http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...bigger-job

Quote:Marshall was a 6-foot-2 beanpole at Division II Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, Virginia) who had the insight and intellect without the brawn to do what he wanted on the court. But he never lacked toughness.

A former teammate once shattered his nose in a pickup brawl. Minutes later, Marshall was laughing about it in the locker room.

He brought his "play angry" brand to a Wichita State program that blossomed. That's the method he uses to turn his team against the world, but it's also the instrument he employs to generate an edgier vibe in the locker room of a team that, entering the UCF game, had lost two in a row.

"Coach Marshall, when he steps in between those lines, he don't care about nobody's feelings, nothing like that," senior Shaq Morris says. "It's all about the team and us getting better, and he'll tell you like it is. When you come here, you kinda gotta decide before you come if you want to be coached that way."

Marshall never relents during the 81-62 victory over UCF. In between sips of his half-and-half Gatorade and water mixture, he makes demands of players and coaches.

"It's unbelievable how much these fans pay to see you all," Marshall tells his team during a timeout that night. "You don't f---ing deserve it. Name another place where you lose two in a row and have a crowd like that!"

Then Marshall threatens to boot his entire coaching staff when his assistants can't tell him why a UCF player connected on an uncontested 3-pointer.

"Who had the shooter?" he screams. "That's your job!"

After senior Conner Frankamp misses an early defensive assignment, Marshall calls him out on the sideline.

"I was right there!" Frankamp yells back.

The escalated tone started earlier in the week.

In a ferocious practice, Marshall criticized the effort of Morris -- "I've seen this s--- for five years and I'm sick of it" -- and told him to hit the showers midway through the session.

Players say they understand Marshall's intent.

"He creates a certain kind of adversity in practice that makes the in-game adversity easier to deal with," Landry Shamet says. "When you first get here, it's almost like a shellshock situation where you're almost like, 'Dang, what'd I sign up for?' Some days you feel like Coach hates you, but it's all calculated and for a reason."

Excellent, excellent article (save for the ****** title) that I think fully encapsulates Gregg Marshall for the first time in print. If you've ever been to one of his practices this article will make you chuckle. He's like a man possessed that hates everyone.


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What is leaving WSU for Kansas?

Very interesting Marshall interview after win @ Cincy

This interview is very revealing on many levels and would most likely be quite entertaining for AAC fans. I need a favor though. I need someone to help decode a comment for me. It would probably help if you have inside knowledge on coach-speak especially as it relates to the recruiting front.

At the 5:15 point, when Marshall is telling reporters about how Wichita State plays with a chip on their shoulder because they have to, he goes on to say that "hopefully we'll continue to recruit bigger and even better players, but we're not gonna get into slop - we're not gonna even approach the slop."

WTF is "slop"? Is he talking about borderline illegal stuff like hiring players parents and such? Or maybe it's about recruiting prima donna types that won't play defense? I must know the definition of this term!

Thanks in advance!


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(02-19-2018 11:09 AM)C0|db|00ded Wrote:  Very interesting Marshall interview after win @ Cincy

This interview is very revealing on many levels and would most likely be quite entertaining for AAC fans. I need a favor though. I need someone to help decode a comment for me. It would probably help if you have inside knowledge on coach-speak especially as it relates to the recruiting front.

At the 5:15 point, when Marshall is telling reporters about how Wichita State plays with a chip on their shoulder because they have to, he goes on to say that "hopefully we'll continue to recruit bigger and even better players, but we're not gonna get into slop - we're not gonna even approach the slop."

WTF is "slop"? Is he talking about borderline illegal stuff like hiring players parents and such? Or maybe it's about recruiting prima donna types that won't play defense? I must know the definition of this term!

I thought the same thing. My instincts tell me that he means all the under the table recruiting that's going on.