STILLWATER — Mike Gundy used to sit at an Oklahoma State men’s basketball practice just to watch.
He wasn’t looking for a certain player. He was watching Eddie Sutton coach.
Gundy instantly noticed something different. Sutton, in his final years with the Cowboys at least, sat on the team’s bench. He coached from there. Sutton did get up if needed — primarily for defensive issues — but his tone never changed.
“I learned two things there,” Gundy said. “I learned, one, that you can teach and coach from sitting there and just talking and not screaming and yelling.