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Jerry Stackhouse

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first: 2021-02-18
most recent: 2021-02-18
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“I got that from Dean Smith. Everything that I'm doing, I learned from him. We come in and watch those games. It's like, Jerry, you had, you were flat. You got three mistakes and three good. You got, and you had good savvy. So you were flat. I want to see you plus, though. I want to see you plus. So it's like, that's my same spill, man. Let's get plus. Let's get positive. So it's not, and I believe the analytics, yeah, I know analytics has a place. I mean, I think it's a great tool, but he was ahead of the game. You know what I'm saying? You call it analytics, you call whatever you want it, but I call it what I learned in Chapel Hill for playing for Dean Smith.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Absolutely, man. He set him out full right there. Like I said, it's cool for me to say it, cool for our coaches to say it. But when guys that you hang out with and you talking about like, man, this, you know, come on, man, do your job. You know, like, that's the relationship. And I'm getting that now. We did it at a level that I haven't had a team that I've coached in the last four years do it against Mississippi State. That was the best defensive grade that I've had since I've been coaching like 68% of our defensive possessions we got correct. I mean, like normally you're just going to be somewhere in the 40s or 50s, you know, just half in basketball this game of mistakes. But if you're doing it in the 60s, man, you can put that win on the left-hand side every time.”
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“In SEC. So it's about the defensive side of the ball, making sure that we're more accountable there. I don't even have to be the coach. They know what we're supposed to do. So now we got to go out there and execute it longer and harder. We ain't worried about the losses, man. The records, man, that can turn so fast. Once you get on the road. But once they do it, man, we might not, you know what I'm saying? We're good to run off 10 or 11 on these people. You know what I'm saying? That's the conversation that we're having. When are we going to stop beating ourselves? That's the question. That's how I coach. I want you to take pride and to stop seeing yourself on this film with me telling you this time at the time. At some point, you got to be fed up and say, okay, enough is enough. I'm going to do my job. When enough of us do that, do our job consistently, we're going to have success. There's no doubt in my mind that's what's going to happen.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Think you really have to take lessons from losses. We go back and we watch the film and we understand that we didn't do what we were supposed to do in this situation. That's why they scored. When I grade the defense, sometimes I put checks scored. Like we check, we did everything that we were supposed to do within our scheme, but we don't do that enough times. And I think that that's how we hold guys accountable. Like, you know, guys may have five mistakes. You got one blow by. You didn't help the helper. You didn't contest the shot. So that's minus three. You got a steal. You got a deflection or draw a charge. That's plus two. And so that's how we, you know, hold them accountable. And young guys, they're going to have minus nine, minus seven, minus, you know, and trying to see that the little older guys, they probably have minus three, minus four. And once everybody numbers start to dwindle, then the game's going to do what it's supposed to do. Right now, we're top three offense.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“You're always building your reputation as a coach, you're building your reputation as players. I think we all have aspirations of wanting to be successful. So, I mean, I think there's always something at stake. You got to be able to have a plan and understand in your mind what your expectations are, what your goals are. And you can't get sidetracked by anything. And I think that's the message to our guys. So I think those are just little life lessons that we try to talk about on a daily basis to stay ground and to stay centered to know that, yeah, we all want to be successful. But we got to do the things that it requires to have that success.”
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“I think that's been a message for them. Like, man, we got to create our own enthusiasm. We're better at it. We weren't good at the beginning of the year, but our guys have gotten better. They got some chance. They got some different things going on. So we go to other places, and we're like the noisiest group out there, you know, because the fans are still having to be spaced out somewhat. And we're still there in that little circle. So it's like us against the world.”
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“You know what, man, it's really like I don't even notice it. I'm so locked into the 94 feet and the guys inside the line most of the time when we're in arena with fans. I don't even really feel the fans. I'm so locked in on what's going on trying to see all 10 guys on the floor. I think that's where you really grow as a coach when you're able to see all 10 guys and kind of what's going on.”
