With back-to-back off days after the end of the ACC/Big 10 Challenge, SCACCHoops.com used our exclusive access to find out what each of the ACC coaches are doing with their time off. Let's take a fun, AND ENTIRELY FICTIONAL, trip around the ACC...
Al Skinner of Boston College was seen relaxing knowing his team is overachieving early without Rakim Sanders in the lineup. Skinner knows when Sanders returns so does the pressure, so secretly he's been telling Sanders to skip his treatment.
Down in Clemson, things aren't so rosy for Oliver Purnell. Purnell was seen sleeping in his office, obviously having a nightmare. All that was heard was "No, no...get...ball...to...all-american, no more...threes." Purnell then woke up in a cold sweat, checked the Illinois box score, and started sucking his thumb and rocking back and forth.
In Durham, Mike Krzyzewski found himself jealous of Al Skinner. With the return of Mason Plumlee, there aren't anymore injured players to place all hope upon. Instead, Krzyzewski was seen browsing the web performing one common search on Google.
Down in Tallahassee, Leonard Hamilton's team has seen highs and lows this season. His team jumped out to a nice early start only to flop versus Florida and Ohio State. Hamilton used his off day recruiting a player that could dribble the ball all the way up the floor without turning it over. Hamilton went to New York City, a hotbed of point guards, and after purchasing a ticket, found himself watching a guy in Madison Square Garden. After the player's game, the player was seen telling Hamilton "Coach, I've told you, I used all of my eligibility and I play for the Knicks now, I can't come back!"
Maryland coach, Gary Williams, was simply seen sweating. He even does that on his off-days.
Miami coach, Frank Haith, spent the day baking. You might ask, what was he baking? I'll give you a hint. Miami is the lone undefeated team in the ACC and boast the 315th strongest schedule out of around 350 teams.
In North Carolina, Roy Williams was seen telling assistant coaches that with his right arm in a sling, all he has to do is snap and say "aww shucks" to give off the wholesome country boy image. Its important to do that to hide verbal sparring with recruits.
In Raleigh, Sidney Lowe was seen telling reporters that despite having the slowest tempo in the ACC (63 possessions per game) that "We really are a running team. In those 60 possessions, we get up-and-down the floor."
Virginia's Tony Bennett spent his off-day watching game tape of Duke-Wisconsin. Seems pretty normal right? What you may not realize is that Bennett wasn't watching Wisconsin backscreens or Duke's offensive scheme. Instead, he was watching the Wisconsin fans trying to remember what a passionate, patient fanbase was like.
Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg was seen hugging Malcolm Delaney and saying "I'm never going to let go." To which Delaney replied, "Coach, I've checked, I can't enter the draft until after the season."
Dino Gaudio spent his day off watching YouTube. OK, I know that makes no sense, but that auto-tune stuff makes me laugh.
The ACC gets started again tomorrow with a strong non-conference schedule, until then I'm enjoying an off-day.
