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ACC Basketball Tip Off: Welcome to Basketball Season
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News:
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Assistant Coach Goins named Top 100 High Major Assistant Coaches in the country (of how many?)
Calendar:
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Friday October 9 – Open Practice at Lenovo 3:30 – 5:30 PM
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Sunday October 18 – Exhibition Game versus Mississippi State in Greensboro – 4:00 PM
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Saturday October 24 – Exhibition Game versus Lenoir-Rhyne – Lenovo 12:00 PM (free admission)
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Monday November 2 – Basketball Season begins – Campbell – Lenovo 7:30 PM
Overall impressions of the interviews:
We've got a good one. Coach Gainey presents himself well, and does a fantastic job representing the university. From the beginning he has been consistent with his messaging and this was no exception. No headline grabbing revelations or promises.
Takeaways
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Switching will not be my base defense
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I can't let my Wolfpack Nation down
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Reception – People are proud to have one of their own back as head coach
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Intentional on finding players that would mesh well
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Relationships
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Our fans have high expectations and we have high expectations
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Connect, Develop, Compete
Coach Gainey on RJ Keene: "When late moments come and you have to get something executed, you know he's going to be that guy"
Who was not mentioned in any of the day's interviews?
I listened to, or watched, almost every interview and thought it would be interesting to summarize and see if any player (s) wasn't talked about at all. I was very surprised that Jurkovic was not mentioned. Here's some highlights of what was said about players. Most comments were Coach Gainey's. ( The Field of 68 interview was not yet available separately on YouTube, so I reference it but did not post it.)
