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"The only thing you can do to fight back is to work". Let's work, Gophers!!
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-wiliamsqa020110&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Tubby Smith is a great coach and a good man. This season is far from over. Let’s get on a roll and start piling up the W’s.
A far less experienced coach and person compared to Tubby is Buzz Williams, head coach at Marquette… he is if anything too upfront and honest at times… but, can’t fault a guy for just coming out and being real. And the team has come through. Anyway, nice article / interview at Yahoo! Sports today – based on Minnesota’s current position, some of this might resonate with Gopher fans with respect to perseverance, everyone stepping up and being accountable, and just plain working hard.
I have been cursed with loving two programs that have had 'tough luck' both on and off the court this season... but, they both have a chance to make the tourney as of Feb 1.
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Excerpt (full link at top of post):
Q: You’ve lost five Big East games by a total of 11 points. So many teams would go in the tank after close losses like that. Why hasn’t that happened to your team?
A: I think it goes back to character. Maybe if I had been coaching longer than I have, or maybe if I was smarter, I’d have a different answer. But I think life is pretty simple. Sometimes we make it more complicated than it is. Any time you go through life and you go through a disappointment, it is hard to bounce back. The only way you can bounce back is if you believe in what you’re doing and you believe in the people you’re doing it with. The moral of the story is that it’s the character of your players.
Q: How much time have you had to spend talking to your players to keep their spirits up?
A: I probably should, but I’m not a big believer in Kumbaya meetings. I think you have Kumbaya meetings when you’re getting your tails whipped. I just don’t believe in that. The only thing you can do to fight back is to work. Make sure that you’re accountable in your work and efficient in your work. Make sure the things you’re working on are things you can utilize to not get your tails kicked. That’s all I know.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-wiliamsqa020110&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Tubby Smith is a great coach and a good man. This season is far from over. Let’s get on a roll and start piling up the W’s.
A far less experienced coach and person compared to Tubby is Buzz Williams, head coach at Marquette… he is if anything too upfront and honest at times… but, can’t fault a guy for just coming out and being real. And the team has come through. Anyway, nice article / interview at Yahoo! Sports today – based on Minnesota’s current position, some of this might resonate with Gopher fans with respect to perseverance, everyone stepping up and being accountable, and just plain working hard.
I have been cursed with loving two programs that have had 'tough luck' both on and off the court this season... but, they both have a chance to make the tourney as of Feb 1.
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Excerpt (full link at top of post):
Q: You’ve lost five Big East games by a total of 11 points. So many teams would go in the tank after close losses like that. Why hasn’t that happened to your team?
A: I think it goes back to character. Maybe if I had been coaching longer than I have, or maybe if I was smarter, I’d have a different answer. But I think life is pretty simple. Sometimes we make it more complicated than it is. Any time you go through life and you go through a disappointment, it is hard to bounce back. The only way you can bounce back is if you believe in what you’re doing and you believe in the people you’re doing it with. The moral of the story is that it’s the character of your players.
Q: How much time have you had to spend talking to your players to keep their spirits up?
A: I probably should, but I’m not a big believer in Kumbaya meetings. I think you have Kumbaya meetings when you’re getting your tails whipped. I just don’t believe in that. The only thing you can do to fight back is to work. Make sure that you’re accountable in your work and efficient in your work. Make sure the things you’re working on are things you can utilize to not get your tails kicked. That’s all I know.