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“Seen it in any season of basketball where some good things don't happen for you. And I've been in the game a long time. So that's my message and my sale to them to keep working, keep doing what you're doing is going to turn. And I think they're starting to see it now.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Man, when I took off my jersey to walk the check in the game that was already standing ovations in the gym. So I got pretty much more celebration from being a six man than I would if I was in the starting lineup. So I just think, man, that's it for me. Being able to adapt and adjust, I became a guy who was called selfish early on. I was averaging 30 some points to a guy that I wanted to have in my locker room to mentor my young guys because I was able to teach them how to accept roles. And I had a real story to tell them and to share with them about how you can have success with less. And I think that's really the message that I give to our guys, man. I know everybody wants to play a ton of minutes. I get it. But again, you got to earn it. And at the same time, be accepting of your role. Keep getting better every day. And whatever role this asking, your role can expand. And if you do that, I've never ever”
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“Is being able to adjust and adapt. Even when people don't think that you can. I mean, I think it goes back to when I got traded to the Dallas Mavericks and I was playing Don Nelson was the coach at the time. So it's like, Stackhouse, what's going to happen? Is he going to accept his role of coming off the bench? I'm like, man, I even got here. I hadn't even got to a practice yet. And it's already questions about what I'll accept. But Nelly, when we first talked, he's like, man, I got six starters. That's how he started the conversation. I got six starters. I mean, I was a sixth man myself, but you're going to play starter minutes. You're going to be there at the end of games. It's just only five guys can start, but I got six starters. And the way he approached that and just brought it to me, man, it just calmed all my anxieties or any bad thoughts about it. And to the point that where I embraced it, man. And next thing I know in that role and people seeing me in that role feel like I accepted a role.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“No, I mean, I don't really get too stressed about much, but my team, you know, I've dealt with some loss this year. I lost my father. So that's been all that stress. I think that's the real stress. I mean, I love what I do. I mean, this is a blessing to be able to still be a part of a game that I've been playing since I was seven, eight years old or even younger. But I think I had an opportunity to play it a long time, be a part of the game, and now still be able to give back and teach the game. So I feel fortunate from that standpoint. But yeah, my mom, you know, she's 9, be 92 years old this year for my dad. Obviously, been together all of my life and longer and for her to lose him. So, yes, it's tough to deal with those things. But those are life things. But I don't have time to be stressed. I have to try to just keep moving and making sure that I'm the answer to other people's problems and not try to dwell in my own, so to speak.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Why sports? You know, like, yeah, I think the athletes are doing what they feel that they can do. I think the NBA partnering with the Players Association to try to put major dollars toward fighting social injustice, I think that's a start. But where is everybody else? Big business, you know, Wall Street. I mean, everybody has a responsibility for this. I don't think athletes or the sports markets are responsible for the issues that are present. Could there be more black general managers? Could there be more black head coaches? Absolutely, you know. But again, I think those are things that we just continue to push for and strive for. And hopefully we eventually get a little more of a level playing field.”
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“I don't think you're just out taking a stance to take a stance on different things. And I don't feel like my guys expect me to go out and be someone who I'm not. I mean, I think we live in a world of times that I have with them, right? I'm my chief of staff. She meets with them and giving them different little life lessons and they talk about those things. But again, it's not something that anybody really wants to talk about consistently. It's like it's the elephant in the room. You know, let's just coexist. It is unfortunate, but that's kind of the reality.”
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“The most important thing that we're not going to always agree, but we got to learn to live with each other and learn with different perspectives and different views, different cultures. And I think that's what makes America what it is. It's kind of a melting pot of people that can coexist together. But we want to see it lived out on a bigger scale than it is right now.”
