… and the head coach set and maintained the tone with some with some precision shouting and assertive coaching. I just have no idea how Oll Stew got so fired up.

Driving at 4:15 a.m., I was listening to “Little Deuce Coupe” by the Beach Boys. Talk about getting getting pumped up early in the morning.

But seriously, these 6 a.m. practices have been pretty productive. You learn who’s got a competition clutch with the four on the floor, who purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roar. You see who’s coming off the line when the light turns green, who blows them out of the water like you never seen.