Deep basketball minds, what say ye?

[gymdawg.sixpack]

So if youve played the game at least thru hs last nite "howland micd up" should disturb you right? When the game is moving so fast and youre locked into youre assignments timeouts are important for way more than rest. Its important to hear a studious mind pick apart what you couldnt due to lack of knowledge and having been on the court in game speed. Hearing howland "inform" was so elementary it sounded like my church ball coach in 7th grade. And im not kidding. Its no wonder the guys arent getting better. And given what i heard last nite i dont think it will beyond what natural talent, assistant coaches, and time will lead. Thoughts?

 

[messageboardsuperhero]

My thoughts are that it’s better keep your mouth closed and have people think you’re stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

 

[Sapsdawg]

I coach a lot. You can't tell anything by that from the game last night. If he thought they were, in the main, doing what he was asking them to do, you don't want to throw a lot at them. You just want to reinforce what they're doing and give 1 or 2 things to consider to take the next step. Twice I thought it was very elementary, but I sound that way when we are playing well and I don't have anything I really want to change. The other two times I heard he really wanted them to focus on getting back before their post players, and stop driving for a foul by using a jump stop for a mid range uncontested shot. I would judge their progression more on results and how they play than what you think Howland tells them in a time out.

 

[Southern Law Dawg]

My thoughts are that it’s better keep your mouth closed and have people think you’re stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Yeah, but you can still type with your mouth closed.

 

[Xenomorph]

I guess he should be trying to explain the Princeton Offense in the 37 seconds he has available to talk instead of encouraging the guys and giving some basic adjustments to passing lanes and defense.

 

[She Mate Me]

This post gave me uncomfortable feelings. C34, that you??

 

[ShrubDog]

So if youve played the game at least thru hs last nite "howland micd up" should disturb you right? When the game is moving so fast and youre locked into youre assignments timeouts are important for way more than rest. Its important to hear a studious mind pick apart what you couldnt due to lack of knowledge and having been on the court in game speed. Hearing howland "inform" was so elementary it sounded like my church ball coach in 7th grade. And im not kidding. Its no wonder the guys arent getting better. And given what i heard last nite i dont think it will beyond what natural talent, assistant coaches, and time will lead. Thoughts?

You kept the perpetual clown show going today....congrats

 

[engie]

You adjust teaching to the audience.

We beat an obvious NCAA team last night that happens to be the 2nd most experienced power conference team in the country. And didn't play particularly well overall. Sign me up for more of that poor teaching...

 

[gymdawg.sixpack]

Guess theres less basketball knowledge on this board than i thought

 

[KurtRambis4]

You played

(allegedly) high school basketball. You aren't James Naismith.

 

[kired]

I'd rather him stand around talking to his assistant coaches until the official waves the team back on the floor, then give them about 5 seconds of instructions**

I do agree that he was being very "elementary" but don't read much into it.

 

[Shmuley]

So what were you expecting? A JoMo style Fordham offense video?

 

[She Mate Me]

Guess theres less basketball knowledge on this board than i thought

When basically everyone dislikes my statement, I have a tendency to consider the possibility that I might have said something stupid. Just a thought.

Any chance you used to coach HS football and get into a lot of heated internet arguments? Asking for a friend.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Guess theres less basketball knowledge on this board than i thought

It's not that, it's that you are basing your deduction on one microcosmic moment on television to arrive at a much larger conclusion.

 

[She Mate Me]

It's not that, it's that you are basing your deduction on one microcosmic moment on television to arrive at a much larger conclusion.

"Microcosmic"

Now that's some intelligent **** right there and as far as I can tell you used it perfectly.

You should be the HC at Mississippi State.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

He talk gud.

 

[mstateglfr]

Thoughts?

Have you never listened to NBA coaches during the mic'd timeouts?
Its constantly just a bunch of basic ****.
"We need to be aggressive on the glass."
"Be active in the passing lanes."
"Dont let them push us around."

Yada yada yada

Are you concerned NBA players also arent improving based on those brief moments in the huddle?

Yours is one of dumber posts ive read on here in a long time, and keep in mind Mutt posts almost daily.
You cant possibly think that Howland has made it all this way without genuine knowledge, can you?
Perhaps what he(and NBA coaches) does is exactly what should happen.
Perhaps general encouragement and highlighting simple overall points is best.
KISS method and all.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Golfer is

generally clueless, and lives in fantasy land, but he's dead on here.

I mean when our bigs are getting beat by their bigs up the floor, creating open shots for their perimeter players, wtf is Howland supposed to say, besides "you bigs gotta get back, it's creating open shots?"

 

[Philly Dawg]

It sounded a lot like what I’ve heard from numerous other college and pro coaches who’ve been shown on TV. Stuff like: be patient, move the ball, get some stops, etc.

 

[She Mate Me]

Pretty sure I saw our Women's BBall coach, who seems pretty competent (acknowledging that I am not a deep basketball mind), say to our superstar on Sunday "Are you gonna play or do I need to put somebody in who will?" or something to that point. Not real cerebral, but nevertheless effective in getting his intended point across.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

Da, Komrade

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

What do you expect, micked up?

Hey Ya'll get your **** together.

 

[RocketDawg]

Have you never listened to NBA coaches during the mic'd timeouts?
Its constantly just a bunch of basic ****.
"We need to be aggressive on the glass."
"Be active in the passing lanes."
"Dont let them push us around."

Yada yada yada

Are you concerned NBA players also arent improving based on those brief moments in the huddle?

Yours is one of dumber posts ive read on here in a long time, and keep in mind Mutt posts almost daily.
You cant possibly think that Howland has made it all this way without genuine knowledge, can you?
Perhaps what he(and NBA coaches) does is exactly what should happen.
Perhaps general encouragement and highlighting simple overall points is best.
KISS method and all.

Haha!