what i really want to see from this program can’t be summed up with tourney results or rankings. it’s a specific look and feel from our team, a look and feel that was never stronger with me then it was on december 19th, 2009:
the team was big, fast, strong, physical, aggressive, assertive, confident, and competent. yes, they fell apart shortly thereafter, but anyone else who was there that day at jerryworld remembers that team and that game. you look out on the court and you see
J’Covan Brown- 21 pts reb
Avery Bradley- 20 pts 4 reb
Jordan Hamilton-large, athletic wing, future all american
Damion James- 25pts, 15 reb
Dexter Pittman- 23 pts, 15 reb
you just look at the guys on the floor and they’re huge, they’re fast, they’re athletic, they’ve got a motor, and they just play with such confidence and aggression, that it can only come from being an extremely well put together, well coached, well drilled team.
thats what i want back. there’s all kinds of different coaching personalities and styles, and im really just less concerned with that than i am with recapturing that feeling of looking out onto the court, seeing our five guys, and being like, “fuck yeah. we got this. 100% confidence.” i just want that feeling back, because if we can get back to that place then the wins and the trophies will follow.