I don't think anyone disagrees that Hubert has assembled a good collection of talented players. We wouldn't necessarily be this loaded without Hubert. In particular, while we've had plenty of good shooters over the years, it's been a while since we've had this many good shooters at the same time.
And yet we don't seem to be as successful or as gritty or as resilient as some of those less offensively-talented teams.
Is that just the tradeoff? Did we sacrifice other skills for shooting? Are we just slow to adapt - but hang on because we'll get there? Is Hubert struggling?
What would Roy do with this bunch?
What would Dean do?
And if we can point to things that Roy or Dean (or pick another coach, if you wish) would do differently, does that mean Hubert should do those things?
One easy example.... I'm pretty sure Roy would have been going deeper into his bench and giving more PT to those benchers than Hubert has. But would that be better, or just different?
Personally, I'd like to see guys on the bench get more PT because I think it brings guys along better, makes you stronger down the stretch, and might even reveal a diamond in the rough that would never have emerged with less PT.
Not to mention that the portal may beckon to kids who are languishing on the bench. Guys who should get big PT next year, but may get discouraged and mentally pack their bags before next year arrives.
And yet we don't seem to be as successful or as gritty or as resilient as some of those less offensively-talented teams.
Is that just the tradeoff? Did we sacrifice other skills for shooting? Are we just slow to adapt - but hang on because we'll get there? Is Hubert struggling?
What would Roy do with this bunch?
What would Dean do?
And if we can point to things that Roy or Dean (or pick another coach, if you wish) would do differently, does that mean Hubert should do those things?
One easy example.... I'm pretty sure Roy would have been going deeper into his bench and giving more PT to those benchers than Hubert has. But would that be better, or just different?
Personally, I'd like to see guys on the bench get more PT because I think it brings guys along better, makes you stronger down the stretch, and might even reveal a diamond in the rough that would never have emerged with less PT.
Not to mention that the portal may beckon to kids who are languishing on the bench. Guys who should get big PT next year, but may get discouraged and mentally pack their bags before next year arrives.