Leonard Hamilton Interview (9-1-20)

Doing a little research for this interview going now Lord Leonard Hamilton cross a couple of things that I thought were pretty interesting stat that you might not think about how great Florida State basketballs been over the last five years in the ACC for one when you look at records against ranked opponents over the last five years.

You're the only teams that have a better record than Florida State, North Carolina Michigan state Virginia Kansas and Duke. When you look at specifically in the ACC ACC record altogether in the last five years the sentinels have a better record than North Carolina by a couple of games and the only teams ahead of them. Virginia and Duke type program Florida State sleeping right now and we saw it with them winning the ACC outright this year and technically winning the ACC basketball championship. The tournament in Greensboro.

At least they got the trophy and in fact that's where I want to start with coach Hamilton coach where the heck is that championship trophy from Greensboro around here. Go where Boudreau or your old employee number Greensboro. We all ran the router not really been back in the office sparingly. "So girls will go through the cemetery's right no one been around in the building because we all go log all on a log building so there yeah I still think about March 12 quite a bit where the image that sticks with me.

It's your players receiving the ACC tournament trophy on a Thursday without having played any games in the tournament.

No fans in the stands. What sticks with me as the look on your players faces having to want having wanted to play that day. What do you remember most from that locker room and really that day as a whole, which ended with us learning that that was the end of the college basketball season will be groundwork for you are not where you are program culpable for growth: there will be replaced again a little on some of them to me. Think about going out there that we would stand the mom will confirm about this ball. I'm not real sure the ball is about "so this was not the owner would give it a pregame Labrador.

Most of the larger good. I really was great real big gel, but you are good enough to particular lots of love over and I didn't understand the call before doing that, then lets the only way I got on the floor not all comment was that we were just going to be the all ACC coffin normally that would be a long, but we have one so and then that thing out on the Google mail. Not real sure are plenty of really knew what was going on all over facial expressions Hamilton with us here on sports.

I'm trying to be in broadcast cross your home state and Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point that can High Point Tommy Smith to be with us a little bit later on in the Piedmont Triad. We were talking to Steve Forbes last week Wake Forest basketball coach and he said on these weekly calls that you guys do there. There were a couple options available. He said that January 1. Wasn't something I was really being considered yet, but starting the season on time as one option of posting things a week back was another Thanksgiving seems to be the most popular option with students not being on campus and having maybe a little bit more of a bubble surrounding things I December 1 was also being looked at. Are those the options as you understand it and that which one do you prefer, you think all three girls with you. I have not allow my legal score for about prayer log called all the speculation on what happened with the Bali were about to train one about their flareup. All these things we are talking about our discussion point and what we want. It will be dictated by the boxcar with the medical people say is the best approach for us to play so I have not allow caught up in what is better because what's better for me to work on your face was called to move forward in our Google tier 1 weekly as long as everybody and that we don't have any issues most important thing to me when it will start to February. As long as whatever we we going to live up to. I want to get your thoughts on the news of this week. Yesterday on a radio station, Roy Williams and Jim behind share their thoughts on the late great John Thompson passing away at 78 years old. I always hear there are great stories around the gains when he was coaching her even when he was broadcasting of the type of personality he wise. What's the best John Thompson story you can share with us. Well, I probably have more but it was God.

They knew him but he was a friend them are going for me to call was responsible about for our career vehicles local about his recommendation of them all of me probably will have moved to your Susan things that are inexperienced of an experience that always leaned on him with that advice that will allow me to make a decision about program and then about a year ago, state of really, really good team return the team. I want to say and reluctant to want to consider all involved Miami universe varmint script love interest and I have not given are not given though I have not agreed to even endeavor and I interviewing for my job until John Naughton saw the company of in the lobby would be all the one syllable of development with those God told me to do. I so good afternoon, a room directly go to the hotel to meet with and recommendation of the tournament were back home alive up the interview below universe of Miami for the W got told me that our father walked over little long for a moment. What's the biggest misconception people have about the John Thompson thinking what you thought what you got from you.

