Yesterday’s New York Times ran an extraordinary piece on Seton Hall University Basketball Coach Bobby Gonzalez.
Written by Kevin Armstrong and Pete Thamel, the article makes several points:
— Gonzalez is the only coach in the history of the Big East Conference to be suspended for sideline behavior.
— A longtime acquaintance says of Gonzalez, “He has a tremendous skill for being able to alienate himself from everyone.”
— “None of the three players who have committed to play for Seton Hall next year have qualified academically.”
The article goes on with several other observations and allegations, few of them flattering.
So here’s an exercise if you’re a coach or an athletic director. How would feel if this article were written about you or your athletic program? Going further, if someone were to write a profile of you, what would the theme be?
Finally, what would you like the theme to be? You have now identified the vision for your program.