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Title: Q&A with Kansas State head basketball coach Frank Martin
Post by: D-FRED-BROWN on July 25, 2010, 11:18:16 PM
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1. What is your favorite song?
Just the 2 of Us by Will Smith and My Way by Frank Sinatra (now that’s eclectic)
 
2. What is your favorite movie?
The Godfather Series
 
3. Who would play you in a movie and why?
Robert DeNiro because of the roles he has played mirrored some of my steps in my life.
 
4. Who was the biggest influence in your life?
Mother
 
5. Why did you go into coaching?
When I got hurt and couldn’t play anymore my high school coach, Shakey Rodriguez suggested I come back and help him out coaching.
 
6. What activity would we find you doing away from basketball?
Spending time with my three kids
 
7. If you weren’t coaching what would you be doing?
I would be teaching math.
 
8. What is the favorite name of a play?
5 Play
 
9. What would your birthday dinner consist of?
Blackened mahi mahi with white rice and fried green plantains
 
10. If you were named the Czar of the NCAA, what rule would you change?
Change the NBA draft rule to the same as baseball. Option to go out of high school or you must stay for three years. (I couldn’t agree more. Hope the NBA player’s association will reconsider.)
 
11. What was your first coaching mistake?
In 1985 as a JV coach I played a guy who cut class.
 
12. What was your first coaching success?
My 2nd year as a JV coach we went undefeated and won the county championship.
 
13.  What is your biggest superstition?
I am very meticulous with the order that I get dressed in the lockerroom before a game.
Title: Re: Q&A with Kansas State head basketball coach Frank Martin
Post by: WillieWatanabe on July 25, 2010, 11:26:48 PM
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11. What was your first coaching mistake?
In 1985 as a JV coach I played a guy who cut class.

 :surprised:
Title: Re: Q&A with Kansas State head basketball coach Frank Martin
Post by: sys on July 26, 2010, 12:03:01 AM
that guy loves him some math.
Title: Re: Q&A with Kansas State head basketball coach Frank Martin
Post by: Stevesie60 on July 26, 2010, 12:33:47 AM
Quote from: WillieWannabe on July 25, 2010, 11:26:48 PM
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11. What was your first coaching mistake?
In 1985 as a JV coach I played a guy who cut class.

 :surprised:

No MCMW here.
Title: Re: Q&A with Kansas State head basketball coach Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on July 26, 2010, 08:44:27 AM
Quote from: sys on July 26, 2010, 12:03:01 AM
that guy loves him some math.

Ya, he name drops math at every opening
Title: Re: Q&A with Kansas State head basketball coach Frank Martin
Post by: DILLIGAF on July 26, 2010, 09:05:19 AM
Quote from: D-FRED-BROWN on July 25, 2010, 11:18:16 PM


 
11. What was your first coaching mistake?
In 1985 as a JV coach I played a guy who cut class.
 
12. What was your first coaching success?
My 2nd year as a JV coach we went undefeated and won the county championship.
 


Same year?
Title: Re: Q&A with Kansas State head basketball coach Frank Martin
Post by: Dr.Spaceman on July 26, 2010, 07:00:01 PM
Quote from: D-FRED-BROWN on July 25, 2010, 11:18:16 PM

8. What is the favorite name of a play?
5 Play


Wut?