A&T/ Hampton Men

[oleschoolaggie]

Feb 16, 2010 20:38:32 GMT -5 thefriscotxaggie said:

TruthSeeker,

If the reason for jacking up threes is to get them to relax ---then the strategy is crazier than I thought.

When a team is tight and has no stroke you have them drive to the basket in hopes of getting some contact even if you dont draw a foul the contact takes the edge away

i agree. any strategy that causes us to lose games is not a good strategy. if the guys need to relax, send 'em to a massage parlor. but don't lose games just so that the players can relax...

[DOOMS]

I've heard of dudes jacking to relax before, just not threes.

[oleschoolaggie]

i think one of the unsung heroes against hampton was demetrius upchurch! he didn't score a lot of points but he made a whole bunch of "hustle plays" that made a major difference in the game. he played with a tremendous amount of energy on both ends of the floor, diving after loose balls, playing suffocating defense, and rebounding. i really like upchurch! i don't know why eaves stop playing him as much as he use to, but upchurch is my kind of player...

[oleschoolaggie]

Feb 17, 2010 12:40:01 GMT -5 DOOMS said:

I've heard of dudes jacking to relax before, just not threes.

[oleschoolaggie]

Feb 15, 2010 23:19:15 GMT -5 thefriscotxaggie said:

I will say free three shooting was horrible 12 of 26. Thats not Eaves fought 100% on the players. No excuse for not at least being 70%

i dunno about that one, frisco. i guess i'm a little harder on college and pro coaches than all other coaches. i essentially hold all college basketball coaches "totally" responsible for the performance of their players. if the players aren't doing something that the coach wants them to do, then its the coach's job to get them to. if the players aren't shooting free throws as well as they should, then its the coach's job to see to it that they do. if the players aren't rebounding, executing, or handling the ball the way they should, then its the coach's job to see to it that they do. if the players aren't working hard during the offseason, then yep, its the coach's job to see to it that they do.

college coaches "choose" the players on their team. if he can't coach them to do what they're suppose to do, then in my opinion, he/she is not doing their job or is not capable of doing their job.

when folks say players aren't doing what they're suppose to do, the first coach i think of is hall of fame coach, big john thompson, formerly the coach of georgetown (not jt3, his son and current coach of georgetown). there were a lot of things folks could say about thompson's players, but you pretty much never heard anyone say they weren't doing something that they were suppose to be doing.

at the college level, good coaches have to be tough disciplinarians and basically "control freaks". i know college coaches who literally "closely" monitor their players throughout the offseason to make sure they're doing what they are suppose to be doing. now don't get me wrong, i don't mean around the clock surveillance. i mean making sure they work on the things they're suppose to work on, including academics. most of them have their kids attend summer school which makes the job easier. but even those who don't, maintain regular communications with their players and "hold them accountable" to follow a full blown offseason workout plan.

for eaves, if his players are making only 46% of their free throws, then in my opinion, its his fault. the coach controls practices, who he recruits, and who he puts into a ball game. he has all the leverage in the world. either he's not able to get his kids to do what they're suppose to do in practice or he's not able to get them to do what they're suppose to do away from practice (if they're required to shoot free throws on their own time)...