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Friend just sent me a link to the Seton Hall board. Holy crap they make this one seem like candy land. Killing Willard and Whitehead. Talking about feuding with Gibbs. Nuts
Willard went from coach of the Year nominee to the firing line. If I'm willard, I pull out the us vs. them bag of tricks.
Does Willard get to choose which kids on the roster are "us" and which are "them"?
Funny. You must know I meant to band together the entire team and get them to look at it as the media and fans are piling on them. That's what I would do. Also, I'd get the guys to realize they're in it together for better of for worse for this season. It's been done quite a few times.
I recall what I call the "My Bloody Valentine" (FSU - called it Valentine's Day Massacre - lol)game the Terps had against FSU in '01. The guys played poorly in the first half, and the crowd was booing them. This was a rare occurrence, and I'm not sure it had happened at all during Gary Williams' term the previous 11 years. The guys rallied at the end, but Terrence Morris missed the three to tie it, losing 74-71.
Walking off the court, Gary started angrily motioning at the booing crowd - he was pissed. This was on the heels of the epic 10 point collapse at home versus Duke (one of the most painful and exciting games I ever saw at Cole). They had lost 5 of 6. Gary rallied the guys in an us against them mode, and they went on to the FF. I'm not saying it is anything close to this, but Willard has got to fire these guys up for one another. He can be stoic during the pressers, but he damn well better show fire in the locker room.