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Schmidt
Dec 23, 2009 14:14:02 GMT -5
Post by Jimmy Chitwood on Dec 23, 2009 14:14:02 GMT -5
I have observed Schmidt talking to players after pulling them. In fact, he seemed fairly calm when doing so. Some people are critical because the team is too undisciplined. Others complain that Schmidt is too harsh and has a quick trigger. I was present last night. The loss was not about coaching. It was about a lack of execution. It was about silly turnovers. It was about Andrew failing to adjust to his foul situation. It was about a lack of leadership on the floor when Andrew was sitting. It seemed like nobody was demanding the ball. Guys stood still and began to watch rather than play. I doubt the players on the floor will blame Schmidt for this loss. The program is progressing well from the depths of despair. We have some solid young 4 year players. Making Schmidt the brunt of the loss is naive. He called timeouts at critical junctures and instructed the players on what to do. They did not execute. We still need more talent. Particularly in the area of perimeter shooting. We are also lacking a true power forward. The staff will continue to upgrade the talent. It takes time to rebuild from a disaster such as the one we had. Relax. The guys have to focus on Canisius.
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Schmidt
Dec 23, 2009 17:33:53 GMT -5
Post by adolphlottin on Dec 23, 2009 17:33:53 GMT -5
Coach, how is those Frosh supposed to learn if everytime they make a stupid play you yank them? Part of coaching is teaching and everyone has their own style. It's like some on here think coach should use kid gloves and pamper these guys. He pulls them out and tells them what they did wrong and how to correct it. Lets them know they need to play smarter. What is wrong with that. This isn't 2nd grade hoops where you blow a whistle to stop the game so the coach can explain it right then and there. Maybe he tongue lashes them because they continue to make the same dumb plays over and over. Believe me, it gets old watching it in the stands, I can't imagine how frustrating it is for the coaching staff.[/quote Don't think you get the point pepp. The tongue lashings aren't the problem. It's whenever certain guys make one mistake, Schmidt immediately yanks them. Subsequently guys play uptight and instead of being aggressive, play not to screw up. That's the worst way to play basketball. Coach has to let these guys play through their mistakes at times and let them learn from it. I disagree with Schmidt when he says you don't learn anything from losing. You learn what it takes to get better and what you need to improve on to win games. All that being said, let's be realistic about things. This is St. Bonaventure in the year 2009. To borrow a phrase, Bob Lanier, Tom Stith and Freddie Crawford aren't walking through the RC doors anytime soon. And if they do, they're old and gray. You build to win at Bona. Schmidt understand that. To borrow another phrase (Jim Baron) this year is part of the process. I'm excited about next season and the season after. That's when this team can get in postseason play.
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Schmidt
Dec 23, 2009 22:09:47 GMT -5
Post by 304dev on Dec 23, 2009 22:09:47 GMT -5
I turned to my friend during half-time and said the Bonnies would have to keep their composure and protect the ball because Niagara was going to come out of the lockerroom on fire. They did and we failed miserably. How do you win the first half by 16 and lose the second by 22? Schmidt looked completely bewildered during the Bonnies' meltdown in the first 10 minutes of the second half and by the time he and the team regained their composure, Niagara was in control and everyone in the place knew Niagara was going to win.
Last night was a longer version of the fiasco at Canisius last year. Turnovers and lousy shooting and bad decisions and crappy defense. And sub-par coaching. Joe Mihalich and his boys kept their composure while we were melting down. Schmidt and everyone on the team deserves credit for this terrible loss. They had a long ride back to Olean and rightfully so..they deserved to walk.
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