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Article: Henry Bibby shows signs of thawing.
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- Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2002
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Byline: Steve Bisheff
LOS ANGELES _ Welcome to the private world of Henry Bibby.
Where smiles were rare and handshakes nonexistent. Where there was none of this lingering an hour after the game to schmooze with fans the way Steve Lavin does, or going out of your way to be personable with the media, like Pete Carroll.
You wanted jokes over cocktails with the alumni, you had better look for someone else. You wanted a USC speaker at a public, preseason basketball luncheon, you had to settle for one of his assistants.
Bibby didn't think the Trojans' head basketball coach should have to do anything more than draw plays, design defenses and ...