If you watched our open practice on Friday, you saw EVERY SINGLE MINUTE scripted and formally executed on the floor. We had 50 minutes of valuable time there, and Jay was going to maximize the impact of what could be termed a "show" not a real practice.
So, I kept the station rolling after our open practice at NRG to catch some of the Oklahoma session. Jim Nantz was doing his schmoozy interview with Kruger. All you saw were dudes on both ends of the court just shooting around - like before a pickup game or something. Nantz noticed too, and asked him something like "are you going to run any of your normal practice stuff out here today?"
Kruger was last in the Final Four with Florida in 1994. This stage and moment has matured incredibly since then. Jay learned so much in 2009 about being in the middle of the bright lights of this stage. Kruger did not have his guys ready, and IMO, it showed from the approach to this practice.
Jay in his pressers has also mentioned how having more opportunity to practice at NRG really helped him and his guys get comfortable with the venue. He clearly had a script that was driven by the assistants and embraced by the players. Impressive.
#businesslike
So, I kept the station rolling after our open practice at NRG to catch some of the Oklahoma session. Jim Nantz was doing his schmoozy interview with Kruger. All you saw were dudes on both ends of the court just shooting around - like before a pickup game or something. Nantz noticed too, and asked him something like "are you going to run any of your normal practice stuff out here today?"
Kruger was last in the Final Four with Florida in 1994. This stage and moment has matured incredibly since then. Jay learned so much in 2009 about being in the middle of the bright lights of this stage. Kruger did not have his guys ready, and IMO, it showed from the approach to this practice.
Jay in his pressers has also mentioned how having more opportunity to practice at NRG really helped him and his guys get comfortable with the venue. He clearly had a script that was driven by the assistants and embraced by the players. Impressive.
#businesslike
