Comments on: Is it OK to boo Lance Stemler?

By: mark

mark — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:25:36 +0000

Not booing is not the equivalent of babying/coddling.

When you don’t play well, you sit, and that is what happened to Lance in the second half.

That sends a message more effectively than some idiots in the stands booing.

Fortunately, we have a coach who has figured this out.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:35:50 +0000

Let’s face it, the primary issue is Lance isn’t scoring – Most would love him if they felt he was a bigger points contributer. If he’d put the arc back in his shot, he’d score and the fans would cheer positively for him.

Never boo your own team

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:29:37 +0000

if i got booed when i stunk at my job, you can bet i would get better very quickly. he’s not a baby. there are kids much younger than lance in iraq right now. i really don’t think he’ll be scarred for life when someone lets him know he isn’t getting the job done. when and if he does get better, he’ll be met with positive reinforcement. such is life.

never getting criticizing is destructive. otherwise you never improve.

By: tberry

tberry — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:52:41 +0000

I think booing our own players is disgraceful and counterproductive.

It doesn’t matter who you are, you are not perfect. None of us are. If every time one of the booers walked into their class or job or church they were booed they would become basket cases. If you want to ruin a players belief in himself or hope to improve then boo.

If you want to make recruits run to UNC then boo the existing player so the recruit can see what he has in store if he doesn’t meet your every expectation.

If you want a successful team and successful players, be as supportive as possible. Try to make them think you believe in them and they will work their ass off to do well

Please grow up and stop the booing, it is destructive.

By: JUDE

JUDE — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:37:14 +0000

Booing is appropriate for poor effort especially. The sort of coddling that goes on toward IU hoops in the media and apparently among their fans is very provincial. The world as I have come to know it just does not always work in this unconditionally supportive way. Poor effort and poor results deserve to elicit expressions of disappointment. Teenagers in the work-world find out all the time there are hurtful, negative consequences for poor job performance. When I was a teenager I was fired from KFC for putting chicken in the dishwater. It hurt my feelings to get fired. Basketball is the job of IU basketball players. They receive scholarships. They come to IU hoping to be in the spotlight. This team has a decent chance to win championships. I will be very disappointed if they do not due to poor effort. Here is my comment on the first half of that Chatanooga game: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

By: Tarheels12

Tarheels12 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:34:30 +0000

Think Sampson will set up a three-way call with he and his parents to straighten this out?

By: PMK

PMK — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:39:01 +0000

Admittedly, this is a minute point, but let’s be honest about one thing: Lance turns 23 in about a month, so let’s put to bed the “he’s only a kid” talk. Lance is a division one basketball player for Indiana University. This is big boy time. No more poo-poo Lance, you’re a 21 year old bean sprout just waiting to grow your first armpit hair.

It has been said amongst the comments that its not OK to boo Lance because he is some sort unpaid charity case busting his butt for the glory of ole’ IU. Perhaps you should ask a student currently attending IU who has taken out loans to pay for the $100,000+ total of out of state tuition he or she will be required to pay back upon graduation. Ask that person what they think of Lance being looked at as some sort of higher order because he isn’t “paid” and “busts his butt”, and oh wait, he’s just a 23 year-old kid.

IU is known throughout the country as the most passionate basketball fan base in the land. And yes, this includes booing when you aren’t doing your job. It’s part of the IU culture and believe it or not, basketball players crave that attention. Be great, and there will be no place better. Be bad, and you will hear about it because people care.

I have an acquaintance who recently finished from Iowa’s basketball program. We talked about a similar situation and he said (a bit paraphrased): “I would have killed to get booed in Iowa City, even by our own fans. At least that meant they cared what was going on and let us know people gave a —- about our team. The worst thing was busting your butt all week in practice then showing up to a dead arena with a fan base who didn’t care whether you won or lost.”

If Lance can’t take the heat, I know there are plenty of others in the basketball world who would kill for the chance to take his spot in the kitchen – even if it meant getting booed once or twice.

By: Bleeding Crimson

Bleeding Crimson — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:02:34 +0000

Guys, Don’t let the Tarheel @$$ bring out the worse in us. He is only trying to get us to go down to his level of conversation. Bit the tongue and he will go away.
bc

By: Heelsoverrated

Heelsoverrated — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:42:24 +0000

shouldn’t you be squeaking by an unranked team or something?

By: jaime gongora

jaime gongora — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:41:14 +0000

Um I go to UNC for Grad school. The junk you guys pulled on matt doherty and how your alumni disregard current students right to decent student seating is criminal. Don’t talk crap because you guys have your own issues that you still refuse to deal with. Why the heck are you even on this site? You must be bored.