GoRamblers wrote:
25yearstreak wrote:
However, it became apparent after the Final Four that he found the view at the top exhilarating (who could blame him) and he was not really happy./quote]
I don't fault the guy for wanting to move up. I don't fault the guy for wanting more money.
But don't go out there preaching "All in" and "Don't run from happiness" if you're not happy.
If, in fact, he wasn't happy, all his talk was disingenuous garbage. If that was the case, then I do fault him.
I think every college basketball coach, including Porter, has some car salesman in them (some more than others). They say the right things to sell themselves, to sell the program.
At the end of the day, it is a business. And in any business, if you're offered the same position at a different, more prestigious company with more money and resources, it is very difficult to say no--even if you really did like your current company.
I do think Porter liked it here. I do think he was happy. But at the same time, he was frustrated with some aspects and wanted the challenge of the "next step." His "don't run from happiness" and "all in" lines were just the right things to say at the time to sell himself and the program.
I hope he finds what he is looking for at Oklahoma. Whatever that is. His contributions to the program won't be forgotten, but neither will the fact that he left LU for a perceived better gig.