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In the Game; Give Temple Coach John Chaney a break

Michigan Chronicle, March, 2005 by Stein, Leland, III

Stein, Leland, III Michigan Chronicle 03-22-2005 One can work hard in the community to change the direction of young lives for many years. Then one second of indiscretion can change one's life forever. It took only a second for Temple University basketball coach John Chaney to fall into the latter category.

He sent in a goon to foul St. Joseph's John Bryant. The result was Bryant suffered a fractured right arm that will sideline him for at least three to four weeks. Since the mishap, Chaney has been under fire from media all over the country. Many are calling for his head. Chaney, angered by what he thought were illegal screens by St. Joseph's players, inserted seldom-used, 6-foot-8, 250-pound Nehemiah Ingram against the Hawks to "send a message." Ingram...

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