{"id":1415300,"date":"2022-04-01T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415300"},"modified":"2022-04-01T16:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:14:40","slug":"to-suit-up-or-not-even-villanovas-jay-wright-keeping-it-casual-at-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-suit-up-or-not-even-villanovas-jay-wright-keeping-it-casual-at-final-four\/","title":{"rendered":"To Suit Up Or Not? Even Villanova\u2019s Jay Wright Keeping It Casual At Final Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fto-suit-up-or-not-even-villanovas-jay-wright-keeping-it-casual-at-final-four%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415300&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1388984779.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>NEW ORLEANS \u2014 For as long as sports fans can remember, basketball coaches have dressed for success. From three-piece suits to the slightly more casual blazer and slacks look, the image of a coach on the sideline in a suit next to his profusely sweating players has been etched in our memories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>COVID-19 changed all that, allowing coaches to dress in a more casual manner. Athletic pants and three-quarter zips are the norm of the day, giving a more uniform look to the sidelines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Quite frankly, it makes sense. Why should coaches be forced to sweat in a full suit coaching a game that requires shorts and no sleeves? Baseball managers wear uniforms, and football coaches wear athletic wear. So, why can\u2019t basketball coaches also be comfortable?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now, there are going to be those who miss the days of college coaches in suits \u2014 who think it sets a good example \u2014 especially at the college level \u2014 for coaches to \u201cdress for success\u201d in front of their young and impressionable players. But while the professional look can be appreciated \u2014 put me in a suit and I feel like a million bucks \u2014 don\u2019t expect the business attire to return to the sideline anytime soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright is as dapper as they come, known for his classy pinstripe suits throughout the years, but even the Wildcats head coach will be keeping it casual on the sidelines in New Orleans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201dI actually had to call our sports information director as I was packing to ask, do I need a suit?\u201d Wright said at his Friday press conference. \u201cAre there any events I need to go to? And he said, \u2018I don\u2019t think so.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSo, no. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to wear a suit because I don\u2019t have one,\u201d Wright continued. \u201cBut it was nice. It\u2019s easy packing. The hardest thing for me is we all dress the same so we have the same shirt \u2026 they send me a picture of what to wear. I can\u2019t tell the colors. I\u2019m always nervous I match up the right gear. It\u2019s difficult. When you wear a suit I just pick up whatever I want. That\u2019s been challenging for me this year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kansas Head Coach Bill Self echoed Wright\u2019s thoughts, saying that the Big 12 voted unanimously to wear casual clothes while coaching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCoaching against Jay [Wright], I\u2019m very happy that there\u2019s no wardrobe, suits, because nobody could compete with him in that regard,\u201d Self told reporters on Friday. \u201cBut I kind of like the way we\u2019re doing it. I do. I hope it stays casual moving forward. I think our leagues will probably have a lot to do with what the coaches do, because in our league we voted unanimously to do this. And so we are kind of bound by that. I guess it could be year to year. I like the direction it\u2019s moving. And it\u2019s certainly a little bit more comfortable. And you save money on dry cleaning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAthleisure\u201d has become commonplace in America, making the days of coaches prowling the sidelines in thousand dollar suits a distant memory. Maybe one day it will return, but don\u2019t expect it in New Orleans. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW ORLEANS \u2014 For as long as sports fans can remember, basketball coaches have dressed for success. 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