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Quin on his big picture view of his time at MU
Posted on: July 26, 2016 at 09:14:03 CT
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Hadn't seen this before, apologize because its obviously not current. From 2011 when he was an assistant with the Lakers:
http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/09/lakers-qa-quin-snyder-sheds-light-on-.html
Your head coaching stint with the Missouri Tigers (1999-2006) included six consecutive postseason appearances, four NCAA postseason appearance and an Elite Eight berth. But you were also fired and faced NCAA violations. What’s your big picture view on your stint there?
I’m very proud of what we accomplished. We graduated over 90% of our players and we won a lot of games. We played in the postseason every year I was there and we were a basket away from making it to the Final Four. Also, a state-of-the-art arena was built during our tenure. I had the privilege to coach quality young men and those relationships will endure. Some of the guys that played for me have gone on to have success in the NBA, some overseas and others in business, and I’m still very close with many of them. That stands the test of time.
I had blind spots, having never been a head coach before and going to a place where I was really unfamiliar. Learning how to deal with adversity is something that will make me better for the rest of my life. It honed my interest in the game. It challenged me from the standpoint that I had to truly decide what I love about the game and why I wanted to keep coaching. You get knocked down and you have to decide if you want to get back up and keep going. My tenure there helped shape me and has made me a better coach.
http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/09/lakers-qa-quin-snyder-sheds-light-on-.html
Your head coaching stint with the Missouri Tigers (1999-2006) included six consecutive postseason appearances, four NCAA postseason appearance and an Elite Eight berth. But you were also fired and faced NCAA violations. What’s your big picture view on your stint there?
I’m very proud of what we accomplished. We graduated over 90% of our players and we won a lot of games. We played in the postseason every year I was there and we were a basket away from making it to the Final Four. Also, a state-of-the-art arena was built during our tenure. I had the privilege to coach quality young men and those relationships will endure. Some of the guys that played for me have gone on to have success in the NBA, some overseas and others in business, and I’m still very close with many of them. That stands the test of time.
I had blind spots, having never been a head coach before and going to a place where I was really unfamiliar. Learning how to deal with adversity is something that will make me better for the rest of my life. It honed my interest in the game. It challenged me from the standpoint that I had to truly decide what I love about the game and why I wanted to keep coaching. You get knocked down and you have to decide if you want to get back up and keep going. My tenure there helped shape me and has made me a better coach.
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Quin on his big picture view of his time at MU - FIJItiger MU - 7/26 09:14:03