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CV with the SHADE at KOThe hits keep on coming for the former staff:
“We know what we need to work on,” said Christian Vital, who briefly tested the NBA draft waters, then returned. “And we have a coach that's willing to work with us, a staff that's willing to work with us.”
I've added the "reading between the lines text." Poor KO, lol.The hits keep on coming for the former staff: quote
It was surprising to me that he could never get the tone right. Most coaches find a way to communicate with the refs. Calhoun was a master at it. Our kids suffered due to Ollie's failure to do much beyond pouting.The kids complained to the refs because the coach didn't.
When I was in high school my sophomore year our lacrosse team was HORRIBLE! I think we won 3 games. My junior year we got a new coach who was tough as nails and said the first practice would not end until somebody puked. It was tough but we bought into the system and loved it. We went from worst in the conference to losing in the state championship. I'm hoping this is a similar situation.I said this in another thread. It seems like the last 2 years Ollie quit on the team. Maybe the players aren’t really that bad, it’s just that they were never coached well. I really want to know what made KO go from a all in team guy with all the positive quotes to a coach who to me looks like he cracked under the pressure. I don’t think it’s crazy to think that this team can make the tournament. I expect Jalen to have a monster year.
This is the difference between a guy who is a natural coach and and guy who is a b-ball player. That simple.
We will be better than we would've been if we didn't make a change. That I'm certain of. There's still clearly a ton of work to do in breaking old habits. I don't know how strong we will come out of the gate but I think we'll be humming towards the end of the yearIt's similar, in my mind, to a parent who acts as a parent should, and one who wants to be friends with their kids. Either Ollie never was that type of coach or he stopped being that type of coach. I don't really care which anymore. It was clear that for the last two years he didn't do much more than make up the lineup.
It's going to be so interesting to see how these kids respond. I think they are better than we've seen.
We will be better than we would've been if we didn't make a change. That I'm certain of. There's still clearly a ton of work to do in breaking old habits. I don't know how strong we will come out of the gate but I think we'll be humming towards the end of the year
His divorce sent him into PTSD, unfortunately. He was/is very deeply stung. I do feel for him in that regard.I said this in another thread. It seems like the last 2 years Ollie quit on the team. Maybe the players aren’t really that bad, it’s just that they were never coached well. I really want to know what made KO go from a all in team guy with all the positive quotes to a coach who to me looks like he cracked under the pressure. I don’t think it’s crazy to think that this team can make the tournament. I expect Jalen to have a monster year.
Damn but I really love this quote. A lot of people play down the mental part of the game but those people either never coached or never coached well. This stuff is as important as it gets.“We showed them clips, not of missed shots, not of turnovers,” Hurley said, “but getting beat to the ball, not competing, looking at the refs after a foul call and acting like an idiot. In good programs, they don’t act like that.”
“We showed them clips, not of missed shots, not of turnovers,” Hurley said, “but getting beat to the ball, not competing, looking at the refs after a foul call and acting like an idiot. In good programs, they don’t act like that.”
The last 2 years is the key. Ollie was an energetic coach who worked hard on the sideline. He recruited pretty well and had success. Ollie teams played hard.It's similar, in my mind, to a parent who acts as a parent should, and one who wants to be friends with their kids. Either Ollie never was that type of coach or he stopped being that type of coach. I don't really care which anymore. It was clear that for the last two years he didn't do much more than make up the lineup.
It's going to be so interesting to see how these kids respond. I think they are better than we've seen.