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re: John Cohen deserving for national coach of the year
Posted on 5/23/16 at 9:08 am to Insideradvantage
Posted on 5/23/16 at 9:08 am to Insideradvantage
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Only problem I can see with this is Cohen was also in charge of the worst team as well. Weren't they supposed to be a lot better last year, but he managed to underachieve and land them in last place. It would be different if he had just taken over for a different coach and brought them to first.
Cohen was one of the few coaches that recruited to the changes in the game. He brought in small ball players and pitchers that catered to the small ball philosophy. He looked ahead of the game when he took us to the Championship series in 2013.
Fast forward and he didn't change his recruiting strategy in time to keep up with the changes in the bats and the ball, thus our last place finish last year. We were still playing small ball with terrible Adidas bats and got passed up pretty quickly.
He realized what was going on and basically overhauled an entire roster in one year. We now have several power bats and high velocity pitching instead of pitching to contact.
He is a great coach, and he deserves COTY.
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Posted on 5/23/16 at 9:18 am to DynastyDawg
John Cohen is a great coach. But if he was a football coach doing the same "roster management" stunts he pulled, it would be national news on a daily basis. Look at Saban and how butthurt rivals get over his perceived "oversigning," (which doesn't really happen,,,but when/if it does, you're talking about 1-2 guys every couple years).
So sure, Cohen "overhauling" his entire roster---did some kinda shitty things to several kids, too...but he's winning so at the end of the day, what can you say?
I'd side with Maineri as coach of the year...after losing his entire lineup sans Fraley...he's mixed and matched and had a great season, despite the fact the pitching hasn't lived up to what many believed it would be coming into the season. Lange wasn't close to dominant like he was all of last year. Nothing from Latz, McKay, Riley Smith, etc. Lost Cartwright. Bugg, Norman, Stallings not as dominant as expected. Got big things from Gilbert. etc.
So sure, Cohen "overhauling" his entire roster---did some kinda shitty things to several kids, too...but he's winning so at the end of the day, what can you say?
I'd side with Maineri as coach of the year...after losing his entire lineup sans Fraley...he's mixed and matched and had a great season, despite the fact the pitching hasn't lived up to what many believed it would be coming into the season. Lange wasn't close to dominant like he was all of last year. Nothing from Latz, McKay, Riley Smith, etc. Lost Cartwright. Bugg, Norman, Stallings not as dominant as expected. Got big things from Gilbert. etc.
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