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JuiceTheGator
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He doesn't throw chairs n' shit and tends to be quite soft spoken. But we all know how he puts together a cohesive team that is often way better than the some of its parts - and is able to beat better talent.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bill-b...n--even-if-few-others-do-192511711-ncaab.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bill-b...n--even-if-few-others-do-192511711-ncaab.html
Belichick has been friends with Donovan for 15 years. "He’s a great motivator, a great fundamental coach," Belichick told Yahoo Sports after Florida’s 61-45 win. "He’s great with scheme and team stuff."
The two friends talk "a lot," Belichick said, and although so much has changed for both men over time, "at heart, he’s the same guy. A team-builder."
Seated across the aisle from Belichick was Florida president Bernie Machen. Asked to comment about Donovan, he said, "How many pages do you have in your notebook?"
"He is the personification of what a university would like to see in its athletic program," Machen said. "He lives his life the way you’d like to see players live their lives."
This is the year of appreciating Billy Donovan. The Gators' coach, who might be the most underrated leader in the college game, is finally getting more of the applause he's deserved for so long. On Friday, mentor Rick Pitino said Donovan deserves his name on the Gators' home court, and on a campus where statues to Steve Spurrier and Tim Tebow stand, that tribute seems obvious and a little late.
Asked if there should be a Billy Donovan Court, Machen said, "Damn right." He said the school is currently raising money for a renovation of the basketball facilities and, "We’re going to honor him in some way."