I think this is a really good post. I agree with over 95 % of it. I only have couple of caveats.
I.) It certainly
does cut both ways…and I also, don’t know why so many fans assume
what that player are doing in real time is exactly what the coach instructing. Clue phone
…players don’t do what the coach intended for a number of reasons…
I don’t wanna sound like a jerk…but
Anybody who thinks that has never been a coach or a teacher.
Obviously, he has a solid resume. His list of achievements speaks for itself. He’s a knowledgeable X’s O’s guy and he didn’t lose that ability over night. He has a solid track record of developing players, despite what some on here say. He generally handles the media well, he appears quite good at: hiring, recruiting, delegating and building a winning culture. But there has invariably been some missteps, bad luck
and failed experiments. But that is part of the job and is to be expected. The whole
thing is crap-shoot to a certain point.
However, if there is a violent storm in the midst of a mutiny on this ship it falls to the captain to right it…I’m not saying anything controversial there at all. It’s just the way it is.
ex. the staff AND some of us thought…Skyy Clark was gonna be Damon Stoudamire reincarnated. That hasn’t panned out just yet. In Sky’s defense, do we remember Ayo’s freshman campaign? I
seem to remember him being weak at finishing around the rim/getting the ball lodged under the backboard quite frequently with no where to go…I don’t
recall him being a perfect defender early on either…Obviously, Ayo had more time to develop clearly. Skyy is asked to perform like a seasoned veteran from day one.
2.)
We have more fixable problems than last year..I would like to believe that these problems are more fixable than last years more logistical based problems. I would argue these types of problems might be even harder to solve/get a handle on.
I know how gloomy this sounds but I think it’s gonna get worse before it gets better.