Roy Williams

Roy Williams On Oregon, ‘yoober,’ His Team Of Idiots

... Tar Heels weren’t focused against Oregon on Saturday, their stay in Arizona would be a short one. So short, in fact, that they’d be seeking some easy transportation out of Glendale, Ariz. “My biggest fear,” Williams said, “is that everyone’s going to talk and those guys are going to talk about national championship game last year,” Williams said. “If we don’t beat freakin’ Oregon, we’re out there in a Yoober trying to get our butts back to Chapel Hill. And so we’ve got to focus on Oregon, is what we have to focus on, and they will hear that a heck of a lot from me.”. Williams paused amid the snickers. “Is it yoober or Uber?” he asked of the taxi-like service users access on their phones. He was told the correct pronunciation: Uber … with an “ew” sound at the beginning. “I’ve got no hope with that,” he said. (Sidenote: Can you imagine Williams bringing up the Uber app on his phone, under any circumstances? I can’t, either. Sidenote II: This reminds of the time, during my days covering Florida State, when Bobby Bowden called the Internet “the e Bay.”). ▪ On ...

Difference Between Roy Williams And John Calipari Recruiting One-and-dones

... five, six, seven guys every year is just phenomenal. What he does is really special there, and I’m not trying to suck up or anything, I really believe that. For me, that would be harder because I like that relationship and watching guys grow and do some of those things.”. Kentucky will add to its one-and-done count after this season. De’Aaron Fox, Malik Monk and Bam Adebayo are projected as first-round selections in the upcoming NBA draft. “I’m not the only one coaching young guys that are having success, but I think part of the thing for us is that we’re not making outlandish promises,” Calipari said Saturday. “If you talk to any of the kids that we’ve recruited, they’ll tell you he never promises you’ll start or how many minutes you’ll get or how many shots you’ll get.”. But the differing perceptions between Calipari and ...

Roy Williams Defines The Strenghts Of C.b. Mcgrath For Uncw Fans

... he has every skill you would want a perspective coach to have, if and when that happens.”. UNCW is apparently very close to hiring a new basketball coach from right up the road. This morning ESPN’s Jeff Goodman tweeted that UNCW had reached an agreement with UNC assistant coach C. B. Mc Grath that trustees still need to approve. A UNCW spokeswoman told WWAY the university has no comment. A source, though, told WWAY the ESPN report was not true. Two other sources close to the situation told WWAY a deal could happen soon. The UNCW Board of Trustees has called a special meeting Monday. According to a release from the university, trustees will meet Monday at 11 a.m. According to the release, the purpose of the meeting is “to consider the qualifications, competence, performance, condition of appointment of a public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee; to establish or instruct the staff or agent concerning the negotiations of the amount of compensation or other terms of an employment contract; and to consult with the attorney to protect the attorney-client privilege.”. These types of meetings are usually called before filling a major position on campus, ...

Unc's Roy Williams References Phone Booths, Describes Generational Gap With Players

... Elite Eight game with the Kentucky Wildcats. NCAA NCAA. UNC coach Roy Williams said on Saturday his players “can have fun in a phone booth” - even if none of them had ever been in one before. Robert Williams __link__. Jason Ray's Last Visit Home. UNC's Roy Williams: The Duckmaster. Tar Heels look to upcoming game with Kentucky. UNC's Williams on HB 2: 'What we have now is wrong'. North Carolina coach Roy Williams on losing 2016 National Championship Game. North Carolina’s Theo Pinson on Kentucky: ‘They are a dangerous team’. UNC's Roy Williams after loss to Duke: 'Right now, I'm really ticked'. UNC's Roy Williams: 'I've been criticized for 29 years for not calling timeouts'. Raw Video: Emotional Roy Williams speaks to fans at Smith Center. Share Video. "Dadgum" or "daggum"? No matter how you spell it, UNC coach Roy Williams possesses his own lexicon and perhaps should come with his own glossary. Call it Roynacular, Williams’ use of expressions and words like "dadgum," “Jimminy Christmas,” “blankety-blank” and ...

Roy Williams Rips Trump’s ‘bs’ In Response To Boeheim’s Acc Dig

... Everybody’s got the right to their opinion. I don’t agree with [Boeheim],” Williams said after his top-seed Tar Heels beat Miami, 78-53. “I love moving the tournament around. I think it’s good. But the Masters was played at Augusta National. Augusta’s not a very big town. We keep taking the tournament back there. I still think it’s good for us to move around. I loved Washington, D. C., last year. New York is doing a great job. I love Greensboro.”. Williams, born in North Carolina, stressed his home. More On. Duke just made a major statement. “Don’t ever forget your roots,” Williams said. “We have tremendous history in this league. But Jimmy’s got the right to have his opinion. It doesn’t mean that he’s wrong. I played golf with him one time, and he thought it was going to make left, and the sucker broke right. So every now and then he makes a mistake too. It’s OK. He can have that opinion. I’m fine with that.”. And New York, in the techno age, no longer has the one and only center ...

Roy Williams' Philosphy On Calling Timeouts

... said, not because he was asked but because it was still under his skin. “And I jumped up to call a timeout and Kevin Stallings says, ‘Well coach, we get one in 40 seconds.’ I said, ‘I don’t care; we could be down eight more.’ Because we had like a 20-point lead and all of a sudden Vegas had it to 12, and they were scary. And my guys looked like they were panicking.”. They say Smith, Williams’ mentor, could remember a name and a face for years. But he would remember something or somebody who got under his skin forever. “Timeouts are overrated,” Williams said. That might be etched on Williams’ tombstone. “So my policy, philosophy, thought process, I’m going to call a timeout when I think it’s the right thing to call,” he said. “I mean seriously, one of the coaches said (in the Duke game), ‘You want to call a timeout?’ Justin Jackson had the ball on the wing and Isaiah Hicks is posted low with a little guy behind him. I like that. So I’m not going to take that away. But I did in 1991. Go look at it. Called one with 12 ...

Roy Williams Postgame

... we stunk it up on Thursday. We really did. But we've had 100 practices. Tomorrow will be practice number 101, and that doesn't include five to 10 during the break where we just had them come in and shoot. “But we want to enjoy the dickens out of this one until midnight tonight and that's not very far off, I think. And then we'll start focusing on Gonzaga. But Thursday's practice wasn't very good. I'm really thrilled. Joel didn't play very well, but I'm really thrilled he was able to get through the game and not hurt his ankle anymore and hopefully he'll play better. “Isaiah needs to play better. Joel - if you look at it, two of our guys who started almost every game are 3-for-26. That usually means you get beat. But Kennedy and Justin, those guys really made some big plays.”. You hinted at it a little bit earlier, but do you guys specifically practice tipping the ball out on those free throw plays in the closing seconds of games or in ...

Mutual Respect And A Well-executed Practical Joke

... and Martin recruited PJ Dozier, who eventually chose the Gamecocks. Williams has a decided edge, 9-0, over Few, Altman and Martin in Final Four appearances as a head coach. “This is (Przemek) Karnowski’s fifth NCAA tournament but everything is going to get ratcheted up 300 percent with the media, the demands,” Few said. “The general distraction meter is going through the roof. Obviously Carolina kids have dealt with it and managed it great if you look at how they performed last year at the Final Four. “But when the buzzer goes off after warm-ups, all four teams have shown they’re ferocious competitors and really focused on the task at hand. It’s going to be about who plays the best for those 40 minutes.”. Altman sought advice from his former K-State boss Lon Kruger and ex-Stanford coach Mike Montgomery. “What to avoid, embrace because it’s a new experience for ...