John Thompson interview/New SI.

[JS]

There's a short Q&A with Coach Thompson in the new Sports Illustrated.

Does not appear to be available on-line.

Jon

[PushyGuyFanClub]

Probably wasn't a good idea to copy the whole interview. Below is my favorite exchange. The interview is available by searching LexisNexis or ProQuest.

SI: You have a two-year-old son, John Wallace Thompson. Has he shown any interest in coaching?

Thompson III: Not yet. But he shoots all the time. The kid never passes the ball.

SI: I read that your dad never wanted you to be a coach. What do you think he secretly wanted you do to?

Thompson III: (Laughs.) It's not so much that he wanted me to do something in particular. He used to say, "I spent all this money on your Princeton education, and you want to be a coach? You've wasted my money. You're a fool."

[Boz]

PushyGuy:

Thank you. Though probably a violation of a number of different copyright laws, your reprinting of the interview in full is much appreciated by we the board members. I know DFW will help out with any applicable fines, & God knows, there's probably a whole slew of lawyers who are HoyaTalk posters.

;D ;D ;D

Just kidding.

Thanks again!

[Hoyaholic]

He named his kid John Wallace??? What was he thinking? How about John Duren Thompson or John Jacques Thompson?

Could be a sign that he doesn't consult pops on every big decision after all.