Recruits talk awkward moments with coaches

[tcf15]

Pretty funny read...a little cringe-worthy too: BasketballRecruiting.Rivals.com - One-on-one with KP: Prospects discuss awkward moments with coaches

 

[The Shot]

Yikes... My money is that the coach in the bed was either Larry Eustachy or Rick Pitino.

 

[husky429]

You'd be shocked how many schools get nixed because the coaches 1) Can't pronounce the kids names; 2) forget their family members' names; 3) ask super creepy questions.

Especially at the lower D1 and D2 levels. It's weird.

 

[Mano]

I wonder how many times recruits wondered to themselves about JC, "What the hell did he just say?" Machine gun delivery.

 

[superjohn]

You'd be shocked how many schools get nixed because the coaches 1) Can't pronounce the kids names; 2) forget their family members' names; 3) ask super creepy questions.

Especially at the lower D1 and D2 levels. It's weird.

Until he graduated I think Calhoun was still calling Beverly, Darnell.

 

[Ts5034]

Until he graduated I think Calhoun was still calling Beverly, Darnell.

IIRC, he was calling him Donyell for his first couple years as well.

 

[QDOG5]

This so called coach face timed me and he was wearing a feathered headdress and some NFL undies. He kept talking about the grind. Awkward. Next.

 

[huskyrob1]

This so called coach face timed me and he was wearing a feathered headdress and some NFL undies. He kept talking about the grind. Awkward. Next.

Heard a story once about Calipari farting during a conversation with a recruit and said "ah, life is good".

 

[QDOG5]

Heard a story once about Calipari farting during a conversation with a recruit and said "ah, life is good".

If that's what it takes to make life good my wife would insist I have a fantastic life.

 

[elmcityboy]

that link reminded me a little of this clip, which i realize also comes courtesy of @tcf15

 

[Chief00]

IIRC, he was calling him Donyell for his first couple years as well.

Calhoun could pronounce NBA to many players.

 

[HuskyHawk]

that link reminded me a little of this clip, which i realize also comes courtesy of @tcf15

These lesson here, I hope, is that the approach Calhoun used often lead to us getting the right kids and missing out on the glory seekers who wanted something handed to them. You can talk NBA all you want, but is your message (a) many kids who were draftable out of HS, made a brief stop here before going to the NBA or (b) many kids came here, learned how to work hard to improve their games and develop the habits of hard work that will carry hem to success in the NBA or elsewhere.

I suspect that Hurley's message is a lot like Calhoun's. Some won't want to hear it. We shouldn't despair when they don't.

 

[Tenspro2002]

These lesson here, I hope, is that the approach Calhoun used often lead to us getting the right kids and missing out on the glory seekers who wanted something handed to them. You can talk NBA all you want, but is your message (a) many kids who were draftable out of HS, made a brief stop here before going to the NBA or (b) many kids came here, learned how to work hard to improve their games and develop the habits of hard work that will carry hem to success in the NBA or elsewhere.

I suspect that Hurley's message is a lot like Calhoun's. Some won't want to hear it. We shouldn't despair when they don't.

The irony, actually, is that JC got a lot of guys to work hard and improve their game while they were here in order to get to the league, but some of them completely lost the work ethic once they were there.

Donyell should have been better. Most of our 2006 NBA draft class. Thabeet. Maybe Ben Gordon. Once they stopped having JC on them all the time, they slacked.

There are, of course, examples of guys with exceptional work ethic who kept it up in the NBA, e.g. Ray.