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The Traitor across the Bay - yvonne - 02-18-2013

Did anybody hear about this? The Traitor apparently had a Woody Hayes moment.

http://youtu.be/9RQ74cAZT1M

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - doubledub - 02-18-2013

whoa...you gotta suspend him for that!

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - 76lsjumb - 02-18-2013

(02-18-2013, 09:20 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:Did anybody hear about this? The Traitor apparently had a Woody Hayes moment.

Saw it [on TV] when it happened.  It was certainly a little bit of a surprise, having watched M.onty over the years. 

Of course, Stanford [and Dawkins] this season have only had Woody Allen moments...

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - OutsiderFan - 02-18-2013

How is Monty a traitor?  He left to take on a greater career challenge.  When he returned to coaching, Stanford's men's basketball team had a head coach.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - yvonne - 02-18-2013

You realize he's working at cal, right?

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - 82 Card - 02-18-2013

I don't see Monty as a traitor. He left for a good reason and has not denigrated Stanford. When an opportunity came along to continue his career without having to move, he took it. Nothing wrong with that.

The clip cuts out when the player comes back into the game. According to Contra Costa Times, he then lit up the place, the team dug itself out of the hole they were in and won the game. I'm not a fan of getting physical. But I don't think Monty has a record of that kind of thing. Maybe this was an unusual situation.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - washingtonismoney - 02-18-2013

Ask Bob Bowlsby about Mike Montgomery and see what reaction you get. (Honestly: I've heard rumors.)

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - 76lsjumb - 02-18-2013

(02-18-2013, 10:17 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:Ask Bob Bowlsby about Monty the Traitor and see what reaction you get. (Honestly: I've heard rumors.)

At this point, I'd like to ask Bob Bowlsby about Dawkins and see what reaction I get...

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - 82 Card - 02-18-2013

(02-18-2013, 10:17 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:Ask Bob Bowlsby about Monty the Traitor and see what reaction you get. (Honestly: I've heard rumors.)

Not being a close personal friend of the Big 12 Commissioner, I seriously doubt there would be any reaction at all.  Although I am open to persuasion, it would take a bit more than suggestions of rumors. When I was on campus, it was common knowledge that it was just not possible to have a decent basketball team at Stanford. Monty had a significant role in debunking that line of BS. It would take pretty good evidence of something awful for me to write him off as a traitor.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - CompSci87 - 02-19-2013

I take the traitor moniker as just part of the Kal hatred schtick here, nothing personal or truly serious. Former coach here, now coaching for Kal = traitor. Just like everyone at Kal is automatically a weenie, no matter how nice they might be in real life.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - Bruce Wang - 02-19-2013

(02-18-2013, 09:20 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:Did anybody hear about this? The Traitor apparently had a Woody Hayes moment.

Woody Hayes got famous for punching an opposing player.  Bobby Knight would be the more relevant analogy.

If Stanford could have Monty back, would the CARDboarders support this?

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - OutsiderFan - 02-19-2013

The shove is a big deal, IMO.  Not because of the impact a physical act like that has, but because of what it represents.  If a coach has to resort to physical contact to get his team to perform, that coach is failing to properly prepare his charges.  Monty wants to win and has fire during games, but I question how much he has at all other times. 

California is the perfect place for Monty.  He will never be pushed to do better, he doesn't want another job, and he is comfy.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - Renaissance Man - 02-19-2013

Poole says that this isn't the first time.

http://www.mercurynews.com/cal-bears/ci_22615047/poole-cal-coach-mike-montgomerys-shove-is-shameful?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

"The bigger problem for Montgomery and for Cal is that this has happened before, and not so long ago.

Though the Montgomery-Crabbe scene surely stunned those who witnessed it unfold, it only shocked those who missed a similar incident between Montgomery and another player, guard Justin Cobbs, a few weeks ago.

One such incident should raise eyebrows and result in nothing less than a warning. A second incident, however, sounds an alarm and calls for a measure of discipline to be meted out by Barbour or the Pac-12 Conference. The conference already has issued a reprimand."



