I was really glad to see the demeanor that Cal displayed in his post-game press conference at South Carolina. Cal can get a little snarky at times, and he didn't. He manifested a level of humility that I think is positive for the team.
I loved his exchange with one reporter who told Cal that he had surpassed Adolph Rupp in winning percentage at U.K. After observing that he [Cal] didn't know how Rupp was able to coach for 40 years, Cal said to the reporter (paraphrasing): "You know, we've had 19 guys go to the NBA in the last 5 years. X number of our players are going to play in the NBA All-Star game. When you've got good players, you're going to win a lot of games."
Great statement, and an appropriate acknowledgement by Cal that, as the old saying goes: To a large extent, great players make great coaches.
I loved his exchange with one reporter who told Cal that he had surpassed Adolph Rupp in winning percentage at U.K. After observing that he [Cal] didn't know how Rupp was able to coach for 40 years, Cal said to the reporter (paraphrasing): "You know, we've had 19 guys go to the NBA in the last 5 years. X number of our players are going to play in the NBA All-Star game. When you've got good players, you're going to win a lot of games."
Great statement, and an appropriate acknowledgement by Cal that, as the old saying goes: To a large extent, great players make great coaches.
