http://gopack.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121005aad.html

When NC State coach Herb Sendek called timeout with 17:21 remaining in Saturday afternoon's Heritage game against Appalachian State, his eyes were ablaze with a fire set by his team's sloppy play.

As his No. 25 ranked Wolfpack huddled around, Sendek stormed onto the court. He kicked the ball back to the sidelines. He thought about taking his jacket off and throwing it to the ground, but he stopped himself.

Then, he lit into his team.

"He basically just gave it to us," said senior guard Tony Bethel. "On a scale from 1-to-10, I rate that one a 10. There have been a couple of other 10s since I have been there, but I will remember this one for a long time."
So will senior Ilian Evtimov, whose leg was on the receiving end of Sendek's ire, after the Wolfpack opened the second half with a pair of missed free throws, a missed jumper and a couple of turnovers. The Mountaineers pulled within eight points on a layup by Tyler Webb, and the coach decided to send a very vocal message.

"He was pretty hot," Evtimov admitted. "I think I still have a little mark on my leg from him slapping me a little bit with five fingers.

Go get 'em Herb

Anyone see this smack, I must have missed it...

[Edited on December 12, 2005 at 10:58 AM. Reason : Link]

12/12/2005 10:49:53 AM

i dont believe this for a second

12/12/2005 10:51:41 AM

link?

12/12/2005 10:53:18 AM

yeah link?

12/12/2005 10:54:12 AM

Durrr!!!

http://gopack.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121005aad.html

12/12/2005 10:56:35 AM

^thanks

12/12/2005 10:59:33 AM

i saw it. it looked like on the way off the court for the time out herb went out to evtivmov and tried to get in his face out there a little and ev just walked by him and it looked like he might have bumped shoulders w/ herb. that appeared to fire herb up more and then once they sat down in the huddle he looked IRATE and i def. saw him smack evtimov and get in his face. it appeared to work tho, the team came out and played w/ a fire under their ass for a change. gg herb.

12/12/2005 10:59:44 AM

12/12/2005 11:00:10 AM

we needed that kind of fire at Iowa

12/12/2005 11:00:30 AM

^^Hahahaha.

12/12/2005 11:02:14 AM

well i stand corrected

12/12/2005 11:03:10 AM

^^^^ LOLZ!

12/12/2005 11:09:26 AM

fire him.

you can't assault players.

12/12/2005 11:21:24 AM

wtf in what manner would you smack someone on the leg

12/12/2005 11:23:01 AM

give him a raise and make him hit the players harder

12/12/2005 11:24:24 AM

throw a chair dammit!

12/12/2005 11:27:22 AM

this is great. the ol Bob Knight theory. make them AFRAID to lose.

12/12/2005 12:32:11 PM

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"wtf in what manner would you smack someone on the leg"

redneck karate

12/12/2005 12:43:36 PM

HERB THE CAGE FIGHTER!!!!

12/12/2005 12:48:05 PM

He called a timeout, kicked the basketball and ripped off his jacket, all in one prolonged motion.

When he sat down in the huddle, he slapped Evtimov on the knee before letting the rest of the team have it.

"From 1 to 10, that was a 10," said point guard Tony Bethel about the timeout's intensity. "I will remember that for a while. ? [The slap mark on Evtimov's leg] is probably going to be there a week."

http://www.herald-sun.com/sports/18-677645.html

12/12/2005 12:50:06 PM

haha, everybody goes after evtimov's knees

12/12/2005 1:03:40 PM

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"wtf in what manner would you smack someone on the leg"

Evtimov is far too tall to slap on the face.

Though Herb "Fives Fingers To The Face" Sendek would have been a great nickname.

12/12/2005 2:07:17 PM

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"He called a timeout, kicked the basketball and ripped off his jacket, all in one prolonged motion. "

Hahahahahaha...

HERB...MAD!

HERB SMASH!

12/12/2005 2:24:48 PM

Herb is becoming a habitual line-stepper

12/12/2005 2:29:00 PM

Better that than a step-skipper! "This guy skipped step 9!"

12/12/2005 2:47:18 PM

Once again, Herb is the opposite of Chuck. Chuck lets his players assault his coaches with no repercussions.

12/12/2005 3:10:55 PM

Hurt'em Sendek

12/12/2005 5:47:21 PM

hahaha, herbs trying to make everyone think hes tough now.

12/12/2005 6:13:06 PM

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"give him a raise and make him hit the players harder "

12/12/2005 6:17:37 PM

good for herb, i hope we see more of this kind of fire from him in the future. he should expect great things from this team

12/12/2005 6:27:52 PM

He was eatin them up, yelling the whole time.

12/12/2005 6:40:15 PM

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"And the team hopes Sendek can maybe relax during time outs, instead of scream. "He should be able to sit down and enjoy the game, instead of yelling at us," Evtimov said. "We should be the ones picking each other up."

aww...poor Evtimov...

[Edited on December 12, 2005 at 8:56 PM. Reason : editing]

12/12/2005 8:56:19 PM

I was on the sidelines for the game, and the yelling was the most intense I have ever seen Herb. And he made it a point to catch every single player by the eyes, I mean, I felt guilty when he was done yelling.

[Edited on December 12, 2005 at 8:58 PM. Reason : ]

12/12/2005 8:58:00 PM

All the people around me started chanting "herb herb herb." It definitely gave me more respect for the guy.

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 12:10 PM. Reason : ]

12/13/2005 12:09:19 PM

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"he should expect great things from this team"

I think that says it...

Herb's early teams overachieved, really.

But now the talent's there, and he knows what these guys should be capable of.

12/13/2005 12:20:06 PM

the players are only as good as the coach

too bad the coach is no good

12/13/2005 12:25:03 PM

too bad thebigl is suspedned

[Edited on December 13, 2005 at 1:37 PM. Reason : haha]

12/13/2005 1:36:58 PM