We often hear the coaching stories and how much time one might be working on a game plan or reviewing game film. For former UNC player & head coach Matt Doherty, his time on the sidelines came with joy and agony. He joined DA on CBS Sports Radio Thursday.
“It's living on that edge of victory, defeat…the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. That high high, the low low, that's the drug. The adrenaline rush that you get when you feel like you've conquered it and you're walking off the court and you executed, you won and the fans are going crazy, that’s magic but most of it is misery, most coaches live in daily misery and they just deal with it. That's trying to navigate that world.” Doherty’s new book Rebound: From Pain to Passion - Leadership Lessons Learned chronicles his ups and downs as a player and a coach.
These days, college basketball is changing. Does the former Tar Heel worry about the game’s national recognition or relevance? “Yes, bottom line, yes, plus the G League plus the value of a college education, right? I mean you can get so much online now. The affiliation, the financial model, how do you justify coaches getting paid that much money and then the people who are cutting the cord so yes, yes and yes, it is not an ideal time to be in college athletics.’