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As the coach, what would you do differently?
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<blockquote data-quote="kaptain80" data-source="post: 1267978" data-attributes="member: 580456"><p>I would whip on someone until they became a vicious pit bull who thought their purpose in life was to mangle someone on the opposing team. I don't mean fights or fouls or anything obviously dirty, but make someone more of a Lucas Johnson type that could frustrate an opposing player/coach/team until they made their own idiot mistakes. If you can't create turnovers from steals, create turnovers from Fear.</p><p></p><p>Also, who do you think the leader of this team is? Ostensibly, it's Malcolm, right? I don't think so. Malcolm is one of my favorite Illini, but he's the engine, not the captain. I thought Old Man Abrams might fill that role based on experience alone, but I think he's lost his confidence as the season has gone on. Someone's gotta be that secret leader of the bunch, right? Work on that guy until it's clear to an observer who it is. I don't want to be told who it is, I want to Know who it is.</p><p></p><p>I mean, it's too late to improve skills and change playbooks this season, so: let's scrap. We had Toughness and Togetherness (TM), but like a good corporate slogan it wasn't something in the hearts of the people it was foisted on. You don't need a slogan when your team is actually tough--it's self-evident.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaptain80, post: 1267978, member: 580456"] I would whip on someone until they became a vicious pit bull who thought their purpose in life was to mangle someone on the opposing team. I don't mean fights or fouls or anything obviously dirty, but make someone more of a Lucas Johnson type that could frustrate an opposing player/coach/team until they made their own idiot mistakes. If you can't create turnovers from steals, create turnovers from Fear. Also, who do you think the leader of this team is? Ostensibly, it's Malcolm, right? I don't think so. Malcolm is one of my favorite Illini, but he's the engine, not the captain. I thought Old Man Abrams might fill that role based on experience alone, but I think he's lost his confidence as the season has gone on. Someone's gotta be that secret leader of the bunch, right? Work on that guy until it's clear to an observer who it is. I don't want to be told who it is, I want to Know who it is. I mean, it's too late to improve skills and change playbooks this season, so: let's scrap. We had Toughness and Togetherness (TM), but like a good corporate slogan it wasn't something in the hearts of the people it was foisted on. You don't need a slogan when your team is actually tough--it's self-evident. [/QUOTE]
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