have heard Mike Davis doing interviews with Jim Coyle, various radio outlets, and also on a number of sports channels when I lived in Ann Arbor during Mike's time coaching at Detroit. Personally for me, Mike came across as a decent guy and as a former IU coach who contributed greatly to the success of Hoosier basketball, I'd pull for him to succeed.I have a bit of a pet peeve where so many people react to the compliment as if it was an epithet. (Or even a racial slur.)@bigmike Well spoken? Seriously? ...
Not that you are doing that necessarily, probably meant what does that have to do with his coaching. I see it often though.
On the other end, I like many others, can name other collegiate basketball coaches we'd not support because of certain fatal character flaws.
If my words upset anyone, that was definitely not the intent. Apologies to those who don't like the use of my words "well spoken." Perhaps I should have said Mike gave an interesting interview and was consistently positive with his words.
For those who look at my comments as some sort or epithet or racial slur on Mike Davis that's completely false.
It appears nobody was bothered by the words well spoken. Nobody read your words as a slur, I was wondering if Probert had, and he had not.
So ignore my post. (Just in some circles you can't say 'well spoken young man' these days I swear, lol, "what, did you expect him to be stupid...?")
All is well!!! You are consistently a thoughtful and respective poster of others on the board. I basically posted as a general comment for any that may have misunderstood what I wrote.It appears nobody was bothered by the words well spoken. Nobody read your words as a slur, I was wondering if Probert had, and he had not.
So ignore my post. (Just in some circles you can't say 'well spoken young man' these days I swear, lol, "what, did you expect him to be stupid...?")
Moving on it should be an interesting next few weeks as Indiana completes the basketball roster.
@openwheel To those who have a problem with the words well spoken perhaps shows their underlying belief that black people are not well spoken. I don't believe anybody on here believes that as a general rule.
While I regarded God as a tyrant I thought my sin a trifle; But when I knew Him to be my Father, then I mourned that I could ever have kicked against Him. When I thought God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against One who loved me so, and sought my good.” C. H. Spurgeon
@ams66 no idea his kids loved it. He is one of the most well known people from Bloomington and his millions upon millions though. His house was insane. Sterling woods right when it got built.
@vanpastorman Well you nailed that VPM per usual. That's certainly the underlying veiled insult. But we've cleared that up in this thread with out any problems.
@unclemark they worked at the dealerships too. They didn’t always show up either. 😝 I can’t believe people think there were no perks outside of a scholarship.
Davis was, like, 18 coaches ago. Who cares?