He had a basketball IQ. He could make that kind of change. But there are very few of those guys. |
He had his day with me; I had my day with him. Those were good days. It was a good time in our lives. I'm very proud of the fact that I coached him. |
He loves this place and it will be hard for him to pull the plug on that. |
He was on the bench. I didn't think he was playing very well. I didn't think he was playing very hard. |
He'll just dunk on you. Lots of people would call that style. I wouldn't. I just call it good basketball. |
He's a terrific shooter. He's had terrific practices. |
He's done a great coaching job with great class and great dignity. |
He's going to bring a large dose of energy to Kentucky at the right time. He's an excellent post player, probably one of the best in the league. |
He's got a personality that, sometimes, he speaks his mind. And, sometimes, it doesn't come out right. |
He's got all the ingredients. In a very good way, he's nasty. Unlike most players, he's not worried about style points. He's more into substance. |
He's one of top freshmen in our league. |
He's really persevered, done a great coaching job with great class and great dignity. You could see the warmth he received, he received it with great humility. No chest bumping or all of that. I'm not trying to get in their business, I just know about him as a person and him as a coach. |
I asked them to chisel it down and we did. Right now we need to get back home and correct and get ready for our game with Florida in Gainesville Wednesday. |
I can just tell you there was nobody I recruited more. Nobody knew his high school coach more. Nobody had him on his campus more. Nobody offered him sooner. Why he went out of state, you'd have to ask him. |
I can't imagine a team having a more rigorous non-conference schedule than S.C. State. Having not played a home game yet ... I'm just blown away by that. |