Q. Just over the decades you've obviously seen a lot of first-year coaches deal with and handle early-season struggles or not deal with them. Curious, what's impressed you the most about the way Hubert connected with his players and got them to play at such a high level late in the season?
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: Thank you for asking that. Hubert's been terrific. I mean, one, there's a lot of pressure taking over a program the level of North Carolina's, with the tradition of excellence that they've had. And for him to do it, he's under immense scrutiny. And they got knocked back a number of times. I just thought he always had poise and he has great humility. And it worked together.
And he had a belief in his players and in what he was doing. He and I did a thing together here yesterday, and I mentioned that he's run his own race. He hasn't tried to be Dean Smith or Roy or anybody else. He's been himself in that culture. But he knows that culture. He's worked in it and he's played in it. And now he's adapting who he is into that culture. And I think that's a great way for a culture to grow. And he's done a marvelous job.
COACH KRZYZEWSKI: Thank you for asking that. Hubert's been terrific. I mean, one, there's a lot of pressure taking over a program the level of North Carolina's, with the tradition of excellence that they've had. And for him to do it, he's under immense scrutiny. And they got knocked back a number of times. I just thought he always had poise and he has great humility. And it worked together.
And he had a belief in his players and in what he was doing. He and I did a thing together here yesterday, and I mentioned that he's run his own race. He hasn't tried to be Dean Smith or Roy or anybody else. He's been himself in that culture. But he knows that culture. He's worked in it and he's played in it. And now he's adapting who he is into that culture. And I think that's a great way for a culture to grow. And he's done a marvelous job.
