“The colleges are so close to each other, and the alumni all work with each other so closely. So if one guy gets too strong, they demand that the other one get moving. The competition level is tremendous. Wake Forest, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Duke are all within 35 miles of each other.”
“Almost all coaches realize at the college level that it's an important part of the game. If you're not utilizing it at both ends of the floor, you're not going to be successful. It has probably been the greatest change as far as rules are concerned.”
“They went in a little down spell in 2000. So if history goes back to 2000, this is a scenario that does make sense. But the theory that is jumping on a brand new bandwagon, it's just not there.”
“He showed me some things, in terms of his ability to handle the ball. He came up big-time, like the kind of player that can take over a game. That surprised me.”