Seems like years ago now, but there was a time this basketball season when Frank Martin didn’t care about wins and losses.
“We’re gonna get our team right,” said South Carolina’s coach following an 80-78 win over Coastal Carolina on Dec. 9. “If we lose, we lose. If we’re tired, we’re tired. We’re gonna learn to listen, we’re going to learn to be disciplined and we’re gonna learn to care. And that’s our focus right now.”
Martin’s words came when the Gamecocks were on a three-game winning streak. But he knew the results were masking a substandard level of play.