PoconoPony wrote:I agree that it takes time for any model to take shape and that patience is needed; however, I think someone should contact the UNC site and get specific feed back as to exactly why Doh was run out of Chapel Hill so soon. My only recollection at that time was that he was described as a bad bench coach. I never heard that reason further defined. Anyone know someone close to the UNC program who can authoritatively comment???? There might be clues in their answers.
Google is your friend. There is no shortage of articles and information about why Doherty went wrong at UNC. Use any search engine and you'll come up with plenty of reading material. Bade bench coach was the least of his problems.
Try some of these:
http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/102882.html
"You simply cannot have a functional basketball program, let alone a highly successful one, if the players do not want to play for the head coach, to the extent that even players getting plenty of playing time would contemplate leaving or threatening to leave.
That appears to be what the situation is here, though more details are sure to emerge in time. And when a pattern emerges that a coaching regime cannot make it through a whole season without generating significant problems and issues off-the court, the administration really has no choice. "
And:
"For, in moving so fast to do things his way, Doherty succeeded in turning a lot of people off at a fairly rapid pace--even during the first year when things on the court seemed fine.
Indeed, a key result of Doherty's moves was that more and more people familiar with the program worried that Doherty did not see himself as a steward of and servant to the program--but instead saw the program as a means to serve Matt Doherty. This is not to deny Doherty's very real love for the institution, or that he had significant support and help from some former lettermen and other "family members." It is to say that over time, numerous people close to the program detected a unnerving pattern of excessive self-regard in Doherty's actions and day-to-day handling of people
In short, the general impression that was left from the first year or two of the Doherty era was that of a CEO undertaking a nominally friendly but substantively hostile takeover of an organization."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/w ... index.html
"Doherty's three-year tenure was a divisive time for North Carolina basketball. Though his first team went 26-7 and climbed to No. 1 in the nation, and though he recruited nearly all the stars (Sean May, Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants) on last year's national title team, Doherty is remembered in Chapel Hill primarily for the squad's implosion during his final 19-16 season. That's when his alleged temper-fueled tirades became the stuff of Internet legend and caused several players and their families to express their displeasure to school administrators."
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-119345816.html
"When you become the head man at an institution you once represented as a player and systematically go about corroding everything it stands for, you deserve to be ousted."
http://www.edbatista.com/2006/02/matt_doherty_li.html
"But in Doherty's final two seasons the team performed far below expectations, suffering its first losing season in four decades, and Doherty alienated everyone from the university athletic department to his own players. Perhaps most significantly, there were steady rumors that Doherty's aggressive coaching style masked an out-of-control anger management problem, and he had few defenders when he left Chapel Hill.
If the rumors about Doherty's profane tirades at UNC are to be believed, his inability to control his temper was a major cause of his undoing there. Admittedly, he was in a terribly difficult position, trying to live up to Dean Smith's record of success and an entire state's expectations. But instead of relieving the pressure by finding allies and motivating them to work toward the team's success, he only increased it by alienating everyone who was in a position to support him (particularly his players, several of whom had considered transferring to another school.)"
"It's not clear to me whether Doherty failed to pick up on the resistance his actions were generating at UNC, or whether he sensed those cues and thought he could safely ignore them. Ultimately, it's a difference without a distinction--his inability to integrate feedback from the environment and tailor his approach as a change agent doomed him as a new leader."
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h ... A9659C8B63
"Matt Doherty resigned today as coach of North Carolina, ending a three-year tenure marked by inconsistent play and rocky relations with players and alumni."
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h ... A9659C8B63
"His recruiting, game management and record, as well as the recent transfer of key players, have come under fire as disgruntled alumni and supporters debate his performance. "
"What is unusual is the manner in which North Carolina has forged its record, alternately thrilling and frustrating its followers. A victory over No. 2-ranked Kansas, on the way to winning the Preseason N.I.T., and regular-season victories over No. 6 Connecticut and No. 10 Duke had Doherty lobbying for an N.C.A.A. bid today as his team prepared to face Maryland on Friday in the A.C.C. quarterfinals.
But North Carolina, which was ranked as high as No. 12 early in the season, has also lost to Iona and Miami. There was a critical overtime defeat against North Carolina State and a 96-56 blowout at Maryland that was the largest margin of defeat in an A.C.C. game in the Tar Heels' history."
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-119345832.html
"Matt Doherty resigned under intense pressure Tuesday, capping a months-long saga that turned a sports institution into a public laughingstock."
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/104715/
"Doherty's first three years were a bumpy run marked by feuds with players and a failure to lead North Carolina back to national prominence. The Tar Heels failed to reach the NCAA Tournament or win 20 games the last two seasons."
There you go, hope that helps.
