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Is basketball hard to coach?
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:43 am
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:43 am
I mean it isn't much going on. I get some set plays and when to make substitutions. But I am thinking that it really boils down to player talent, knowing when to sub and call timeouts, and whether or not your players trust and respond to everything you say. There isn't that many moving parts, one great player can make your team a contender and it's just not a difficult game like football.
Don't flame the thread, I am just getting insight from basketball knowledgable fans. Love basketball, but I am just curious if it isn't just player talent and players buying in and respecting you as a person and coach.
Don't flame the thread, I am just getting insight from basketball knowledgable fans. Love basketball, but I am just curious if it isn't just player talent and players buying in and respecting you as a person and coach.
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:44 am to TheCosbySweater
Player talent only gets you so far with mediocre coaching (see: Texas A&M)
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it's just not a difficult game like football.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:44 am to TheCosbySweater
It is definitely a skill that some have and some don't.
I wouldn't say it's hard, but it definitely isn't easy.
I wouldn't say it's hard, but it definitely isn't easy.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:45 am to TheCosbySweater
Yes. That's why everyone does it and wins championships
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:46 am to TheCosbySweater
I'm willing to bet Saban would do well as a basketball coach. He would bring great talent in.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:47 am to TheCosbySweater
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I mean it isn't much going on.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:47 am to TheCosbySweater
I am just looking at champions and almost every one of them has at least one great player on their squad. Especially in the NBA when most have one of the greatest of all time players on their championship teams.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:52 am to TheCosbySweater
Exhibits A and B should answer your question:
Exhibit A: Pat Summitt at Tennessee.
Exhibit B: Holly Warlick at Tennessee. Holly takes over a championship program that has more talent on the floor than 99 percent of the teams we play - we even have Diamond Deshields. Holly's teams suck. BADLY.
Exhibit A: Pat Summitt at Tennessee.
Exhibit B: Holly Warlick at Tennessee. Holly takes over a championship program that has more talent on the floor than 99 percent of the teams we play - we even have Diamond Deshields. Holly's teams suck. BADLY.
This post was edited on 2/11/16 at 11:54 am
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:52 am to TheCosbySweater
It's tough to coach, but it seems a lot easier for a mediocre coach to sort of hide behind very good players in basketball than it is in football. If you're a bad basketball coach, you can still make the dance with a talented roster, but if you're a bad coach in football, you're most likely gonna be gangbanged by the teams on your schedule regardless, especially in the SEC where most teams have a lot of talent.
This post was edited on 2/11/16 at 11:55 am
Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:08 pm to TheCosbySweater
it's only feb but this may be dumbest thread of the year.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:14 pm to TheCosbySweater
seems like you definitely have a very deep understanding of the sport.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:50 pm to TheCosbySweater
Yes, it's hard. Especially in the south.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:07 pm to TheCosbySweater
Look no further than the Missouri Tigers for your answer.
Keeping in mind that over the past 2 years we have had
5 Top 100 ESPN/Rivals players.
Coaching is more important in basketball than most other sports, including football.
Keeping in mind that over the past 2 years we have had
5 Top 100 ESPN/Rivals players.
Coaching is more important in basketball than most other sports, including football.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:10 pm to TheCosbySweater
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But I am thinking that it really boils down to player talent, knowing when to sub and call timeouts, and whether or not your players trust and respond to everything you say.
So......coaching?
Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:17 pm to TheCosbySweater
It's more important in high school and college than the NBA. In the NBA unless you have Greg Popovich or Phil Jackson there's almost no difference in the third best coach and the 20th.
HS and College are different stories. Programs with great talent can suck if they have no coaching or direction and vice versa
HS and College are different stories. Programs with great talent can suck if they have no coaching or direction and vice versa
Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:28 pm to TheCosbySweater
Freeze did at the high school level
Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:36 pm to TheCosbySweater
You try getting 9 7-8 year old girls to learn to shoot layups with their left hand and then tell me.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 2:47 pm to TheCosbySweater
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Is basketball hard to coach?
The part when a basketball coach does the most work is between games. Making a gameplan and getting it through to the players with limited amount of time. During the actual game it is mostly just making subs and hoping your players execute the gameplan correctly while you call a few set plays depending on your style of play and you make adjustments to what the other team is doing at halftime.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 2:52 pm to TheCosbySweater
quote:The frick?
There isn't that many moving parts
Basketball has more moving parts than most sports, including football.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 2:54 pm to TheCosbySweater
Brad Stevens.
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