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That number took on more meaning than usual when it was worn by Quincy McKnight.
I first met Q Nov 2018 at the Beefsteak. McKnight was in attendance during his sit out year and we spoke. I asked him about his game and what he would bring to the Pirates. Without getting into details as we all saw him the following two years Quincy was a very intense person who had a ton of confidence in himself.
Most players express the words when asked but there was something different with this player. I sensed imm he believed every word he said and couldn't wait to prove it. This was a time where Willard blocked me from practice so I didn't get to see Q until the start of the games the following season
I was most interested in watching him play and boy I was not disappointed. He and his best friend on the team Myles Powell made up IMO the best guard tandem in the Big East. They were like fire and ice on the court. Most fans probably thought that Powell was the leader of the team. Not even close. Q was the locker room leader and despite the popularity Powell had with the media I always went to Q after the game while everyone else surrounded Powell. Because of that he and I shared a rapport and I got to know him well.
Powell was the master of words but he seldom said anything of interest instead just echoing the same refrain game in and game out. That's the ice I spoke about above. He was just so cool surrounded by the media.
Conversely, Q would always look like he just came from a street fight. Sweaty, disheveled, exhausted. Winning, he always had a grin from ear to ear. But after a loss, no SHU player I ever covered took it harder. He would come into the locker room like he just lost his dog. But he never ducked a question and unlike his best friend Powell he would be very analytical on what happened. That was the fire he brought to the court. He missed nothing and those are the players I love to talk to. They don't give you canned responses instead they dished out clearly worded analysis.
Most fans enjoyed Quincy McKnight from afar watching him on the court. I had the advantage of seeing him in a different setting. And I was the luckier for it.
That number took on more meaning than usual when it was worn by Quincy McKnight.
I first met Q Nov 2018 at the Beefsteak. McKnight was in attendance during his sit out year and we spoke. I asked him about his game and what he would bring to the Pirates. Without getting into details as we all saw him the following two years Quincy was a very intense person who had a ton of confidence in himself.
Most players express the words when asked but there was something different with this player. I sensed imm he believed every word he said and couldn't wait to prove it. This was a time where Willard blocked me from practice so I didn't get to see Q until the start of the games the following season
I was most interested in watching him play and boy I was not disappointed. He and his best friend on the team Myles Powell made up IMO the best guard tandem in the Big East. They were like fire and ice on the court. Most fans probably thought that Powell was the leader of the team. Not even close. Q was the locker room leader and despite the popularity Powell had with the media I always went to Q after the game while everyone else surrounded Powell. Because of that he and I shared a rapport and I got to know him well.
Powell was the master of words but he seldom said anything of interest instead just echoing the same refrain game in and game out. That's the ice I spoke about above. He was just so cool surrounded by the media.
Conversely, Q would always look like he just came from a street fight. Sweaty, disheveled, exhausted. Winning, he always had a grin from ear to ear. But after a loss, no SHU player I ever covered took it harder. He would come into the locker room like he just lost his dog. But he never ducked a question and unlike his best friend Powell he would be very analytical on what happened. That was the fire he brought to the court. He missed nothing and those are the players I love to talk to. They don't give you canned responses instead they dished out clearly worded analysis.
Most fans enjoyed Quincy McKnight from afar watching him on the court. I had the advantage of seeing him in a different setting. And I was the luckier for it.
