Roy Williams Blasts Doug Gottlieb In Post-Game Press Conference
Roy Williams is none-too-pleased with Doug Gottlieb. After North Carolina throttled Miami on Saturday, the 65-year-old coach had some choice words for the CBS college basketball analyst during his post-game press conference.
During the CBS pre-game show, Gottlieb claimed that Williams would retire after the season and that Hubert Davis would likely take over for North Carolina. Gottlieb later clarified that he wasn’t “reporting” that but that he believes it would make sense given Williams’ recent health issues:
There was no "report" on Roy. Simply stating his knees,vertigo,NCAA stuff make people think this could be his last year #UNC
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) February 20, 2016
and yes, people in basketball think Roy might walk if they win the whole thing....this is not news to anyone in hoops
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) February 20, 2016
Still, Williams clearly believed Gottlieb was “reporting” that he would retire. Here is a rundown of what Williams had to say after being asked about what Gottlieb said:
Roy rips Doug Gottlieb for saying before the game that Roy was retiring and that Hurbert Davis was taking over. (Something I missed.)
— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) February 20, 2016
Roy says "that's not journalism." Called it "sinful" twice to say that. Says Gottlieb couldn't put his shorts on right at Oklahoma State.
— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) February 20, 2016
That was among the more entertaining Roy rants. He came back to give it. Presser was over and he remembered he wanted to say it.
— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) February 20, 2016
At one point Roy starts mimicking the old fan chant toward Gottlieb: "shorts on backwards, shorts on backwards." Humorous.
— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) February 20, 2016
And then after all that Roy says: "And Doug -- I like Doug."
— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) February 20, 2016
Curious about the “pants on backwards” reference? The video below should help you out:
At least Gottlieb had a sense of humor about the whole thing:
This is accurate https://t.co/zh9APB6R6c
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) February 20, 2016
This may all be a big misunderstanding, but it’s clear Williams is not thrilled that Gottlieb is discussing his future plans.