Off Topic: Remember Ron Rivera on "All or Nothing"?

[outlaw4]

If we're purely using that Rivera clip as a baseline, not sure that's much of anything. It really comes down to whether you're more motivating your players or constantly abusing them verbally (or even physically). That's an important distinction to make and I would have to assume the Seattle Storm allegations falls into the latter category.

[carpanfan96]

They're adults. Boo hoo they got cursed at, I was getting cused at in little League and pee wee football at 7. Absolutely freaking ridiculous 

[Gapanthersfan]

2 hours ago, outlaw4 said:

If we're purely using that Rivera clip as a baseline, not sure that's much of anything. It really comes down to whether you're more motivating your players or constantly abusing them verbally (or even physically). That's an important distinction to make and I would have to assume the Seattle Storm allegations falls into the latter category.

It’s all about the money.

If the coach is an a hole but the team makes the finals more often than not, he’ll be called a great motivator and knows how to get the most out of his players

If the coach is an a hole on a losing franchise, he’s a borderline criminal. 

[TLGPanthersFan]

Too bad swearing didn’t help then not get their asses beat in the second half. 

[RumHam]

On 6/6/2025 at 9:54 AM, Mr. Scot said:

If you don't, you can see a clip here:

All or Nothing: Ron Rivera gives fiery speech to defense

A lot of us were surprised to see that because Rivera hardly ever gave off that kind of vibe.

Fast forward to today, and now there's this:

Ben Albright confirmed this is not a parody report. I looked up the source just to see, and...yeah.

Rivera's tirade was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this story.

Yes, it's a different sport, but it's still a professional sport, and I can't imagine the NBA locker rooms (or even the NCAA ones) are exactly obscenity free.

Also granted, I was always taught not to curse with ladies present. These days though, plenty of women use just as much foul language as any guy. And again, This is an adult professional competitive sports environment.

So does somebody need to sue Rivera now?

(no, not Panther fans)

Looking at this as someone who got sworn at on a regular basis playing Pee Wee football, all I can say is boy, have things changed.

For better though, or worse?

You tell me...

anyone breathes wrong in the WNBA they have to make a big deal out of it b/c it's a dead fuging product that's unwatchable.

[Ship]

Remember when James Anderson didn't like Ron cursing?