Rodney Terry is Texas’ head basketball coach for the rest of the season. This comes after the firing of Chris Beard for cause on Thursday.
The move should mean Texas will seek a leader who better models the traits that the University values. Among those traits should be a leader who embodies self control, in the same way that John Wooden led the UCLA Bruins. Wooden’s philosophy revolved around limiting emotion and simply doing one’s job.
For too long we’ve considered berating players a necessary part of coaching. In reality, it only displays a lack of self restraint that can manifest itself away from the basketball court.
If you can’t impress an idea upon those you lead without yelling, you’re simply a poor communicator. In addition, that coach telegraphs that he lacks control over his life.
For the program to better reflect its best ideals, it needs a coach who gains players respect without needing to yell for it. If he can prove to win in the postseason, Rodney Terry could be that coach for Texas.
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