Re: Coaching

[jason david jones <jdjones1@midway.uchicago.edu>]

What really hurts us is that Johnson seems to be developing bad habits
from his elders.  The last few games he seems to be settling more on the
outside shot rather then that ultra-smooth 10 foot jumper off of a screen 
that was earlier so sucessful for him.

Not playing these rookies is infuriating!  Tinsley and Parker are simply
making the entire league look like fools for passing them up.  I
personally think that the C's did alright for themselves with
K. Brown.  I don't care if he doesn't get it offensively.  Quite frankly I
am glad that he isn't!  God knows we don't need him to shoot 3's like the
rest of our moronic bombers. His defense and atheleticism should be enough
to let him get on the court to develope in game time situations.  It is
not like EW is an offensive wizard, yet he seems to be OB's darling.  The
only thing that OB mentions in regards to EW is his hustle and
defense.  KB seems to have both of those and the SuperMan physique.  Why
doesn't KB get EW minutes?  


ps: The one thing I miss about EW is his ability to slow the game down and
draw fouls by slashing to the basket.  I was hoping that Walker or Johnson
would be able to fill this role to replace EW, but both seem to be
settling for the quick trigger long ball.  

pps:  Hindsight is always 20/20 but right now I would really love Tinsley
over Forte on this team despite all of his deffensive defficiencies.  It
is not like Forte was ever mentioned as a good defender either.

 Jason David Jones


On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, JB wrote:

> on 11/26/01 10:18 AM, Dorine Pratt at norine@sover.net wrote:
> 
> You said it very well, Bob.  You have to blame the coach, in this case.
> Either the game plan stinks, or they aren't executing it, or something.
> With help from his father-in-law, I should think they'd have a game plan
> that includes running, passing, driving to the basket, etc. instead of
> stopping and throwing up the ball for a three pointer.  When the shot isn't
> going for one of them, they should stop taking them.  I never subscribed to
> the theory that the team ran Pitino out of town.  Pitino's ego and his
> assault on the fans did that.  Nobody was to blame but him.  However, I
> think they like Obie, and think they'd play the way he tells them to, and if
> they don't he should sit them on the bench.  The fans were coming back the
> first few games, I noticed, when they were playing good (and fun to watch)
> basketball.  They won't be there long at this rate.
>    Having said that, I think they'll pick it up again.  IF they're willing
> to put in the effort needed.  If they don't, the fans won't show up.  It's
> been too long a drought for alot of us.  I've been a fan since 1955 - I
> can't take much more of this type of losing basketball.
> Dorine
>         **************
>    When I wrote my last post, I mentioned the possibility of the team
> quitting on Pitino, or now, on O'Brien.
>    If I were looking for evidence of this, I would watch for a team that was
> walking up the floor, not getting into it, no movement.
>    Call it what you will. Pierce said the team was not executing the coach's
> plays. Did he mean they were not executing them well, or just not executing
> them? 
>    O'Brien likes the open three, but he never said he wanted them to shoot
> it as a first option.
>    I'm sure O'Brien wants them running. They have not run for three or four
> games now. What do you call it? Bruised egos? Afraid to give maximum effort?
> 
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>               JB
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