Rarely has the coaching on Twitter, abundant as it is, made a greater impact. Rockets coaches had spoken often to Patrick Patterson about hitting the boards, but they were not alone. They had reinforcements in the form of all the coaches that fill Twitter with comments that inspired Patterson to 13 rebounds Friday, matching his career high.
“Talking to the coaches about what I need to do, the coaching staff has made it clear — even people on Twitter have made it clear — about my lack of rebounding,” Patterson said. “People on Twitter, just fans, Rockets fans, have made it clear they've noticed it. It's the truth. Everyone's made my lack of rebounding clear. Tonight's a good start. Hopefully, I can carry it over to tomorrow.”
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.