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http://www2.kusports.com/news/2019/mar/27/danny-manning-remain-wake-forest-season-no-6/#comments
“I know sometimes people dismiss my calmness as a lack of passion or lack of interest in making changes,” he began. “I have been around the game of basketball since childhood and I do not think lashing out emotionally solves many problems. An important part of being a leader is having the trust of your team. I tend to go overboard on keeping things internal rather than sharing things publicly, but there is no question that we need to improve. I think that will fuel our offseason. Sometimes having a chip on your shoulder and the hunger to get better can accelerate change. And we all have that passion burning in us after last season.”
What would have this year's KU team finished in the ACC? .500? Maybe?
That league is brutal but Danny will figure it out. They'll finish above .500 in the conference, land a 5 or 6 in the tournament, win the first-round game and have a shot at the second weekend. Then John Currie will know what it's like to be in the same room as greatness.
Danny has always managed himself with such class and grace. If the timing were better, and his record was stronger, he'd absolutely be the guy I'd like to have come in and clean up the cesspool now known as KU basketball.