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Inheriting good team puts coach in a tough spot

 
By John Rohde | Published: January 26, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

STILLWATER — A head coach leaves, and the new coach inherits the team.

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It is the evolution of team sports — good, bad or indifferent.

Texas A&M men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon inherited a good team from Billy Gillispie, who is now coaching Kentucky.

But the Aggies ride a three-game losing streak into Gallagher-Iba Arena for today's 1 p.m. game against Oklahoma State, which also has lost three straight.

Texas A&M is way too good to be 1-3 in Big 12 play, unless the Aggies have played Kansas three times, which they have not.

During Turgeon's media luncheon last Monday, Houston Chronicle writer Terrance Harris asked what role coaching might have played in Texas A&M's recent struggles.

Turgeon said he didn't concern himself with what people thought of his coaching, but promptly added, "I know no matter what I do, Gillispie is getting the credit if we win. If we lose, it's my fault. I'm in a no-flipping-win situation this year, and that puts me in a bad mood.

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