RateItAll: The Opinion Network

C'mon. . .this is a Hall of Fame coach with hundreds of wins and over 20 postseason berths. He did this with far less talent than his more famous coaching rivals. Yes, he never won the big game. However, the numbers do not lie- Chaney would get a bunch of kids that bigger schools didn't need and he would make them into a tough defensive team that was always a tough out. I loved Chaney's teams for their defense- other teams usually hated to play him. Underrated HOF coach- if that's possible. . .

I never liked this guy. I guess he just looked a little too crazy when he had that run in with Calipari.

looks like an owl, as is appropriate. more importantly, he's had an incredible career at Temple. as far as "sending in the goon" people need to forgive and forget...

Chaney never won the big game, but his teams were always successful. It was impressive for a black coach to be successful as he was outside of the HBCUs. John Thompson and he were probably the two coaches who opened up the most doors for other black coaches in the major college ranks.

He is a great coach but always short of the brass ring.

He seems to be a good coach and has motivated team, but haven't watched many games.

As a kid I always thought it was funny that this guy coached the Owls because he kind of looks like an owl. I had this video of animated college basketball coaches and he was definetely that. Kicking chairs, screaming, always fired up. You gotta love that in a coach. I was checking out some of his stats - over 700 wins, 18 NCAA tourney berths in 23 years, 5 NCAA regional finals, six Atlantic 10 championships, Atlantic 10 coach of the year 5 times...he's certainly among the elite.

An amazing coach. I am a Temple alum and I rank him #2 as the most important Templar, behind Bill Cosby. Chaney is the inventor of the match-up zone defense which makes Temple a dangerous team to play. Also a great motivator with a good track record in getting his players (largely minority players) either into the NBA, into coaching, or otherwise successful careers. He has a sterling winning record. Albeit, he never has taken the Owls to the Final Four, I think thrice he got them to the Elite Eight and once to the NIT Final 4. Until recently, Temple always seemed to finish with a rather unimpressive record (like 17-12 or something), but earn a Big Dance Bid by virtue of their strength of schedule, and consistently make it to the Sweet 16. Though Howard Cosell knocked him for squandering great talent, I don't agree with that. Imagine if Philadelphians like Rasheed Wallace, DuJuan Wagner, or Kobe Bryant decided to go to Temple. Chaney is making headlines of late over an unfortunate incident where he sent a substitute in to commit hard fouls, which ended up breaking the arm of a St. Joes' player. OKAY, Chaney is volatile; he threatened to kill John Calipari. But he is not 1-half as bad as bully Bobby Knight, Angry-man Bobby Huggins, liar Larry Eustachy or murder cover-up accessory Dave Bliss. Chaney imposed harder sanctions on himself than the school or the league. But the screech owls of ESPN smell blood. Of course if the player had not been injured, this would be nothing. But here goes Worldwide Leader with the round-the-clock innuendos, rumors and talking heads screaming for his head and his getting fired. They won't let it die until someone cracks and dumps this Hall-of-Fame coach. ESPN only does it because they like to feel they control the morals of sports (while airing scum like Playmakers, X-Games, and Tilt). They have nothing to talk about these days with hockey gone and people tired of their shrill cries over the steroid controversy they helped engender. Chaney did a stupid thing, but at least he is not like Barry Bonds, and is beside himself in guilt. Leave the guy alone.

A poor example of fairplay and sportsmanship....a horrible role model for youth.....his actions far overshadow his accomplishments...how much worse can it get? Shame

Chaney is an awesome coach who deserves his entrance into the Basketball Hall of Fame. His Match-Up- zone defense is unique, although the pace of the games are like watching paint dry.