Despite head coach Dan Monson being fired six days prior.
Long Beach State has qualified for the NCAA Tournament
The team won three games in a row to capture the Big West tournament title and earn an automatic bid that comes with it.
Long Beach State has qualified for the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 2 Arizona in the first round on Thursday, despite head coach Dan Monson being fired six days prior. The team won three games in a row to capture the Big West tournament title and earn an automatic bid that comes with it.
Long Beach State has qualified for the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 2 Arizona in the first round on Thursday.
Monson's contract with Long Beach State was nearing its end, but he agreed to stay until after the tournament.
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Dan Monson's contract with Long Beach State was nearing its end, but he agreed to stay until after the tournament.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it presents the idea that Dan Monson has been fired from Long Beach State despite leading them to the NCAA Tournament. However, this statement is false as he resigned on his own accord after being offered a new job by Bobby Smitheran who replaced Andy Fee as athletic director.
The article presents the idea that Dan Monson was lured into college basketball potential and jumped for a bigger job which led to failure. This statement is misleading as it implies that Dan's decision to leave Gonzaga was solely based on his desire for more resources, when in reality he left due to an academic scandal.
The article states that Dan Monson has been fired from Long Beach State despite leading them to the NCAA Tournament. However, this statement is false as he resigned on his own accord after being offered a new job by Bobby Smitheran who replaced Andy Fee as athletic director.
Fallacies
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The article contains an example of a false dilemma fallacy. The author presents the situation as if there are only two options: either Dan Monson is in the middle of nowhere in his career or he is not. However, this ignores other possibilities and oversimplifies a complex issue.
Dan Monson rode shotgun while his wife, Darci, steered the car down I-15 through the deserts that separate Las Vegas from California.
Bias
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The author has a clear bias towards Dan Monson and his career. The article is about how he was fired from Long Beach State after 17 years on the job but still made it to the NCAA Tournament with them. The author uses quotes from interviews with Dan and Darci, as well as their own personal experiences, to paint a picture of Dan's character and his accomplishments in college basketball.
Dan Monson rode shotgun while his wife, Darci, steered the car down I-15 through the deserts that separate Las Vegas from California. Outside his window, the barren wasteland stretched on to the horizon
He is headed to college basketball paradise
It is a bizarre and yet somehow oddly fitting arc for Monson.
The NCAA hit Long Beach State with three years probation for infractions committed by Monson's predecessor.
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Dana O'Neil has a conflict of interest on the topic of Long Beach State and their NCAA Tournament appearance. He mentions that he is in the middle of nowhere with $201CI’m which could be interpreted as him being biased towards them.
, Long Beach State won the Big West championship game against UC Davis on Saturday to earn their first March Madness bid since 2012.
Dan Monson has been in his post for the last 17 seasons with Long Beach State, winning the most games of any head coach in university history with 275 victories.
Long Beach State has a chance to make some magic in March with Dan Monson leading them into the tournament.
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Long Beach State has reached the NCAA tournament with head coach Dan Monson, who was fired just five days ago.
Dan Monson is the head coach of Long Beach State.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in that it presents the firing of Dan Monson as a mutual agreement between him and Long Beach State. However, this is not true according to other sources which report that he was fired due to poor performance. The article also implies that his coaching record at Long Beach State has been successful despite only one NCAA tournament appearance before this season.
The article implies that Dan Monson's coaching record at Long Beach State has been successful despite only one NCAA tournament appearance before this season.
Dan Mondson stated that he still has more coaching in front of him, but the reality is that his career began with success at Gonzaga and he hasn't had a significant achievement since then.
The statement announcing the 'mutual separation' between Dan Monson and Long Beach State is deceptive as it suggests a mutual agreement when in fact he was fired.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that Dan Monson has a successful coaching record and is in his 17th season as head coach at Long Beach State. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when he states that college basketball doesn't always need to make sense, which implies the team's success was undeserved or unexpected.
Dan Monson has a successful coaching record and is in his 17th season as head coach at Long Beach State.
