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[QUOTE="Irishsecra1, post: 5719132, member: 8453"]
There was an interview that I read earlier this year about Siena and GMAC.
It said GMAC was an incredible hard ass in practice and in games.  People either worked their asses off and did what he said or he was in their faces and let them know it. Nobody ever got a pass.
But, off the court, he was close to all the players and let them know he was there for them no matter what.
And all the players love him for what he made them achieve.

Somehow he walked the tight rope from being a tough no nonsense coach who accepted no excuses on the court and a close mentor off the court who would always be there for them.

They said on CNN that this was the first time since the last century that a starting five played the entire 40 minutes in a game. Now, this only happened because with all the injuries and NCAA suspension, there was no one else.
But those guys played 100% full out the entire game, even Doty after he injured his ankle.
These players showed they would do whatever it takes to win, no surrender, no excuses, just buckle down and do the work.
That is the attitude I want our Syracuse players to have.
Not the creampuffs they have been the last 2 years.
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