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“Yeah, I mean, one kid doesn't understand it. He couldn't fathom seeing that. Went to a private school, so he never dealt with any type of police profile, racial profile and anything. He couldn't fathom that this is a black kid, you know, and then I got a kid that was like, I don't feel comfortable walking on campus sometimes, you know what I'm saying? This is something that's right around us and that these kids feel. And we got to try to find a way to help them with it. And then there's kids that's like, man, it's been this long and hadn't anything changed. I'm just not optimistic, right? That it's going to change. So it's like, man, I got all these different views in my starting lineup. And we're trying to get them to play together. But no, it's just the reality of how different.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“You know, not let it be an elephant in the room to be bold enough to speak on issues, to stand up for it. And I think the NBA has done a great job with the Black Lives Movement being able to allow guys to wear things on the jersey, on the floor. I mean, they really took the lead on a lot of that. Obviously, they got a lot of pushback and a lot of negative feedback. So, I mean, it just shows you that it's there. It's real. And we got to try to fight it together. I kind of left it open to my kids if they wanted to kneel, if they wanted to stay in the locker room. Some kids like maybe we could adopt some program or, you know, bring some kids into the games and stuff, but now we can't have fans at games. Hopefully once we kind of get out of this thing, we can do some things more geared to addressing some of those issues.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I hear optimism from them, I think, when we had the George Floyd tragedy. I really think it just shocked everybody. And I really wanted to hear from our players. I mean, I wanted them to put something on paper. I mean, I always made a project for them to write me and kind of give me their thoughts and how they felt. And it was a range. But I think the majority of our guys were truly optimistic. I mean, I think we got to learn so much from them. It's Generation Z. I think they just think differently. I mean, it's the smartest generation that we've had. Do they, you know, have all the common sense every time? No, they're kids. And we still got to keep them on track, but they got big ideas about, you know, how to solve this. I didn't spend a lot of time trying to talk to them about something that they're obviously hadn't been the right answers to because we're still dealing with that right now. And it's a big part of our society. But the reality of it is let's try to educate ourselves, try to.”
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“I don't feel comfortable doing this, but our team, our parents want it. We take extra measures here. That's something that I'm truly proud of, that we make sure that none of our athletes, if they've had any dealings with COVID or anything, that they're not getting back on the floor until they have their MRI of their heart and there's a ramp up. We're not just throwing them right back out there. You got to respect the things that they dealt with. It wasn't just the COVID things I think they were dealing with a ton of injury, so it was hard for them to really fill the team that they felt could compete. And then obviously with the emotional side of it. But for us, shortly after that, I met with my team. And again, just kind of put it out there. We will not hold it against you in any way if you don't feel comfortable to be out here. But once you got a foot in the sandbox, you don't have to stay in the sandbox. So I think that's how we dealt with that and we continue to forge forward.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yeah, I think we're all worried about it. I mean, it's like the happiest part of my day is when I get a text from my trainer and said all COVID tests are negatives. That's the best part of my evening. I mean, we test three days a week. And as I just said, you would think about, okay, the game, right? Like the game, the game, the game's not the most important thing for us right now. Getting to the game is the most important thing and making sure that we have an opportunity for our kids to compete when they make all these sacrifices of trying to stay out of harm's way. And it's still, it could happen. I mean, it could happen at the pharmacy. It could happen at the grocery store. So it's real. It's a reality of living and trying to play college basketball in a pandemic. And yeah, I try to be transparent and make sure I have full dialogue with my parents and our athletes. Because at the end of the day, it's your decision. We just want to go by the protocols. There's nothing wrong with opting out.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“You can have a plan of what in your perfect world when you have all of the personnel that you want, you know, how things could pan out, but then you have to learn to adjust to your personnel. And maybe there's something that in your scheme and your vision of long term that you got to try to tweak a little bit in the midterm so you adjust it. So I just think being able to be flexible and not be so rigid in what you want to have happen and kind of live in the moment and hopefully you can still build that personnel up to be what you ultimately want instead of having to go out and outsource it and think you got to get another piece or someone else. Just work with them and eventually they'll maybe be able to accomplish the things that you want. You have to just try to tweak your plan a little bit to help them.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“SEC has, and we got that commitment, got that commitment from our chancellor, got that commitment from our AD. So it's like, you know, we know where we are, the team. And we've still found a way to win us three games. We feel like we're trending in the right direction with what we're doing and how we're going about it. I'm a firm believer that teams that play together and really understand how to share the floor together and understand the game of basketball can do some amazing things. So yeah, when you look at us on paper, it's probably realistic to say, okay, they're not going to be there right now. They're a year or so away. I think differently. I think that it can happen for us and that we can beat anybody that we play. I'm really excited about my kids, their potential to finish out this year. That's a lot of noise that comes with these high visibility jobs. And it's fun to when you can answer the bell. And I think our true fans, they understand it that we're part of a build. And I think that they see the progress that we're making.”
