Dan Hurley told me the first thing he did after he got off the court was to go into a bathroom stall and pray.
“The first person I need to talk to was God.”
Everybody wants discipline… until discipline gets loud. Everybody wants toughness… until toughness gets uncomfortable.
Hard coaching isn’t abuse. Hard coaching is correction. Hard coaching is standards. Hard coaching is loving a kid enough not to let him stay average.
If a coach is demanding effort, detail, toughness, and accountability bothers you… that probably says more about today’s culture than it does the coach.
Old coaches can’t survive in the new era of college basketball.
Sweet Sixteen coaches:
Rick Pitino (73 years old)
Tom Izzo (71)
Rick Barnes (71)
Kelvin Sampson (70)
John Calipari (67)
This was Miami coach, Jai Lucas, the first week he got The Miami job
Less than a year later, he has The Hurricanes HOOPING in the NCAA Tournament
Truly one of the best young coaches in the nation
SPECIAL
Rick Pitino:
1. Leads St John's to the Big East final at the Garden
2. Puts on the puffer
3. Hangs with Walter Berry and Mark Jackson
Possibly the most New York Basketball tweet ever