Check out Coach’s Cal’s mailbag for the week:
[B]Coach Cal’s Mailbag: Week of January 3[/B]
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This week in Coach Cal’s Mailbag:
[B]Big win against Louisville. Did Josh Harrellson’s performance take you by surprise? – Brian, St. Louis, MO[/B]
Coach Cal – “Josh played well. He’s been playing well. He’s in the best shape of his life. He’s changed habits…He’s doing things he’s never done before, so he’s playing like he’s never played before. We try to tell all our players that if you want some different results, you’ve got to change habits. Josh has. We’re proud of him.”
[B]What is the criteria for getting a basketball on your office wall? – Karen, Danville, KY[/B]
Coach Cal – “Beating a ranked opponent will get that ball on the wall…There’s some ranked opponent or some message behind every ball up there.”
[B]Has the potential NBA lockout affected your recruiting strategy? – Collin, New York, NY[/B]
Coach Cal – “Not really…My opinion is that the draft will still go on. If you’re a lottery pick, if you’re a first-rounder, you will put your name in the draft. I don’t think it’s going to be as long a lockout as everybody believes.”
[B]What is the toughest loss in your career? How often do you replay the end of the 2008 National Title game in your mind? – Angel, Miami, FL[/B]
Coach Cal – “The toughest loss in my career will be the next one. Losing stinks and it rips your heart out. The Kansas game – I only play back all the good stuff…They were a really, really good team…I don’t think it over. I think about the year we had, the players we had on that team. I don’t look back, I look forward.”
[B]What is your number one interest outside of basketball? – Chris, Russell, KY[/B]
Coach Cal – “My family – spending time with them. I really enjoy reading. I enjoy history. I enjoy the Military Channel and the History Channel. But when you’re so wrapped up in [basketball], it’s hard to have those interests that take you away from your family more.”
[B]What is it that makes you such a good recruiter? – Don, Denver, CO[/B]
Coach Cal – “For me it’s just trying to be truthful and honest, trying to build that trust. We don’t make a whole lot of promises – we make commitments.”