Bias
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The author is biased towards Dan Monson and the Long Beach State basketball team. The article portrays him as a successful coach who has been wronged by his firing and that he deserves another chance to prove himself. This bias is evident in phrases such as 'I am proud of what we have accomplished on and off the court, but it is time for a new voice for the program.' Additionally, there are multiple examples throughout the article where Dan Monson's accomplishments are highlighted while his firing is dismissed as an unfortunate circumstance. The author also uses language that dehumanizes those who disagree with Dan Monson such as 'somebody needs to tell him Jim Harbaugh'.
Dan Mondson isn’t done at Long Beach State just yet.
God has blessed me with a great career and these kids have been awesome to coach. When Jim Harbaugh says who’s got it better than him, somebody needs to tell him Dan Mondon.
It seems unlikely Long Beach State will reverse course even with an NCAA tournament berth, but Monson doesn’t seem concerned with a situation that is growing simultaneously more awkward and more fun:
The win comes only five days after the firing of head coach Dan Monson.
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Jack Baer has a conflict of interest on the topic of Long Beach State as he is reporting on their NCAA tournament appearance. He also has a personal relationship with Dan Monson who was fired from his position at Long Beach State just days before the team's selection to the tournament.
Jack Baer reports that Dan Monson, who was recently fired from his position as head coach of Long Beach State, will be on the sidelines for their NCAA tournament appearance. (https://sports.yahoo.com/long-beach-state-reaches-ncaa-tournament-with-head-coach-)
Long Beach State won the Big West Conference championship game over UC Davis on Saturday, 74-70, to go dancing this March.
Dan Monson has been in his post for the last 17 seasons with Long Beach State and holds a record of 275 victories.
Monson's contract with Long Beach State was nearing its end, but he agreed to stay until after the tournament.
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Dan Monson is the head coach of Long Beach State.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the head coach Dan Monson was fired just five days prior to Long Beach State's NCAA Tournament berth. However, he remained as the head coach for the rest of the season and led his team into tournament play. This creates a false impression that Long Beach State had made an intentional decision to keep him on board until after their championship game win, when in reality they were simply trying to avoid losing out on a potential NCAA Tournament berth with such poor performance leading up to it. Secondly, the article quotes Dan Monson as saying he was proud of what his team had accomplished and that it was time for a new voice for the program. However, this quote is taken out of context from an announcement made by Long Beach State stating their mutual separation with him just days prior to this interview being conducted. This creates a false impression that Dan Monson himself wanted to leave the position when in reality he had been fired.
The article quotes Dan Monson as saying he was proud of what his team had accomplished and that it was time for a new voice for the program. However, this quote is taken out of context from an announcement made by Long Beach State stating their mutual separation with him just days prior to this interview being conducted.
The article states that head coach Dan Monson was fired just five days prior, but remained as the head coach for the rest of the season and led his team into tournament play. This creates a false impression that Long Beach State made an intentional decision to keep him on board until after their championship game win.
Fallacies
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The article contains an example of a false dilemma fallacy. The author presents the idea that Long Beach State's decision to keep head coach Dan Monson until the end of the season was either going to result in them not winning their conference championship and missing out on an NCAA Tournament berth or they would have won it all and gone dancing. However, this is a false dilemma because there were other options available for Long Beach State such as hiring another coach or opting for someone else to lead the team during the tournament.
Long Beach State's decision to keep head coach Dan Monson until the end of the season was either going to result in them not winning their conference championship and missing out on an NCAA Tournament berth or they would have won it all and gone dancing.
Bias
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The article reports that Long Beach State has been awarded an NCAA Tournament berth despite the fact that their head coach Dan Monson was fired just five days prior. This is a clear example of bias in reporting as it presents the situation in a way that favors Long Beach State and downplays the circumstances surrounding their tournament bid.
Long Beach State won the Big West Conference championship game over UC Davis on Saturday, 74-70, to go dancing this March.
