It sounds like Kentucky has gained another leader this season in freshman Karl Towns Jr.
And he expects the same from his teammates; a lesson one of the St. Joseph’s players had to learn the hard way this past season.
When Towns’ teammate’s erratic shot selection and failed dunk attempts cost his team a practice scrimmage game, Towns addressed the issue sternly.
“I told him to stop and I told him why,” Towns said. “I was gonna leave it at that.”
Then when his teammate kept up with more of the same in the next scrimmage, Towns stopped play altogether.
“I said, ‘Everybody get on the line right now!” Towns said. “I made my team run four suicides because I wanted him to see what he did wrong. I don’t just want to compete; I want to win. Sometimes I have to be the bad guy; and that’s fine as long as it’s getting everyone better.”
Still, don’t confuse his straightforwardness, Towns doesn’t like for his “bad cop” rope to spill over into the locker room after the final horn sounds or practice is done. One of the key things he picked up in his study of past greats is that most of the super-competitors didn’t have very many friends off the court.
“That’s not me,” Towns said. “I’m outgoing and I love to just have fun and talk to people. I pride myself in being really approachable and getting along with people. I’m goofy! I’m just a people person.”
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Kentucky players better be ready to compete if they are on Towns’ team.
They might find themselves on the line if they don’t
