Billy Gillispie Is Not an ‘Advice-Giver’

Lost in a Monday full of staring at doors was the man without whom none of this circus would be possible: Billy Gillispie. After being chased down by the local Lexington paparazzi over the weekend, you can’t blame the guy for laying low. ↵↵But sometime yesterday, Gillispie did take time to speak one-on-one with Jimmy Dykes in an undisclosed location. Billy was all smiles throughout the interview -- to the extent that it became creepy about halfway through. The two best Q and A’s to emerge:↵

↵↵⇥Dykes: Do you think not signing a 30-page contract is gonna affect what you feel is fair to you at this point?↵⇥↵⇥Gillispie: Oh, I have no idea. I mean, I think it’s all gonna work out fine, and I’ve never been involved with too many things that didn’t. ↵⇥

↵⇥↵⇥Dykes: What advice would you give to John Calipari if the deal goes down? ↵⇥

↵⇥↵⇥Gillispie: I’m not an advice-giver. I heard a long time ago, “The worst advice is bad advice … or giving advice.” And so, I don’t really have a whole lot of advice. ↵⇥

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It’s not even worth pointing out the irony in the first response -- the bit about everything always working out just fine. As for the second answer, if the worst advice is bad advice, well then why not give, you know, good advice to Calipari? Something along the lines of, “only take this job if you can handle a rabid fanbase with unrealistic, soul-crushing expectations” might work. ↵↵Unless Gillispie’s make-believe saying actually is meant to go: “The worst advice is giving advice.” Although refusing to ever give any advice seems like a bad quality for someone who coaches young men. Actually, that’s pretty telling. ↵

↵↵As for his future, Gillispie says he plans on coaching somewhere next season. Right now, job openings are slim pickins, not to mention Billy’s stock isn’t exactly sky-high. Sitting a year out may end up being his best option. ↵

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