Apr 23, 2024
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Great paragraphs from the Kevin Young article by Tad Walch
Coach Kevin Young is working hard - great paragraphs on recent happenings with him from the DesNews article on Kevin Young by Tad Walch (repost):
From the article:
[Kevin Young] was real, honest, transparent and self-deprecating. That’s why he’ll succeed, said his brother, Justin Young, who is a national expert on college basketball recruiting. Justin had 117 phone conversations on Tuesday the 16th after BYU announced his brother’s hiring.
“I’m trying to explain to high school and college coaches who he is, because they don’t know him because he’s been in the NBA,” says Justin, who has written about high school recruits and the NBA draft and put on camps and tournaments for over two decades. “I tell them he’s humble, and he tells the truth. Honestly. It’s just who he is. I’ve done this my whole career. There’s a cadence to college coaches that the minute you hear them fall into it, you know the guy doesn’t believe a thing they’re saying.”
His brother is different, he said, and it’s why he connects with some of the NBA’s biggest stars.
“The reason why Kevin Durant likes him and Devin Booker likes him and Chris Paul calls him all the time is because Kevin is real. They want him to tell them the truth. J.J. Reddick calls him all the time, and says, ‘tell me the truth.’
“When you think about the guys that are successful in college, that’s their personality. Scott Drew’s that way. Bill Self is honestly that way; Bill’s real. Jay Wright’s that way. Tom Izzo tells you exactly how he thinks. A lot of other guys are trying to sell you a used car. They’re looking at Hoop Dirt every day trying to figure out where their next job is gonna be. The guys that are honest win.”
Both Young boys are like their dad, Phil. They’re grinders. Kevin Young was scheduled to speak with me Thursday night after he flew with the team to Minnesota to prepare for the first two games of the Suns’ NBA playoff series with the Timberwolves.
At 1:38 a.m. Central time Friday, he sent a text. “Apologies. Just wrapped up recruiting calls. I’m free tomorrow (night).”
Link to article: https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/04/22/lords-timing-journey-of-kevin-young-to-nba-byu/
From the article:
[Kevin Young] was real, honest, transparent and self-deprecating. That’s why he’ll succeed, said his brother, Justin Young, who is a national expert on college basketball recruiting. Justin had 117 phone conversations on Tuesday the 16th after BYU announced his brother’s hiring.
“I’m trying to explain to high school and college coaches who he is, because they don’t know him because he’s been in the NBA,” says Justin, who has written about high school recruits and the NBA draft and put on camps and tournaments for over two decades. “I tell them he’s humble, and he tells the truth. Honestly. It’s just who he is. I’ve done this my whole career. There’s a cadence to college coaches that the minute you hear them fall into it, you know the guy doesn’t believe a thing they’re saying.”
His brother is different, he said, and it’s why he connects with some of the NBA’s biggest stars.
“The reason why Kevin Durant likes him and Devin Booker likes him and Chris Paul calls him all the time is because Kevin is real. They want him to tell them the truth. J.J. Reddick calls him all the time, and says, ‘tell me the truth.’
“When you think about the guys that are successful in college, that’s their personality. Scott Drew’s that way. Bill Self is honestly that way; Bill’s real. Jay Wright’s that way. Tom Izzo tells you exactly how he thinks. A lot of other guys are trying to sell you a used car. They’re looking at Hoop Dirt every day trying to figure out where their next job is gonna be. The guys that are honest win.”
Both Young boys are like their dad, Phil. They’re grinders. Kevin Young was scheduled to speak with me Thursday night after he flew with the team to Minnesota to prepare for the first two games of the Suns’ NBA playoff series with the Timberwolves.
At 1:38 a.m. Central time Friday, he sent a text. “Apologies. Just wrapped up recruiting calls. I’m free tomorrow (night).”
Link to article: https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/04/22/lords-timing-journey-of-kevin-young-to-nba-byu/
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