Donald Sloan
Thanks to e-mailer for tip about a San Antonio News-Express blog post from Brent Zwerneman concerning current Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon, which contains a quote that pertains to ex-A&M coach Billy Gillispie.
The subject is Turgeon’s temper, and whether the coach “lets it get in the way” when dealing with his players.
Donald Sloan, the junior guard who was recruited by Gillispie, said this of Turgeon:
“Coach is a good guy, and he doesn’t take it too far,” junior guard Donald Sloan said. “I don’t think he’s as bad as what we’ve had in the past. He’s extremely good at getting his point across, and it doesn’t take all of the yelling and cursing to do so.”
Of course, last season UK players Ramel Bradley and Joe Crawford both admitted that Gillispie’s temper and sarcasm were hard to take, especially at first. But by season’s end, both players said they benefited from Billy G.’s method of coaching, which they credited with getting them to where they had not gone before.
This year, well, we’re not hearing the same things.
While Kentucky has struggled down the stretch, A&M has been on a roll. The Aggies closed the regular season with six straight wins, pumping their record to 23-8 overall and 9-7 in the Big 12.
