duke74
04-07-2013, 10:36 AM
From today's NY Post Steve Serby interview with Rick Pitino:
Q: Coach K?
A: [Mike Krzyzewski] the modern-day John Wooden. I said this 15 years ago about Mike, that he was a modern-day Coach Wooden. He is a West Point graduate. ... He is extremely disciplined. ... He’s learned all the great things from Coach Knight, and maybe just stayed away from some of the ones — Hubie Brown always told me when I left him, he said, “Take all the great things that you think you’ve learned from me, and make sure you make them better. Take all the things that you should leave behind that you’ve witnessed from me, and make sure you don’t repeat them.” And it was a very profound statement at the time, it was right before I took the Providence job. And I think that’s what Mike has done with Coach Knight. He has a quality that very few people have after you lose — he has grace under fire. The only thing missing in a lot of great young coaches today is grace under fire when you lose. There’s no better winner, and there’s no more gracious loser than him.
..Some nice thoughts...complimentary...
Here's the link. Pitino discusses a number of coaches...
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/serby_sunday_with_rick_pitino_oDiKLOTsgxnRElxGbHrL gJ/1
Q: Coach K?
A: [Mike Krzyzewski] the modern-day John Wooden. I said this 15 years ago about Mike, that he was a modern-day Coach Wooden. He is a West Point graduate. ... He is extremely disciplined. ... He’s learned all the great things from Coach Knight, and maybe just stayed away from some of the ones — Hubie Brown always told me when I left him, he said, “Take all the great things that you think you’ve learned from me, and make sure you make them better. Take all the things that you should leave behind that you’ve witnessed from me, and make sure you don’t repeat them.” And it was a very profound statement at the time, it was right before I took the Providence job. And I think that’s what Mike has done with Coach Knight. He has a quality that very few people have after you lose — he has grace under fire. The only thing missing in a lot of great young coaches today is grace under fire when you lose. There’s no better winner, and there’s no more gracious loser than him.
..Some nice thoughts...complimentary...
Here's the link. Pitino discusses a number of coaches...
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/serby_sunday_with_rick_pitino_oDiKLOTsgxnRElxGbHrL gJ/1