Basketball Head Coach Kevin Stallings is a disciple of UNC Coach Roy Williams. So it is no surprise that Stallings wants his teams to be playing at a faster pace. That has long been a hallmark of Williams’ teams at Kansas and UNC.
Pitt will attempt to up the tempo this year, and the media got an early glimpse this week.
With Stallings shouting “Go! Go!” and other exhortations, the Panthers sprinted up and down the floor and scrambled on defense. When he first gathered his team after he was hired in March, Stallings told the players to do what they had been taught.