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“Always going to be noise. I like to call it noise. It's just kind of distractions from what's important and what we know our ultimate goal is make short-term goals. You kind of have intermediate goals and you have long-term goals. When I took this job, I knew to get us to where we wanted to go was going to be more of a long-term goal. Am I optimistic to think that we might do it in the intermediate? Yes. Am I hell bent on trying to do it in the short term? Yes, but I understand the reality of what we faced when we got here, of how building a team, building our talent, building our infrastructure. I think our infrastructure is to the point now that where we feel like we can really go out and have success. And I think that that was why I was brought here when I got hired at Vanderbilt. The talk was about trying to find their ceiling. I feel like you've had some good basketball teams, but can we find our ceiling or really feeling putting it all together, really investing into our athletics as other teams in the world?”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I think so, man. I think they really value that time together because they're pretty much isolated when they go back to their dorms and not allowed to visit with each other or really come and see with each other so they didn't really enjoy that time and we enjoy that time with them, you know, the film sessions, even when we have a light day and they're still hanging around the gym. I was like, we might as well practice if y'all still going to hang around the gym. But they just like, no, we get a chance to talk to somebody. So that's just the new world that we're living in with COVID. But I do think we all become closer because we spend that time together. And you're teaching them and they're learning, you know, they're having successes. They're having some failures. I mean, it's all a new to us too.”
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“Of that, so it was different. It's not like we felt like we were in a bubble by itself. Everybody was affected by not being able to go and see recruits, not being able to get on the road, and not having the normal summer that you would have leading into a college season. But, you know, for the most part, I think we've made the best of it.”
2021-02-18 · Masters of Scale · Rapid Response: Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yeah, I think really COVID has changed things, but I think for what we were able to control, I mean, the basketball part of it has been pretty good and pretty steady, you know, being able to get in the gym and practice and obviously the day-to-day with our athletes and them, you know, being full-time students. Obviously, that's changed with everything kind of going virtual now. So that's had some implications, as you might imagine, when freshmen coming in, you pretty much try to put your arm around them and make sure they get to class and do all these types of things. And now they're doing everything on their own. So it's about, you know, am I going to make sure I get on this Zoom or am I going to get on my phone and get on social media? So it's been a little bit of a challenge, but our guys have been really great, man. For the most part, man, we got a lot of work in at the early part of the season. We had all of our guys, so we were able to practice. You know, the summer was really different. We were the last game at the SEC tournament last year, and then they shut everything down.”
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“Have to learn to adjust to your personnel, and maybe there's something that in your scheme, in your vision of long term, that you got to try to tweak a little bit. Be flexible and not be so rigid in what you want to have happen and live in the moment. And hopefully you can still build that personnel up to be what you ultimately want. You have to just try to tweak your plan a little bit to help them.”
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“Always going to be noise. I like to call it noise. Kind of distractions from what's important and what we know our ultimate goal is make short-term goals, intermediate goals, and long-term goals to get us to where we want to go is going to be more of a long-term goal. Am I optimistic to think that we could do it in the intermediate? Yes. Am I hell bent on trying to do it in the short term? Yes. But, you know, I understand the reality of what we face when we got here, of how building a team, building our talent, building our infrastructure.”
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