Dunlap full speed ahead in new post
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:47 am
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The guy brought in to rescue Ernie Kent’s basketball program has hit the ground, well, running. Four months into his new job, the only thing that has slowed Dunlap has been a balky knee, which has curtailed any actual running and required two minor surgeries
“The worst thing I could do,” Dunlap says, “is have a surgery and not do my job. I’d be embarrassed not to perform on that day.”
Meet Oregon’s associate head coach, a complicated amalgam of intensity, intelligence, candor and cool. He arrives in Eugene with a reputation as a fantastic teacher of the game, and he says he’s found the Ducks to be “malleable,” eager to learn, anxious to improve.
Kent has embraced Dunlap’s assistance, and Oregon’s other assistants have adapted to the new guy. Dunlap has been listening and learning.
Whether it results in more wins — enough wins — remains to be seen. But so far, the experiment seems to be running well.
The guy brought in to rescue Ernie Kent’s basketball program has hit the ground, well, running. Four months into his new job, the only thing that has slowed Dunlap has been a balky knee, which has curtailed any actual running and required two minor surgeries
“The worst thing I could do,” Dunlap says, “is have a surgery and not do my job. I’d be embarrassed not to perform on that day.”
Meet Oregon’s associate head coach, a complicated amalgam of intensity, intelligence, candor and cool. He arrives in Eugene with a reputation as a fantastic teacher of the game, and he says he’s found the Ducks to be “malleable,” eager to learn, anxious to improve.
Kent has embraced Dunlap’s assistance, and Oregon’s other assistants have adapted to the new guy. Dunlap has been listening and learning.
Whether it results in more wins — enough wins — remains to be seen. But so far, the experiment seems to be running well.