Re: The Traitor across the Bay - burger - 02-19-2013

Neither the Pac-12 nor Cal will giving Monty any more than a reprimand:

Quote:California coach Mike Montgomery was reprimanded by the Pac-12 on Monday for shoving one of his own players in the chest during a game.

The conference did not announce what specific punishment Montgomery received for his actions Sunday night, although he will not be suspended.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8960358/pac-12-reprimands-california-golden-bears-coach-mike-montgomery-shoving-player

I saw somewhere else that Barbour won't be handing out any suspensions either.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - Bruce Wang - 02-19-2013

I wonder if there's underlying anger and disappointment on Monty's part.  He probably figured he had a better chance to win it all at Cal due to the lack of academic standards in admissions.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - Treebound - 02-19-2013

Benedict Monty was all set to coach at LMU down south.  He's from Long Beach originally and his son played for LMU.  Kudos to Barbour for sweeping in at the last minute and pulling him to UCB.  OutsiderFan, I have brobdingnagian respect for Monty and what he did to make Stanford a basketball power.  I came here in the Davis Doldrum's where he ranted about not being able to recruit due to academics (remember Chris Monk).  Monty would not have come back to take Trent's place as Johnson was his protege.  Curious as to what people think Bob Bowlsby would say about Monty??  I know there was an issue with his Stanford income at the time (he was on the AD payroll and playing regularly up at the Stanford GC).

I lost some respect for Monty when he went to UCB.  I did not begrudge his move to the NBA, but would you see John Wooden ever coatching at U$C?!  NO!  Frankly, I thought he might have gone to UofA.  The job he really wanted was Indiana.  As Garvin and others have pointed out, I think he's past his prime and is setting things up for his son.  This latest issue points to what I think will be his retirement.    A sad mark on a solid record.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - washingtonismoney - 02-19-2013

The story I've heard from multiple people is that the reason Bowlsby was easing Johnson out was that he and Montgomery had a deal (and that Montgomery would replace Johnson). Obviously this didn't happen (and accounts for why Bowlsby's post-Johnson search was so flailing/incompetent).

Obviously it's just at rumor stage and is in no way confirmed, but the rumor does help to account for why generally-otherwise-competent Bowlsby was so ineffective in that particular search.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - Treebound - 02-19-2013

Thanks Wash$.  I had never heard this rumor.  I have a hard time with it as I think Monty would have a hard time replacing Trent after so many years of having him on his staff.  The reigns had been passed.  Why would he have reached out to UofI and negotiated the deal with LMU?  A number of us were not that high on Trent at the time, but I don't remember hearing anything serious about Monty stepping in.    I'll do some digging on this one though. 

The key question for me is who is a realistic replacement for Dawkins?  Yes, everyone mentions Few (again).  I think that's a stretch, but Muir brings a new network to the table.  I look forward to Stanford hoops being in the headlines again - either because of a great run (not likely) or due to Muir's next move.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - washingtonismoney - 02-19-2013

(02-19-2013, 02:19 PM)garvin link Wrote:This, by the way, is also one of the reasons I've always found it hard to believe the theory that Bowlsby was deliberately easing Johnson out. If that were so, surely Bowlsby would have said, hey, Mike, don't sign anything for a couple of days, I might have something to discuss with you.

No, the point of the story is that Montgomery double-crossed Bowlsby. If it's true.

Re: The Traitor across the Bay - Kathy - 02-19-2013

(02-19-2013, 02:19 PM)garvin link Wrote:This, by the way, is also one of the reasons I've always found it hard to believe the theory that Bowlsby was deliberately easing Johnson out. If that were so, surely Bowlsby would have said, hey, Mike, don't sign anything for a couple of days, I might have something to discuss with you. (Bowlsby also would have an additional list of potential replacements, but that's a different discussion.)

I realize this is all water that is way past the bridge, but your comment makes me wonder: If Bowlsby wasn't deliberately easing out Johnson, why did he let Johnson's contract run out with no offer of an extension?