Shaka Smart stood, jumped, kneeled and finally stood again with his arms raised way above his head — all in a matter of seconds — while on the sidelines during No. 8 Marquette’s 93-65 win over Southern. Looking like he was actually in the game, Smart was replicating his players’ stances while defending — acting out how he wants them to play.
Smart doesn’t just tell them, he shows them, one of the many examples of him practicing what he preaches.
Now in his third year at the helm of the Golden Eagles, Smart has made a lot of changes to how the program operates, its core values and what he wants to see from his players.