Bill Parcells, breathless, sounded like an excitable teenager, talking about Saint Peter’s and its remarkable run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
He was breathless.
“When I see these kids play, that makes me feel like I’m back in Mackay Park in Englewood, New Jersey, playing 4-on-4,’’ Parcells said. “These kids remind me of my childhood. The best thing was, in those 4-on-4 games, if you lost, that was it. You ain’t getting back on the court. It was ‘come back after lunch.’
Parcells also has a connection to this NCAA Tournament through Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who played college ball at West Point from 1966-69 when Parcells was an assistant football coach there. Parcells was tight with Bobby Knight, Krzyzewski’s basketball coach. Saint Peter’s star Doug Edert jumping on the scorer’s table after Saint Peter’s win didn’t go over well with Shahen Holloway.“It’s like Mickey used to teach me: ‘There’s ways to win all these games; you just gotta figure it out,’ ’’ Parcells said. “That served me well in coaching.’’
That’ll pique Parcells’ interest even further because of his affinity for Saint Peter’s and his admiration for Krzyzewski, who at age 75 will retire when this run is done.
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