The toughness part
August 19, 2012 11:24 AM
Groce said he appreciated the effort from the players. He also acknowledged he won't know the team's mental makeup until the games begin.
"What coaches worry about, especially when you're new, is how tough are we going to be? How tough are we going to play?" Groce said in his office at Ubben Basketball Complex. "When things are going well, can we handle that? When things are going bad -- and they do for every team -- how do we handle that? That's the toughness part.
"And how together are we going to be? There's a difference between liking each other and going to the movies together and being totally in sync and connected on the floor. That's totally different. That's what coaching is -- to get them to embrace the team."
Klee
"What coaches worry about, especially when you're new, is how tough are we going to be? How tough are we going to play?" Groce said in his office at Ubben Basketball Complex. "When things are going well, can we handle that? When things are going bad -- and they do for every team -- how do we handle that? That's the toughness part.
"And how together are we going to be? There's a difference between liking each other and going to the movies together and being totally in sync and connected on the floor. That's totally different. That's what coaching is -- to get them to embrace the team."
Klee
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