Never, ever was the hiring of Holtz billed as bringing in a "player's coach." Much like Holtz, the O'Leary hire was billed as bringing in a disciplinarian. I mentioned his quote upon being hired. It goes without saying that Dan Devine's hiring was never billed as bringing in a "player's coach."
You reckon that Bobby Knight was called a player's coach when Texas Tech hired him? What about Rick Pitino at any of his stops?