From a story by Dan Wetzel, via Yahoo Sports:
Butler blew it and that’s when fingers tend to get pointed and playing time gets questioned and selfishness can rise up. If only he had made that lay-up. If only he had knocked down that open jumper.
“It’s very easy to just think about yourself and be frustrated in the situation,” Howard said.
Instead Butler showed all the talk was real. They did it one hug after the next. One whispered “I love you” after another. One pat on the back and look into the eye and honest bit of concern. The harder some cried, the harder the rest worked to ease the pain.
Stevens stood in that locker room, took it all in and saw the kind of miracle that coaches strive for – collective support in the lowest and rawest of moments. Kids caring about kids. Perspective and purpose on display. It may not get you a clipped net, but that’s some kind of championship in itself.
“Hard, hard to put into words,” Stevens said, his voice trailing a bit.
Read the whole thing here. Pretty cool. Go team:)
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