That is why coaches spend hours analyzing their own tendencies so they can figure what the opposition knows about them.

"The coaches are spending a significant amount of time with me," Stoutmire said.

Players and coaches spent much of the day defending plays that had cost them a game almost 24 hours earlier.

I'm sure the defensive coaches spent a lot of time on the game plan this week.

An assistant coach will spend much of the week helping Moore fit interview requests among play, practice and rest.

The idea is to make February a down month, so coaches can take vacations and spend more time with their families.

He said the coach spent three days before the game bucking up his players one by one.

As a result, the coach has spent considerable time in practice this week trying to get those valuable inches along the ground.

The coaches have spent the week with their veteran teams, reviewing film, implementing game plans.

How could they when their coach has spent most of his career out of the limelight?