ESTERO, Fla. — Coaches are always thinking.
At first glance, an 11 a.m. tip for a Saturday exhibition game made little sense. But that’s exactly what Toledo did in October against Hillsdale.
What time do the Rockets play on Missouri-Kansas City on Monday to open the Gulf Coast Showcase? 11 a.m.
What time does the No. 1 seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament play in the first round? 11 a.m.
“Everything we do is for a reason,” Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk said. “I don’t just randomly do [stuff]. I told the players why we were doing it and they were like, ‘Wow, we didn’t even think of that.