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Letter: ?Basketball team must deal with its grief

TO THE EDITOR:

Coach Roy Williams, something is clearly wrong with your team. Double-digit leads are being blown, and in other instances, the team is losing by double digits. The squad has been described as listless, a word I have never heard used against a Roy Williams team.

It has been a difficult year, I know. You’re still grieving the loss of your mentor and friend, and the emotional distress is being reflected in your team’s performances. How can fans be excited if you chastise them for not showing enough support and then coach your team to the fewest number of points ever scored in the Smith Center?

It’s just one of those situations where I know because I’ve been there. I lost my father when I was in high school, and it was devastating, so much so that some of my family members don’t talk.

I have never played or coached a lick of basketball, and you are a great coach. I can’t tell anyone how to grieve because it is a personal thing that everyone does differently.

I also know basketball is just a game, but it seems the current situation is affecting your job performance much deeper than expected. You need to take action to keep a promising season from tumbling into a lost one and an early exit.

David Pilley

Class of ‘10

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