Courtside with the Kentucky Wildcats
December 29th, 2011 | Uncategorized |
It’s difficult, if not impossible, for a coach to prevent his players from looking ahead to a big game, Lamar Coach Pat Knight said.
“If you could just shut them off, lock them in a room and take away their cell phones and computer, it would be great,” he said before adding, “but you get fired for that stuff, nowadays.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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