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Sound of silence Kansas coach Williams still tight-lipped about UNC jobPosted: Friday April 04, 2003 6:41 PMNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Kansas coach Roy Williams favors a moratorium on coaching changes during the Final Four -- even though such a rule would come too late to do him any good. In what has become the sideshow of this national championship week, Williams was asked again Friday about a possible return to coach at North Carolina, where he played for Dean Smith and worked as an assistant. "Before you make every decision in your life, you ought to think about it," Williams said, explaining why he hasn't quashed speculation about a move back to his alma mater. Williams said he's been so focused preparing the Jayhawks for Saturday night's NCAA tournament semifinal against Marquette that he hasn't taken time out to even consider another job. "Whether it's media, whether it's college presidents, whether it's anybody in the world, if they have a tough time with that, that's their problem," he said. But Williams needed very little deliberation to come out in favor of an idea being floated in large part because of the commotion that has surrounded him since rumors began last week that Matt Doherty was about to be fired at North Carolina. When Doherty resigned earlier in the week, the clamor only grew. Asked whether the NCAA should follow the lead of the NFL and impose a moratorium on coaching changes during the sport's showcase week, Williams said, "You're talking to a guy that dislikes almost all of the rules in NCAA rulebook. It's so big now, I need a weightlifter to carry the sucker." But after a pause, Williams added, "That would be fine with me." Whether that curtails further speculation about Williams' future remains to be seen. He did say that the added pressure had made him concentrate more, to the point where he wakes up at all hours of the night and instead of trying to get back to sleep, spends more time reading scouting reports or watching film. "When I go in that meeting room, my kids know I'm with them. When I go in there and stand in front of them, they know my mind is not elsewhere, that my mind has never been elsewhere, that my mind is with them. "And I'll let you guys think about this," he concluded. "If your son was playing for Kansas, you wouldn't have a lot of respect for a coach that wouldn't give them 100 percent. And I'll be darned if there's ever going to be a parent that thinks I haven't given my team everything I can possibly give them." |
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