Every week or so Mike White’s phone rings, or equally often he is doing the ringing – just to chat with a past player.
But the word “past” wouldn’t be fair or accurate here . . . not when that player is so tied to the present and often credited for helping pave an incredibly bright future.
But let’s first go back to last week’s press conference and Mike White addressing his team’s immediate future and its presumed reliance on freshman point guard, Andrew Nembhard.
“How often have you had to rely on a first-year point guard,”White is asked.