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re: An oral history of Billy Gillispie's time at Kentucky ft. a TD HOFer
Posted on 2/16/15 at 1:57 pm to BilJ
Posted on 2/16/15 at 1:57 pm to BilJ
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I think the total difference in players at A&M who still seem to love him is a bit odd.
Ehh, you can see it in the quote from Kentucky player in the story.
Josh Harrellson - "He was just an old school, hard coach. He wanted to tear players down and rebuild them into what he thought a good basketball player was. But the only problem was the guys you normally get at Kentucky didn't need that kind of treatment. We knew how to play basketball. Yes, we needed to develop as players, but he didn't need to rebuild us from the ground up."
A&M players were willing to buy in.
Kentucky players weren't.
One could make the argument that at Kentucky he ran into the buzzsaw of dudes who had been told how great they were their whole lives and didn't care to get worked hard Bear Bryant style while at A&M he mostly had guys that weren't that highly touted and knew they had to work their asses off to succeed.
This post was edited on 2/16/15 at 1:59 pm
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Posted on 2/16/15 at 1:59 pm to Dr RC
Nice bear Bryant mention. Incredibly relevant. Holy shite.
Posted on 2/16/15 at 2:00 pm to Dr RC
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One could make the argument that at Kentucky he ran into the buzzsaw of dudes who had been told how great they were their whole lives and didn't care to get worked hard Bear Bryant style while at A&M he mostly had guys that weren't that highly touted and knew they had to work their asses off to succeed.
Someone needs to reexamine those Kentucky rosters Plus it mentions it in the article if you actually read it that Billy's staff at A&M was a big part of how he was able to get away with it there.
This post was edited on 2/16/15 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 2/16/15 at 3:59 pm to Dr RC
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Ehh, you can see it in the quote from Kentucky player in the story.
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A&M players were willing to buy in.
Kentucky players weren't.
Did you intentionally leave out Harrelson's quote saying he's glad he had Billy but would NEVER play for him again?
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