Lulu Perry Dismissed From Team

[Russdawg]

Just that fans know our HC is a man of integrity who is building a program of integrity. Young adults need to learn from their mistakes and covering them up is the not the best way to help them learn. Tyler gives chances, usually several, and tries to help the young women learn; but there are limits to what he will abide.

I love have a coach with integrity and discipline AGAIN!

Excellent insight into Tyler from the book Sum It Up by Pat Summit: In 2012 Tyler coached a 17-and-under girls team to a club championship. In a critical playoff game, due to college entrance exams, only 5 players were available. Tyler had firm "arrive one hr before the game or be benched for two minutes" policy. A star player missed the deadline by 15 minutes. Tyler drew up a diamond defense and his team played the first two minutes with only four players while the girl was there on the bench. She later fouled out and his team finished the game with four players and the diamond defense AND WON. Pat writes "that's my boy." (pages 370-71).

Pat Summitt once benched star player Candace Parker (Summit says best player she ever coached) for a half in a game in Parker's home town of Chicago in front of Parker's family against #15 DePaul because of a rule violation. The teams co-captains agreed. "No one gets special treatment." She says early in her career she learned to have just a few rules (instead of many) but enforce those few rules firmly.

Lulu will be missed: a lot. We all hope she learns a great life lesson here and goes on to much success. I love having coaches who have integrity and values and honor our girls as more that just ball players. Looking so forward to seeing our team in action.

[champion110]

Excellent insight into Tyler from the book Sum It Up by Pat Summit: In 2012 Tyler coached a 17-and-under girls team to a club championship. In a critical playoff game, due to college entrance exams, only 5 players were available. Tyler had firm "arrive one hr before the game or be benched for two minutes" policy. A star player missed the deadline by 15 minutes. Tyler drew up a diamond defense and his team played the first two minutes with only four players while the girl was there on the bench. She later fouled out and his team finished the game with four players and the diamond defense AND WON. Pat writes "that's my boy." (pages 370-71).

Pat Summitt once benched star player Candace Parker (Summit says best player she ever coached) for a half in a game in Parker's home town of Chicago in front of Parker's family against #15 DePaul because of a rule violation. The teams co-captains agreed. "No one gets special treatment." She says early in her career she learned to have just a few rules (instead of many) but enforce those few rules firmly.

Lulu will be missed: a lot. We all hope she learns a great life lesson here and goes on to much success. I love having coaches who have integrity and values and honor our girls as more that just ball players. Looking so forward to seeing our team in action.

Excellent post and background information! There are many examples of Leon and Sonja doing this, as well. Never forget Debra Rodman. They benched her for breaking rules and she quit the team. She came back stronger than ever, once admitted on to the team again. I think hers was on the court problems of refusing to not wear her ear rings. She dropped out and was going to go to beauty school, but came back. Little did we know then that her little brother would wear her same jewelry.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Excellent post and background information! There are many examples of Leon and Sonja doing this, as well. Never forget Debra Rodman. They benched her for breaking rules and she quit the team. She came back stronger than ever, once admitted on to the team again. I think hers was on the court problems of refusing to not wear her ear rings. She dropped out and was going to go to beauty school, but came back. Little did we know then that her little brother would wear her same jewelry.

And wedding dress.

[champion110]

And wedding dress.

[skilldawg]

This is public information. She pled guilty to DWI in Ruston City Court this morning. She said that she is transferring "to a school in Oklahoma".

She was very respectful to the Court and seemed like a bright young woman.

[RhythmDawg]

This is public information. She pled guilty to DWI in Ruston City Court this morning. She said that she is transferring "to a school in Oklahoma".

She was very respectful to the Court and seemed like a bright young woman.

And this was not the only incident.

[Cal&Ken]

This is public information. She pled guilty to DWI in Ruston City Court this morning. She said that she is transferring "to a school in Oklahoma".

She was very respectful to the Court and seemed like a bright young woman.

I wish her the best and hope she gets her life together. I hate to see kids screw up by being stupid- but have no tolerance for drunk driving because of the harm it can do to others. I hope this one woke her up and she will not repeat it.

[TrueBulldog1962]

Personally I think Lulu was a decent player, but nowhere near the player I expected her to be coming out of high school. I dont know if it was a poor work ethic or what, but she just never really seemed to put it all together.

[gramtech]

Glad she gets another chance. Hoping she makes the most of it.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story...sity/16136965/

[HogDawg]

Glad she gets another chance. Hoping she makes the most of it.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story...sity/16136965/

The real news in that story is about Cheryl Miller. Talk about a blast from the past........

[BruisedOrange]

The real news in that story is about Cheryl Miller. Talk about a blast from the past........

Yeah... what's missing here? Wasn't her last coaching gig with the WNBA in Phoenix, back around turn-o-the-century?

I know she's been a sideline reporter for several networks. But unless I'm missing something, people don't go from ABC/TNT/ESPN to Langston University unless they have a "divine calling" or a career setback requiring an off the radar career start-over.

Well... God bless her whichever it is!