New Coaching Must Have's

[UC1995]

KO managed to be so harsh that he alienated the locker room, and yet so soft that he never enforced standards of effort, toughness, and quality of play.

Couldn’t agree more. He had that we are family vibe to start and then starting pointing fingers at everyone but himself. I really think he jumped the shark after one game when the players were all goofy after the win and he smacked T Sam on tv. It’s been all downhill since.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Really curious about the poll outcome so far
Talent is by far the most glaring missing link yet folks pick x's and o's. The second choice is when you recruit the big guys - you have someone to coach that position. Ko's recruitment strategy was not good and hurt him the most
Beyond what anyone says - KO and most any coach has the X's and O's - but does no good without the talent and size needed to match up with nearly every team you face
You don't need to reply with crap that KO didn't know the X's and O's

I don't agree that talent is the missing link. While this team is no mid-2000's UConn, it's not really less talented than say, Houston, which just won 25 games. The roster makeup is less than ideal, I'll give you that. Meaning the talent doesn't fit together as it should. But the biggest problem has been a coach that doesn't know how to scheme, or game-plan, doesn't evaluate his own players well, doesn't seem to scout the other team, essentially throws the ball out and says "play". KO's X's and O's, if he has them, are wrong, and are designed for a different league (NBA) from a different era (the 1990's). His offensive and defensive philosophies are terrible.

 

[willie99]

Other, like at least two of the strengths

 

[dtrumpet]

A quick hook. I have to admit, JC drove me a little nuts with it sometime, but now I miss it. Needed it the last couple of years.