Post by oleschoolaggie on Nov 25, 2009 14:14:50 GMT -5
mind you, i'm not calling for all cupcakes. just one or two. you'll still have plenty of games remaining against stiff competition. but when you're trying to redefine your team, you don't have the flexibility to experiment with different combinations and your inexperienced players have no leeway to make mistakes when you have to fight tooth and nail just to win all your games.
in other words, you need a couple of games where your inexperienced players can see significant playing time, make and learn from mistakes without costing you the game. you need opportunities to play kids at new positions, like jee sams playing guard. why put her in a position she's never played consistently before against a team potentially more talented than we are? that's a very good way for her to lose confidence.
yes, playing against stiffer competition improves the play of individuals over time if they're not trying to learn a new position or a new role. but it can also stiffle the development of chemistry on the team because you don't have any leeway to allow learning curve mistakes without costing you the game.
roy williams could have easily played only the top 25 or 30 teams early in the season. but he's got none of his leading scorers back and he's got 6'9" new players playing small forward and dribbling the ball under pressure for the first time ever. he needs the garner webbs, nccu's, and florida internationals of the world to develop his chemistry and a boatload of inexperience. he could have easily scheduled only the syracuse's of the world who can exploit his inexperienced players and blown them out before they've developed chemistry and new roles.
its a mistake to think most college teams that are rebuilding or reloading can come out of the blocks clicking on all cyclinders at the beginning of the season. you don't press an automatic button that instantly develops chemistry...
in other words, you need a couple of games where your inexperienced players can see significant playing time, make and learn from mistakes without costing you the game. you need opportunities to play kids at new positions, like jee sams playing guard. why put her in a position she's never played consistently before against a team potentially more talented than we are? that's a very good way for her to lose confidence.
yes, playing against stiffer competition improves the play of individuals over time if they're not trying to learn a new position or a new role. but it can also stiffle the development of chemistry on the team because you don't have any leeway to allow learning curve mistakes without costing you the game.
roy williams could have easily played only the top 25 or 30 teams early in the season. but he's got none of his leading scorers back and he's got 6'9" new players playing small forward and dribbling the ball under pressure for the first time ever. he needs the garner webbs, nccu's, and florida internationals of the world to develop his chemistry and a boatload of inexperience. he could have easily scheduled only the syracuse's of the world who can exploit his inexperienced players and blown them out before they've developed chemistry and new roles.
its a mistake to think most college teams that are rebuilding or reloading can come out of the blocks clicking on all cyclinders at the beginning of the season. you don't press an automatic button that instantly develops chemistry...