Re: Still Not Outcoached...

[Jonathan Breiner]

Last year I don't think Mick screwed up.  Having Williamson in there at the 
end of the UAB game, I would call that a screw up, but he may have decided a 
"warm" Williamson was better than a cold Brandon Miller or whoever he would 
have put in.  I don't remember exactly who the other 4 on the floor at the 
time were and who could have come in off the bench for the inbounds play. 
The defensive error letting Delany get off the 3 with ~30 seconds left, I am 
not sure you can attribute that to the coach.  My guess is they knew and 
were instructed to play defense.  I have seen a ton of defensive lapses this 
year, but I am not sure it is a coaching thing.  It is hard to teach 
intensity and Mick was stuck with what was available.  I think a lot of 
people who did not appreciate Huggins defensive approach can now see how 
important some of those players were. To put it in perspective, it is 
obvious that Barwin is probably the most technically and fundamentally sound 
player, but he cannot score.  When you have a team that is not very capable 
of playing defense, it is tough to figure out, do you put him in for 
defense, or do you try to score because you can't play good defense?  I know 
I don't know the answer.

All MHO.

Jon


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> My point was the great plays were made by individuals (James White last 
> year, Paul Delany this year) to determine the outcome. Coaching sometimes 
> does but very rarely. Players usually do.
>
> I saw the UC/Murray St game last year in person. I didn't see UAB but it 
> seemed similar to me.
>
> Tom Gray, UC fan since 1958