Was this press conference the catalyst to Lamar University’s basketball success?
Three weeks ago, Lamar senior Mike James was in the midst of explaining to reporters why his team played so miserably in a 62-52 loss to Stephen F. Austin on Thursday night when head coach Pat Knight stopped him mid-sentence.
“All right, let’s go. I’m back,” Knight said, basically shooing James from the news conference. “You don’t have a clue what it takes to win.”
What followed from there was a large rant from Coach Knight.
Knight lambasted the senior class he inherited from former coach Steve Roccaforte for its lack of character and leadership. Knight’s sometimes cringe-worthy rant criticized his seniors for everything from showing up late for meetings and practices, to not performing well enough in the classroom, to even having issues with drugs.
Did the press conference motivate his team to win? Absolutely. The team won the Southland Conference Tournament and received an automatic bid to play in the NCAA Tournament.
Lamar plays this week, in Dayton, against Vermont University.
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