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Message: [QUOTE="Sonova, post: 2499845, member: 7513"] Coaching is more than hitting a shot (or not) in any game. It’s assembling a team of talents (like shooters and scorers) and putting your team in a position to utilize its best assets - this becomes evident when your team needs a score in the last 5 minutes or when momentum is teetering. It’s getting a stop when you REALLY need one (ever notice how teams “magically” bury a dagger three or get an offensive rebound in “winning time” against us?) It’s creating a culture of winning, accountability, imposing your will, etc. And it’s why our guy keeps failing. We have no reliable scheme. No “go to” to fall back on and rely upon when we need it. And, most sadly, we have no culture of winning anymore. It’s why JC used to go ballistic over mistakes during cupcake games when we were up 25. He knew that going under a screen or not boxing out or making a lazy pass when it seemingly didn’t matter, actually mattered. That taking plays off vs Sacred Heart would impact the culture which would then impact the outcome of an important game in March. The easiest thing in sport is to give into losing. It gets dismissed/excused the few times, but then it grows. Unknowingly at first, like barnicles on the bottom of a boat. Excuses get made (“we ran into a hot team tonight,” “we just didn’t hit the shots we’re capable of,” “I’m really proud of my team for the way we fought,” etc). Losing becomes acceptable. No one actually gets “tired” enough of losing to make changes, expectations get lowered, players are held accountable and here we are. So yes, we got out coached, out cultured, out everything’d. That’s what UConn basketball has become under KO. And it’s why we need a change. [/QUOTE]

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