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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 3043813, member: 966"]
Rambling? No. 
As for the rest, again, he's doing two things: defending himself/the program against an assertion he reasonably disagrees with; and representing his program toward his next batch of top 10 highschoolers. Anything he does legally and tastefully in that effort is all good by me. He's typically in a good mood, upbeat, and supportive of his players. Good stuff. Now, whatever goes on under the hood is another matter. But, there aren't many coaches that do a better job of representing and promoting their programs. It's 'sales.' Doesn't matter whether every other coach does something. Firstly, i don't think they do. But, more importantly, and again with the Trump comp, it doesn't matter what you do if you don't tell everyone about it. This isn't philanthropy. Recruiting and image are pretty important.

I don't want to play it again, but i don't think he said other coaches aren't teaching defense. He just sorta emphasized his own approach toward getting a bunch of highly-ranked high schoolers to play together as a team, and then working with them to prepare for the NBA afterward. Which is exactly what i'd want to hear as a kid. And don't they do Ohio State-like 'pro days?' I don't think that's a super common thing.
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