If the roster is set, Can we count on improved coaching, game planning, and such?
- Thread starter Localfan
- Start date
Redbird222
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2017
- Messages
- 5,360
Play more man to man defense
- Thread starter
- #3
MadBird
Well-known member
I'd be in favor of the Norman Dale "passing rule" - gotta move the ball more, stop the one man show/dribble and shoot.
I'm with you on this. When I watched the NCAA tourney, the one thing that stood out was all of the teams were really good at sharing the ball. I always feel like we are not good at this early in the season.
Bird Friend
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2017
- Messages
- 12,554
And often not late in the season.
Bird Friend
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2017
- Messages
- 12,554
Kinda don’t know at this point. Didn’t have any players excel at it last year, and new players are still unknown to us. We’ve got a head coach who was a defensive standout, but we know he can’t teach it or get his players to buy in to it. We’ve got a defensive specialist on the staff now, but not sure he can teach it or get the players to buy in. We’ve got a player/skill development coach on staff now, but not sure D is a specialty of his.
We have no idea what is coming. This spring seemed a logical time to change coaches, it didn't happen. Now some interesting new players, sounds like dynamic new assistant. Gonna go with the glass half-full without delusions and hope for the best.
Seems counterintuitive for a "fan" to root against the team or coach.
But here we are.
Bird Friend
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2017
- Messages
- 12,554
Keep working on it . . . you've got a good start.
- Thread starter
- #14
I have to believe we are in for more of the same. Lame game planning, slow defense, Glaring weakness at one position at least and no way to compensate for it. I was watching the thread on recruiting and saw excitement. That is expected I guess. However, recent history has taught me not to get too encouraged. I was hoping some one had some inside info on one or two of our new players. You know, immediate all valley, prolific scorer, Cat quick on D. I can hope I guess.
The answer for the OP is that, sadly, it is extremely unlikely that we’ll see much in the way of good basketball until there is a coaching change. Not that Dan couldn’t catch lightning in a bottle with a fresh start elsewhere, but he’s dug himself such a terribly large hole that It’s cringe worthy.
DannyCooksey
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2017
- Messages
- 3,115
100%
B
BirdGrad2011
Guest
This team will be better than last year. The new assistant has done more in a couple months than the guy he replaced ever did. The problem is with the MVC so strong a much improved Redbird team probably still is a lock for Thursday. So, I see improvements across the board, but not enough to save Dan’s job. I think he needs 5th or better to stay another year.
- Thread starter
- #18
I have to agree.
We might have better talent on the floor but the HC is still the same and if he hasn't picked it up after all these years I fail to think there will be much improvement. I would love to be wrong but too many Thursday nights in a row have not given me much hope.
cicada_jimmy01
New member
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2017
- Messages
- 28
Dan is on the way out. He is what he is lightning in a bottle would only delay his departure. I