John Scheyer on why coaches need to be honest with recruits and willing to confront players hard. He argues that real coaching means players won't always like you, but confrontations grounded in truth and care lead to breakthroughs.
How important is it to you to be honest with guys both in the recruiting process, that you're going to coach them hard and then to follow through on it when they get to Duke and coach them hard?
Well, to me, it's.
It's the only way.
You can have success. And it's.
Part of how I was raised as a player.
Getting that from Coach K and Chris Collins and Steve.
Wojciechowski.
And Johnny Dawkins every single day.
So it's part of who we are. It's part of the culture.
And for me.
I've had the biggest breakthroughs as.
A player and now as.
A coach, when.
You have those confrontations and they don't always have to be.
Hostile, but.
It does need to be based on truth.
And so.
I'm glad I've been able.
To go through that with. With our guys.
And I'm always going to be myself.
That's who I am.
And I think in the day, you find out very quickly as a head coach, you're not going to be liked all the time, and.
You have to accept that.
But I do think if you're always honest and.
Show that you care, you'll always have the respect.
