Culture change is something all coaches talk about when they take over a job, unless they’re an assistant hired to replace their former head coach or something, but culture change was the topic du jour for Jeff Gordon at the Men’s Basketball Media Availability from Monday:
[Kim] Anderson preached defense when he returned to his alma mater as head coach, but his teams seldom got after opponents. Middling programs (or worse) could come into Mizzou Arena and win games.
He tried to instill discipline, issuing suspension after suspension during his first year, but failed to restore order.