After Princeton's heartbreaking loss to Kentucky in the opening round yesterday, fans who saw the post-game press conference with Sydney Johnson had the opportunity to see true, raw emotion from a head coach.
Brandon Knight, freshman point guard for Kentucky, who had been held to zero field goals for 39 minutes and 58 seconds, scored the game-winning basket, giving Kentucky a 59-57 lead. This prevented the Wildcats from being the second #4 seed to lose to the Princeton Tigers, leaving UCLA in 1996 with that title. And 15 years and 3 days since then, it truly appeared that Princeton would notch Kentucky on their belt of upsets as well.
But after Knight's basket, the dream of advancing was over, sending the Tigers packing back to New Jersey. Nobody appeared to take the loss harder than Princeton's coach, Johnson. Breaking down into tears during his interview with the media, Johnson granted the world a peek at how significant one game truly is.
Princeton was a significant underdog. The majority of brackets would've been messed up worse than they are now (a big ol' screw you to Louisville and St. John's) because so many picked Kentucky to make a deep run in the tournament. I'm sure that Johnson entered this game hoping to keep it close and avoid an embarrassment on national television.
When the game was winding down, these two teams entrenched in a back-and-forth assault, Johnson's expectations probably transformed rapidly. They didn't just have a chance to win the game; they probably should've won the game. When they ultimately lost, Johnson no longer had the mindset of "let's just keep it close." He was crushed as if he'd thought they would win the whole time.
The national media loves to analyze why players or coaches cry after games. People post on blogs, Twitter, and Facebook about it. More frequently than not, the majority response is criticism for an emotional display. Why though? I argue that I would much rather see players and coaches in tears after big games rather than the typical monotonic, disinterested interviews fans usually see after these events.
I can only hope that if BC finds itself in a similar position that I see Donahue act in a similar fashion. A coach crying, even over a game that he entered expecting to lose, shows me he truly cares about his job and his team. And that is the kind of person I want leading my school.
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