Ah...the frustrations of blending new players into the system! We lost to Manhattan 61-60 last night (we were up 1 with 15 seconds left and they hit a shot with 5 seconds left) and like always it feels worst the next day! Not taking anything away from the teams we've played but we just are sloppy at times and it's mostly coming from the bench. Lazy passes, forgetting plays or assignments and lack of concentration. Now, I know that it's early in the season and things take time but...Damn! We have to also figure a way to stop fouling so much. Again, we out scored the opponent from the field, 3 point line and on rebounds only to have them shoot 26 free throw to our 15. If we make some free throws it's a different outcome too.
Well I guess this is growing pains so we will stay the course and grind it out. We go over the sets, out of bounds plays and press breaks everyday so there really is no reason why these guys aren't picking it up. There is an adjustment to the level of play but...man. That's my job though...so I'll figure it out. We leave today for a three game in three day classic in Daytona Beach, Florida. We play Marshall tomorrow, Utah on Saturday and Wisconsin Green Bay on Sunday morning then head back to B more. Wish us luck!
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I feel you on the growing pains, but we must understand that mistakes are part of the game. My question would be, what does a player do after making a mistake or a turnover. Does he get back on D and attempt to get it back? Does he settle his team down and get them back into the flow of the game, or is he the last man back on D and doing something crazy? How is his body language? And we force more turnovers at the moment, but do we score off of those turnovers? And we must make free throws! At every level, free throws win basketball games. But, it's a whole lot of basketball to be played and the team and coaches will learn to TRUST one another; I have faith in you "Big Fellow"! One Love Coach, One Love!
My bad! Players have to be PAYING ATTENTION to what is going on in the game while they are on the bench, checking out the flow of the game, seeing if the refs are letting them play or wheather they are callong the game tight; so when they get in, they can be productive.
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