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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 2247934, member: 199"] I think assistants are an integral part of any program and do make a huge impact both positively and negatively. That doesn't mean that the roles performed from program to program need to be similar, or that a good assistant in one program would automatically work well with a different head coach in another program. It is similar to any hierarchical organization the CEO/HC/President defines the structure and needs to find the underlings that can function in their assigned roles. There are a couple of things in basketball assistants that I think are essential: 1. Recruiting - they do most of the leg work and are generally the point person with specific recruits. Without the assistants the HC is going to be in trouble no matter how good a closer they are. 2. Providing both discipline and release values for the players - Geno and CD talk about how they counteract each other and that Shea and Marisa do the same. Don't let a kid feel at the end of a day that there isn't someone in their corner. 3. Continuity - most of the better programs have stable staffs, and most of the programs that run into really hard off seasons have had a lot of turnover in staff. How a HC divides up the actual coaching responsibilities is less important it seems - there have been successful coaches who have turned over either offense or defense to an assistant/associate, and others who are extremely hands on at both ends. Uconn divides the responsibilities by positional group but Geno is pretty hands on with all the players. [/QUOTE]

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