(04-03-2015 08:55 PM)SlyFox Wrote:  Guys, I spent over a quarter century attending news conferences as a member of the TV news media. And frankly, what you saw is pretty standard procedure for just about any school at the Division I level. It was certainly a soimilar situation here in Texas Shaka Smart was introduced. What you saw was not a news conference. It was an introduction to the community. There were plenty of questions in the media availability as eveidenced by the media coverage that followed.

There are certainly things that I would have counseled them to share in front of the crowd that didn't make it into the narrative. But the format was not an issue.

What McKay said and did not say, and what he omitted and overstated, are all fillers now in April as we wait until the basketball season begins. We'll monitor his recruits and judge them and McKay with pre-season hype and anticipation. When we finally play, we can expect a honeymoon from the fans and an increase in attendance and interest. Attendance should double and grow and return to levels when McKay coached years ago.

McKay was a good coach at LU. He was creative when Asheville had a 7'6" center who dominated the inside. At a game in Asheville that I attended, McKay had his point guard go right at the big man by dribbling toward him and then circle in and occupy the paint. I remember watching that game in Asheville and how it was a very creative action to occupy the big man and create scoring opportunities for LU. It took the big man out of his game. LU lost but the game plan was unique.

We can expect a return to 3,000, 4,000 and even 5,000 attendance with most any sort of success. It will take time and the success must be constant to keep fan interest and attendance high. I'll shift with accolades and optimism soon. Today, I'm keeping him under the microscope, like the tight run, scripted, feel good intro. All McKay has to do is win, and win some more. That's why he and others are paid the big bucks.