WildcatRick
03-02-2008, 12:04 PM
It was a battle of wills the Kentucky players soon learned they were never going to win.
For weeks, as the Wildcats slogged through an uninspired nonconference schedule, they kept expecting first-year coach Billy Gillispie to loosen up. Eventually, they figured, Gillispie would crack a smile. Eventually, they were sure, Gillispie would open his perpetually folded arms and give the Wildcats a big ol' hug, hand the ball to guards Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley and tell them to "go."
But that's not "Billy Ball." Never has been. Gillispie built his resume by putting together physical, determined squads that made up for in grit what they lacked in finesse.
Ask Gillispie about his coaching philosophy, and he's typically blunt.
"Play hard, play smart, play together," Gillispie said while shrugging his shoulders. "It's easier said than done."
It is ever.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/02/SPK4VB8R2.DTL
For weeks, as the Wildcats slogged through an uninspired nonconference schedule, they kept expecting first-year coach Billy Gillispie to loosen up. Eventually, they figured, Gillispie would crack a smile. Eventually, they were sure, Gillispie would open his perpetually folded arms and give the Wildcats a big ol' hug, hand the ball to guards Joe Crawford and Ramel Bradley and tell them to "go."
But that's not "Billy Ball." Never has been. Gillispie built his resume by putting together physical, determined squads that made up for in grit what they lacked in finesse.
Ask Gillispie about his coaching philosophy, and he's typically blunt.
"Play hard, play smart, play together," Gillispie said while shrugging his shoulders. "It's easier said than done."
It is ever.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/02/SPK4VB8R2.DTL