Quick stuff (BC game)...

[gary-7]

Arch, I believe that every player that has played for Hubert loves him as a person, I do not think they respect him as a coach. Every kid that ever played for Dean Smith loved Dean Smith but EVERY kid that ever played for Dean Smith knew they had total respect for Dean Smith, similar can be said about Roy.

Had Dean told his players early in a game that he wanted them to hop up and down the court on 1 leg for the first 2mins, know what would have happened, we would have seen 5 guys hopping up and down on 1 leg! Why, because each and every guy knew, Dean Smith knows what he is doing, you may not understand why but you trusted Dean did. Don't believe me, did not great players play the 4Cs a LOT under Dean, could any other coach have done that and not see players revolt? LOL

Players don't want their coach to be their buddy they want their coach to be a coach, to show them what to do when they don't know, to teach them what they need to know, there has to be a clear and unmistakable line. It is none of the coach's darn business what my favorite cookie is, I need to know what I can do to get more minutes.

That's a bit harsh, TBH, but I get your point.

I heard Dean himself tell us HS coaches at the clinic that when he started out as a HC he had to earn the team's attention, much less respect, by both actions and results. And of course, by that time years later, hell... Dean didn't even have to use a WHISLTLE in practices anymore --- he'd just call an end to a drill in that nasal voice and clap his hands and the entire roster sprinted to the huddle.

While Dean was not a guy to dress players down or berate them, there were consequences for breaking his expectations (ask Mike O'Koren about the steps he had to run for saying too much to a reporter about us holding the ball at dook in 79 --- Mike was right about his complaint, but still... )

I've said this before, but what I smell with Hubert's guys is a "buy-in" issue as to the scheme. Look, running screens, patterns, etc is tedious, and if players can't tangibly see what it's accomplishing, then yeah, that's gonna be an issue. I've been there --- my HS coach ran some of the dumbest sh** ever, and no, we didn't buy in.

So, when I started coaching, I did my best to get my guys to understand what we were trying to accomplish, and buy-in followed the results.

 

[DSouthr]

Gary, I don't mean it to sound harsh, I suspect the players don't really realize how much they do not respect him, I would wager they all feel like they do. These kids are treated to the star treatment in high school, they have tons of smoke blown up their arse, not just by friends and family, by their own coaches, they are so used to doing what they want to do, they don't know what they don't know.

I can assure you, Belichick is not looking to be friends with his players but they will respect him, they will do what he tells them to do, you either want success or you want to lose and complain about how hard something is.

And Dean, he didn't need to cuss you, all Dean had to do was blow that whistle and let out one of those nasally ahhhhhhhhhs and it would cut you to pieces more than a long line of cuss words ever could. Looking at Dean and knowing you just let him down was worse than any cussing any of us have had to listen to.

 

[heels05champs]

Arch, I believe that every player that has played for Hubert loves him as a person, I do not think they respect him as a coach. Every kid that ever played for Dean Smith loved Dean Smith but EVERY kid that ever played for Dean Smith knew they had total respect for Dean Smith, similar can be said about Roy.

Had Dean told his players early in a game that he wanted them to hop up and down the court on 1 leg for the first 2mins, know what would have happened, we would have seen 5 guys hopping up and down on 1 leg! Why, because each and every guy knew, Dean Smith knows what he is doing, you may not understand why but you trusted Dean did. Don't believe me, did not great players play the 4Cs a LOT under Dean, could any other coach have done that and not see players revolt? LOL

Players don't want their coach to be their buddy they want their coach to be a coach, to show them what to do when they don't know, to teach them what they need to know, there has to be a clear and unmistakable line. It is none of the coach's darn business what my favorite cookie is, I need to know what I can do to get more minutes.

Yep. I’ve said this since he was hired and I’ve always felt like he would lack authoritative respect because he’s too nice and comes off like their friend instead of their coach who they have to respect.

 

[RP12]

Yep. I’ve said this since he was hired and I’ve always felt like he would lack authoritative respect because he’s too nice and comes off like their friend instead of their coach who they have to respect.

I used to think the same but now I feel like he’s being more demonstrative and hard on them-at least on the sidelines-and maybe it’s to give a different impression. Either way if he’s saying the same platitudes over and over the way he often does and the players don’t buy in as G7 said, it’s the worst of both worlds.