RE: Huggins outcoached....NOT

[John Compton]

  Going to so many High School contests over the last few years,  it always
makes me smile when something goes bad and the first thing they blame is the
coach.
I have yet to see a coach miss a critical FT, miss an assignment or miss a
lay-up.  I have a problem with people who make these assessments without
spending the 60+ hours a week to study their own teams strengths and
weaknesses.  Or living the job 24/7.

  Coaches are important but they can only prepare a squad to the point of
giving them the best chance to win.  He cannot think or react for them.
IMHO it comes from the fact that adults do not want to blame the team
because they are basically still kids and are not getting paid to perform.
It is a bush league move and shows a real lack of sportsmanship in amateur
sports.

  I think we realize that D1 college sports are basically pro sports with
unpaid players.  Do you think Huggins really planned on Hicks taking
jumpers?  OR do you think maybe he came up with that one on his own?

  "Team Outplayed again" would have a been a more appropriate subject line!




-----Original Message-----
From: tj1cj2 [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 11:07 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Huggins outcoached....again


The coach is ONLY an attribute to this program.  Yes Bobby Lutz is one heck
of a coach.  Marquette and Louisville have great coaches (I still despise
and do not respect the latter)  The Bearcats got outhustled and relaxed
enough defensively to barely lose to a talented well coached team.  The same
can be said for Louisville and Kentucky this weekend.  It will not work out
that the Cats win every damn game.  If this abberation of sudden bad
practice habits which translate into bad D-habits and bad rebounding habits
stops now and we find the Whaley we think we have this team is going to win
the conference and be in the elite eight (at least).  Ripping on the coach
is unfair, not accurate and does no good for anyone.
Wanna help?  Back the 'Cats and fill the Shoe every game.  We are lucky to
have the coach we do.  Where would this program be without him?  Trust his
judgement and support the Bearcats.  He has proven that over and over and
certainly has earned it from all of us. -----ginal Message-----
From: address@hidden <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden <address@hidden>
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Huggins outcoached....again


> In a message dated 1/31/04 4:17:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> address@hidden writes:
> Defense and
> rebounding did.
>
> ...............................
> That is *entirely* what lost the game.  Huggs said it all in the postgame
> comments.  He isn't lying about it,  thet were lousy......almost reminded
me of
> last year a little bit.  All I know is they better start 'getting it' or it
is
> AGAIN one/or two and done come March.
>
> It's getting old,  not that I'm complaining or anything. ;-)
>
>
> Gregg