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per Chip:
Pitino heard people calling for his job while noting that his massive buyout made it impossible to fire him.
"I just hated hearing that," he said. "It made my skin so uneasy. But I get it. You win eight games and your guys get in trouble, you should not be praised."
Pitino didn't pretend his mountainous mess was a molehill. He showed self-awareness in realizing that the stain would not go away without substantive change.
"I haven't done a lot in this profession as a head coach because I haven't been a head coach for that long," he said. "I didn't have a lot to stand on. So I couldn't sit there and say, 'This is my track record, leave me alone.' I've got to do something to teach these guys and improve the image of our program."
His brainchild should be copied by every Gophers team. He created a program he calls Gopher PRIDE, which is a series of self-improvement initiatives that he cataloged in a manual. He keeps a copy on a table in his office.
Each player received the spiral manual at the start of summer school. The first two pages outline team rules, followed by class schedules and workout calendars.
One page contained a list of seven names — five boosters, along with Kaler's and Coyle's name. Each player wrote letters to those seven people — the boosters' names were different for each player.
"Not necessarily apologizing," Pitino said, "but just getting those people to understand that we understand the responsibilities on us."
http://www.startribune.com/turnarou...etball-program-began-off-the-court/409989965/
Go Gophers!!
Pitino heard people calling for his job while noting that his massive buyout made it impossible to fire him.
"I just hated hearing that," he said. "It made my skin so uneasy. But I get it. You win eight games and your guys get in trouble, you should not be praised."
Pitino didn't pretend his mountainous mess was a molehill. He showed self-awareness in realizing that the stain would not go away without substantive change.
"I haven't done a lot in this profession as a head coach because I haven't been a head coach for that long," he said. "I didn't have a lot to stand on. So I couldn't sit there and say, 'This is my track record, leave me alone.' I've got to do something to teach these guys and improve the image of our program."
His brainchild should be copied by every Gophers team. He created a program he calls Gopher PRIDE, which is a series of self-improvement initiatives that he cataloged in a manual. He keeps a copy on a table in his office.
Each player received the spiral manual at the start of summer school. The first two pages outline team rules, followed by class schedules and workout calendars.
One page contained a list of seven names — five boosters, along with Kaler's and Coyle's name. Each player wrote letters to those seven people — the boosters' names were different for each player.
"Not necessarily apologizing," Pitino said, "but just getting those people to understand that we understand the responsibilities on us."
http://www.startribune.com/turnarou...etball-program-began-off-the-court/409989965/
Go Gophers!!
