Matt Painter and A Long Memory
He's sentimental again, Painter, after another loss. He was this way after Maryland. He was this way at the Palestra, when Purdue still looked like a completely dominant team from tip to final buzzer.
He mentions the Big Ten. He mentions those offers he received to coach at other schools. It's strange, to hear these rumors be brought out into the light. Especially with his program plunged into the shadows of its early-season success.
"I've had opportunities to leave and one of the things that I always think about if I leave and I'm not the coach at Purdue is I can't walk back into Assembly Hall and compete against them as the head coach of Purdue and that bothers me. That's a great feeling. And not always are you gonna be successful. I think that's what keeps you coming back for more."
Matt Painter does this a lot. He does it well. Again, he's won a lot, but his best work seems to come after losses. So many coaches sit in front of the media and answer questions while saying nothing. Coach speak, but also it's more than that. There's a depth that some people just can't get to because they're not willing or they don't see it or they're distracted by all the easy to digest things like wins and losses, shooting percentages and plus and minuses. But Matt Painter once again rises to the occasion, lifting up the loss and finding not just lessons, but observations we would all do well in taking to heart.
"Cause people can dissect you, but people can't tell you how you feel. They have no idea like what you sacrifice and what you do to try and have a good program. They have no idea what the players do. So like we have got a bunch of players in there that are heartbroken. They're disappointed. But someone stuck it to us. Take it. You gotta sit in it. If you're gonna do something about it, you gotta sit in it. You gotta be honest with yourself."
He's sentimental again, Painter, after another loss. He was this way after Maryland. He was this way at the Palestra, when Purdue still looked like a completely dominant team from tip to final buzzer.
He mentions the Big Ten. He mentions those offers he received to coach at other schools. It's strange, to hear these rumors be brought out into the light. Especially with his program plunged into the shadows of its early-season success.
"I've had opportunities to leave and one of the things that I always think about if I leave and I'm not the coach at Purdue is I can't walk back into Assembly Hall and compete against them as the head coach of Purdue and that bothers me. That's a great feeling. And not always are you gonna be successful. I think that's what keeps you coming back for more."
Matt Painter does this a lot. He does it well. Again, he's won a lot, but his best work seems to come after losses. So many coaches sit in front of the media and answer questions while saying nothing. Coach speak, but also it's more than that. There's a depth that some people just can't get to because they're not willing or they don't see it or they're distracted by all the easy to digest things like wins and losses, shooting percentages and plus and minuses. But Matt Painter once again rises to the occasion, lifting up the loss and finding not just lessons, but observations we would all do well in taking to heart.
"Cause people can dissect you, but people can't tell you how you feel. They have no idea like what you sacrifice and what you do to try and have a good program. They have no idea what the players do. So like we have got a bunch of players in there that are heartbroken. They're disappointed. But someone stuck it to us. Take it. You gotta sit in it. If you're gonna do something about it, you gotta sit in it. You gotta be honest with yourself."
