That helps me relieve some of the stress and pressure. I understand that you have to win or you're fired. But basketball is not life and death. It's very important, but you can't overemphasize it's a game played by young men. I try to laugh a little.
Life's too short.
I understand the stakes, but everything can't be Armageddon. For example, during the Providence College awards banquet Tuesday night, he broke into tears along with some of his players during an emotional farewell. I'm very emotional. While many say that he will need a sense of humor while trying to rebuild this basketball program into a contender, Gillen wouldn't have it any other way. He is truly a funny guy and with such a charming personality he may be capable of wooing apathetic UVa students out of their dorms and into University Hall where they have been noticeably absent the past several years.