You God who really felt comfortable with who he was. Then, and he and I know you love to live love him, maybe the fact that he is a big guy and everyone knew that his 12 follow his direction. You probably could have missed their video call when you all the firm maybe from Tomball to God, though he related his player of the communication. Love that all that I think that always learn, remember your critical calls regarding where you see some coaches displeasure in the home body language makes you think the big really aggressive for your watch film when God made a mistake. He will confirm with all morale and encourage them in a positive manner and always thought of my so hard for him. Love always run in and informed him of and we are committed to clear the probably altering our conference "he was firm on something over here on clear and they love the coffee. He communicating that taught them all before our our commitment and respect in Logan mobile movement failed as opposed to what you sometimes you go to intimidation follow Leonard Hamilton on Twitter if you don't already at FSU coach Pam is with us here on sports on Triad. I mentioned a lot of those things that you guys have done over the last five years. On the way in mean five straight 20 win seasons.

May 26 2923 2620 it's it's a remarkable thing that you've built with the Seminoles and I don't know if this is been announced yet but I understand it at your going to be on the Naismith Hall of Fame bat ballot or 2021 and is interested what what would getting into a hall like that mean to you will you bring me word from the very northern about greatly what you mean about what I have no clue somebody I was told that there's there's there's a good chance you might be on the Naismith Hall of Fame ballot for 2021 well there little committee but you know dollars if you will coach to coaches who will go for the house.

All 302 in Golden was shortsighted. What we call board for roof go evaluate results with you. You don't really care all evaluate coaches the policy you are probably of the left will evaluate what they thought with the love of father Mary, a good place in life where they benefit from being in your company through full thoughtful reports. W then you will accomplish a goal. We always tried to win that game. The game of life. We do allow kids to come on you to clear family, teenagers, code young adulthood. That's what this is all about you.

You will seldom parents for their moral lobby with you and worry about taking care of those daily responsibilities and inbound way you want help, we gave to the rig but but culture and win a game where the most important thing we do is young people and help them in doing that most important part of the likely quality development view of the philosophers all the big long live the life. If you doing that probably been for all your fault. You Christmas called affirmative. He wants you to call quality to what you make sure you come to the web because the author the main goal of the reward for that means that believed all of thought upon you all. Not without the other.

In the probably pale in comparison. That's very well said Hamilton.

With this year I want to close with this seat. Your you did get handed in ACC tournament trophy. The last time you're in the Greensboro Coliseum. But we love catching up with you because you obviously are a North Carolina guy from dystonia and I'm just interested in what your earliest basketball memories were watching the ACC like when you think about the earliest days. We started falling in love college basketball and watching the Atlantic Coast conference. What comes to mind first. Leonard obviously, I was a very bad basketball and there were guys I could probably have a God like Miranda with an kilometer regarding Henry Logan thinking little Allport got a big guy: please note you have Mike Malloy that was that they left the all basketball over there but the ACC all with the grant. And I remember the determines that there are called we could swim walkable TV with big Google and Baldwin tinea and go back and they interlock remember what what I can remember like it was yesterday called article in the newspaper about a probably would have had court they had about 20 or 30 shoe around him that he it worn out because you put all the double apartment but also Scott got was a freshman and all to their personal BBQ military and law but through the trouble started. Been the first black player with your love will play in the solid color failed and practically went all all very call the claimant to live with pain all about God immigrate basketball that you're allowing about that level was you will not allow the basketball and followed Charlie in the Lord will hold all basketball you would close the glove got blown for memory, multimedia, read the newspaper. Although every game to see who grow corn all payment when he got yeah result of all the article and who more more more about quality improvement was known about have an opportunity because their vulnerable and you've had since such a wonderful career and such wonderful stories and I appreciate you sharing them with Dawson coming on the Triad you're always welcome in the heart of the ACC coach Hamilton.

Congratulations on a great season last year and I hope the next time were speaking to be talking about basketball sooner rather than later. Thanks for doing this draws you clear your goal, click on the criminal is out for about three of the survey.

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