DWill had Brian Cook to throw the ball to every time down the floor. Cook took nearly 25% of the shots for the Illini that year.The one you missed is the one that is concerning:
Dwill as a freshman A/TO 2.5:1
Skyy through 11 games A/TO .92:1
DWill had Brian Cook to throw the ball to every time down the floor. Cook took nearly 25% of the shots for the Illini that year.The one you missed is the one that is concerning:
Dwill as a freshman A/TO 2.5:1
Skyy through 11 games A/TO .92:1
In fairness, the dude went to mandated anger management. I don't have any issues with it if the players don't. Seems to be his personality. But let's not pretend that no one has had an issue with it.No one had a problem with it the last 3 years?
I always liked taking them out of the game for awhile and get their attentionDoes that make it right? It’s demeaning. Save it for the locker room
Here’s my uniformed take based on what both Mayer and BU said in the post game.
Sounds like Mayer isn’t used to “hard”practices leading up to a game based on his 4 years at Baylor. Not what he is used to and likely voiced that to BU. Sounded like he prefers to have it a bit easier leading up to the game to rest his body/issues a bit.
Difference in how those two were looking at that and obviously, what the coach says is gonna have to be the way.
End of the day , don’t think it’s that big of a deal. Adjustment period for the transfer.
This is Truth.Having led young men in battle and on the field of athletic competition, there is not a huge difference. You need to find a way to communicate, motivate, and support them to gain their respect and the respect of your teammates. It is not easy but necessary to be successful in both.
There for a minute I forgot what Meyer Michael’s real name was!Yeah , Michael Matthews is fasting before the games .................wow........................
Sharpshot. Thanks for CEO "well known tactic"...you were successful in making at least one of us laugh.It's a very well known leadership tactic...by being an !!!!!!! you become a common enemy for your employees (players) to bond over and team up against.
To each their own but this isn't just a basketball tactic. Brad calls himself a CEO for a reason.
Chill out we are fine. It's all tactical. He doesn't do it all the time, they have 1-1 meetings where they know they are loved.
I don’t see soft at all.We got some soft dudes and feelings may be hurt.
Grow up
I dunno. I mean, he can't even diagram inbounds plays.I'm pretty sure Brad knows what he's doing.
This^I have two thoughts I want to share which hopefully will come across as neutral amongst all the strong opinions in this thread.
First is that it's extremely hard for anyone outside of the program to actually assess the team relationships and dynamics. The team is so close by the time and effort they spend together, and we only see a sliver of it. I give 0 credence to body language analysis or attempts to speculate on the team's reactions, supposed inferences, hidden subtext, etc...
Second, every single good basketball team is going to need to navigate uncertainty and challenges. The real teams can do it. Teams that can't will fall to the wayside. There's no template and it's not pretty. My point is, strife is necessary and we should acknowledge and accept that some ugliness will come with it.
Wait... Are you talking about Loyalty or the team???We got some soft dudes and feelings may be hurt.
Grow up
I think our team is softer and the loyalty is way softer.Wait... Are you talking about Loyalty or the team???
Sharpshot. Thanks for CEO "well known tactic"...you were successful in making at least one of us laugh.
Here's checklist for tactic (like to see an SNL skit adaptation)
1. CEO initiates hate from employees (screaming alot?)
2. Team gains common enemy (boss)
3. Brotherhood bond from everyone hating boss produces unparalleled performance/wins
If MM wants it easy, he came to the wrong place. MM was not a leader at Baylor. He was a role player. He has to decide for himself if he wants to be a leader. If he indeed wants to be a "go to guy" and looked upon as a leader on this squad, he needs to understand that his Baylor program was not prepping him for the that type of role. BU has a vision for him and this team. We need MM to bring the senior leadership and experience of being a national champion. MM can still be that player, but he needs to understand that it's a different mindset when you are a leader of men.Here’s my uniformed take based on what both Mayer and BU said in the post game.
Sounds like Mayer isn’t used to “hard”practices leading up to a game based on his 4 years at Baylor. Not what he is used to and likely voiced that to BU. Sounded like he prefers to have it a bit easier leading up to the game to rest his body/issues a bit.
Difference in how those two were looking at that and obviously, what the coach says is gonna have to be the way.
End of the day , don’t think it’s that big of a deal. Adjustment period for the transfer.
To add to this, we have a team that has lost all of its leadership. Bringing in veteran transfers doesn't automatically cure the lack of leadership. Creating culture takes some continuity. If you think back to the beginning of practices, there were many on here concerned about leadership and stating it would take time for this team to mature (a lot of minutes for freshmen) and have a leader emergeForming > Storming (Our Team) > Norming > Performing