If you have attended too many basketball media days, like some of us around here, it’s impossible not to discern the general pattern.
HC makes an opening statement, starting with how excited he and his troops are for the beginning of the season. He’ll extol the virtues of the players in the weight room, how they’ve drilled working on their deficiencies from the previous campaign(s).
He’ll talk about leadership. He’ll generalize about what the offense and defense will look like.
During the ensuing Q & A, the assembled media will inquire about last year’s underperformers, which of the newcomers have impressed, is the five star McD’s A-A the real deal?