Tom Izzo on the state of coaching in CBB:
"I respect the guys that have left. I understand why some of them did. But my boss told me a long time ago, your job is to be a steward of the game. I don't think right now enough coaches are standing up to be stewards of the game"
HUSKIES PUNCH THEIR TICKET 🐶
In what turned into a play-in game, HCU uses the energy of a raucous crowd to roll past Lamar and punch its ticket to the conference tournament!
Progress being made—More work to be done!
✅ Won 5 of last 6 home games
✅ One of the best home court advantages in the Southland
✅ Celebrate tradition and history
✅ Team effort in building game day environment partnering with student life, other sports teams, band, cheer, and beyond.
#DawgsUp
“There’s no shortcuts to this. It’s a grind and you’ve got to love it. These dudes love it and they show up every day and they work,” Grant McCasland
Winning is the love and relentless will to put the standards on display every single day.
“Soft loses every day. If a kid really wants to be good, he’ll respect you a lot more if you’re hard. There’s a way to be hard without being degrading. I don’t think you can ever let your kids settle, ever,” Bill Self
Comfort doesn’t build winners but standards do.
“Courage is not knowing where the finish line is and going as hard as you can.” - Bill Self
The great ones…
- Don’t need certainty
- Don’t need guarantees
They give everything they have - no matter how long the road.
"What allows people to play their best basketball is when they are obsessed and consumed with how to we win this basketball game and what do I have to do to help our team." - Grant McCasland
Sacrificing me for we.
What TEAM sports are all about.