HAMPTON, Virginia — Shortly before they took the court in Albuquerque, N.M., to face Kentucky in the 2011 NCAA tournament, Hampton University coach David Six sensed that his players were uncharacteristically quiet and edgy.
Six tried to snap them out of it.
"I can see y'all aren't like me," he said to them.
What do you mean, several of them asked.
"I know I'm the best coach here," Six told them.
They laughed.
"I said, no, I'm dead serious," he said. "I said, they have more resources than me, but I tell you what: If you listen to me, I'm going to level the playing field for you. But you've got to do what I tell you to do."
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