Quote from Kenny says it all about Liz and Georgia
“You can be a great player,” an emotional Brooks said, “but if you don’t have the mentality, the work ethic, and the ability to lead people — when I say lead, I mean, they lead our program, but they also help lead this community. The affect that they’ve had on this community not only young people, old people, they’ve made a lot of people women’s basketball fans here at Virginia Tech.
“Sometimes when you get players of that caliber, sometimes you have to sacrifice a little bit. You have to sacrifice maybe integrity, but those kids are the full package. They’re great kids, and what they’ve done for this program, this community, for me, you can’t even put it into words. That’s how special they are.”
(credit David Cunningham from his post game writeup)
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"Sometimes when you get players of that caliber, sometimes you have to sacrifice a little bit. You have to sacrifice maybe integrity"
If there is one phrase that sums up Kentucky athletics, it's "Sacrifice integrity for wins". Personally, I can't see Kenny being comfortable with that environment, but I do think he'll leverage the offer to get a big raise.
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Hints at staying to me, hopefully with a raise and money for an AA grad assistant if not his PG.
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His demeanor has changed so much over the past 2-3 weeks. He is clearly a man with a whole lot on his mind.
But I remain optimistic. His past actions and comments lead me to believe he has a desire to continue to build VT into a powerhouse. Now... the school has to be able/willing to do it, but I honestly think they will.
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...at UK would be very different. Look what happened to Shaka Smart @ UT. If KB failed to produce @ UK what he has at VT, critics will say, "UK ain't VT," thereby tarnishing his legacy. The pressue will be far greater in Lexington than in Blacksburg where he'll have far more latitude to run the program ther way he wants to. At UK, he'll have the Boosters all over him, calling at all hours, demanding face time w/him, etc. Big pressure cooker.
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She and Liz were a package deal. Cayla was the kind of player that does all the little things that make others look good. She will surface somewhere as a coach.
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