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New Year’s Resolutions


2003 New Year’s Resolutions

by Adam Reich

Like most of us, college hoops coaches everywhere have made their New Year’s resolutions for 2003. Here are just a few:

Dana Altman (Creighton):

To get a filing cabinet for all of the big-time job offers he is about to receive.

Jim Boeheim (Syracuse):

To start thinking of reasons why Carmelo Anthony should stay in school.

Mike Brey (Notre Dame):

To ask Gary Williams if he has any other players who want a change of scenery.

John Calipari (Memphis):

To open up a nightclub where his players can hang out and not get in trouble.

Jim Calhoun (Connecticut):

To get over the fact that the women’s basketball team is the most popular squad on campus.

Mike Davis (Indiana):

To stop doing Bobby Knight impressions.

Mark Few (Gonzaga):

To stop writing letters of protest to the NCAA selection committee.

Bob Huggins (Cincinnati):

To let his assistant coaches yell at the players for him.

Tom Izzo (Michigan State):

To convince himself that it is acceptable to recruit players outside the state of Michigan.

Ernie Kent (Oregon):

To focus recruiting efforts on players named Luke.

Bobby Knight (Texas Tech):

To donate all of his old Indiana sweaters to the Salvation Army.

Mike Krzyzewski (Duke):

To finally get cracking on his Hall of Fame induction speech.

Jim O’Brien (Ohio State):

To find a way to use OSU’s Fiesta Bowl victory as inspiration for his team.

Lute Olson (Arizona):

To make early hotel reservations in New Orleans for the first week in April.

Rick Pitino (Louisville):

To end all thoughts about returning to the NBA.

Kelvin Sampson (Oklahoma):

To graduate more players than the football team.

Al Skinner (Boston College):

To start recruiting kids who like to play defense.

     

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