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Message: [QUOTE="YKCornelius, post: 5292615, member: 9864"] Bald Husky, I have a legitimate question for you (and other 'yarders). At [B]a top program level[/B] (let's define that as a perennial Top Ten contender), what qualifies for a "good game time coach"? Is it to make personnel substitutions that ultimately result in a victory? Is it the ability to make a time out call that stifles an opponent's run? Is it the ability to manage the clock in the last minute or two of a close game that ultimately results in a victory? Is it the ability to change some aspect of the game plan at halftime based on what transpired in the first 20 minutes and have that change result in victory? Is it measured by how many unranked teams end up beating your team over the course of 40 minutes? Is it measured by how many OT losses occur over the years, vice OT wins? How about by the number of wins and losses decided by 1-2 possessions? I gotta presume the assessment for elite programs is different than non-elite programs, since elite programs would approach games against inferior opponents during the season trying to meet objectives in addition to simply getting the win. Turning these questions at Dawn's record of the past 11 years, South Carolina has won nine of the past 11 SEC tournaments and is 4-2 in games decided by <10 points. In the NCAA tournament during the same time frame, they are 8-3 in games decided by <10 points. Still looking at the same time period but taking the entire season into consideration, Dawn and team are 61-19 in games decided by less than 10 points, 21-10 in games decided by less than five points and 3-3 in OT contests. [B]I think these numbers would suggest that she is a very good game-time coach.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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