The NBA has banned players and coaches from sending out tweets from the locker room during games. Not so in college hoops, apparently.
According to the San Antonio Express-News, Texas
A&M’s coach blasted his players for lackluster play during halftime last Friday -- then decided to inform fans about his feelings.
Before taking the court for the second half, Mark
Turgeon offered this Twitter post: “We need to keep guarding and limit them to 1 shot. More movement on offense. Let’s go.â€
The post didn’t give away much in the
way of strategy. But it raises at least two questions.
Will teams start to have a “social media intelligence officer†-- someone who monitors opponents’ in-game tweets
hoping to gain an advantage?
Can fans -- never short on opinions -- send tweets to the coach to offer some of their own halftime venting?