MOTOR FOR WINNING - Interview with Josh Pastner

[techgrad]

This was posted on TOS. I have not seen it posted here.

http://www.gtalumni.org/s/1481/alumni/magazine.aspx?sid=1481&gid=21&pgid=9474

 

[collegeballfan]

This was posted on TOS. I have not seen it posted here.

http://www.gtalumni.org/s/1481/alumni/magazine.aspx?sid=1481&gid=21&pgid=9474

Thanks for posting. I would not have seen this otherwise. Great interview!

 

[GTHomer]

This was posted on TOS. I have not seen it posted here.

http://www.gtalumni.org/s/1481/alumni/magazine.aspx?sid=1481&gid=21&pgid=9474

After reading this, how can a true GTMBB fan not think CJP is a good fit for this time in the program? I was around during the transition from Dwayne Morrison to Bobby Cremins and can feel a sense of energy I have not seen since the early 80's. By year 3, I think this program will be on a roll.

 

[William S. Baker]

This was posted on TOS. I have not seen it posted here.

http://www.gtalumni.org/s/1481/alumni/magazine.aspx?sid=1481&gid=21&pgid=9474

This is a great article. thank you for sharing it. I think these quotes summed up a lot about our coach....
"I don’t want entitlement—I want appreciation."

"The clincher is follow-up and follow-through"

" I learned that the No. 1 thing in being a good leader—a good coach—is self-awareness. I know what my strengths are, and the good Lord knows the thousands of weaknesses that I have. When I hired my staff, I consciously brought in people with the strengths to help me with my weaknesses."

" I worked for two elite guys and I learned a number of things from both. But I can’t be either one of them—I can’t even be a combination of the two of them. I have to be Josh Pastner."

 

[GTJason]

We all hope this was just perfect timing for all parties. Pastner needed a fresh start and we needed a coach with some success and experience at a bargain price who was willing to take a fixer upper program with kind of stagnant recruiting and fans who were becoming apathetic. The UNC win is a big win, but we usually surprise at least one team during the year. Hope we can keep it going because he's already got more quality wins this season than I expected.