You should hear Dave Thorson talk about him or Bob Knight or Pitino's father or anyone else who watched what he could build and what he left behind. Those clinics and practices are legendary in coaching circles.
Awesome post. Fun. I came up with Carmaker and Ray Williams who to this day is my favorite Gopher. Not only could he score the ball but his rebounding was incredible.
There is no doubt that it will be used less but that will benefit those programs that built it into how they do things because they will continue to due so. Identifying it during recruiting, laying out a more intense strength and skill development is huge. What the guys got done on a weak skill...
It may have turned out he would have stayed 5. to his credit and the staff his improvement in all areas, specifically strength, ball handling. He would have played maybe 2 minutes as a true frosh but this way he was able to focus nearly all his practice time on strength and skills. It paid of...
Palm is a moron. He did not even does the research to explain it. Any committee that follows the game, not one team would place value on road wins and value by quad. Efficiency is a kenpom tool for efficiency that the committee likes as another way to measure all these teams that do not play...
We have not been very good at basketball ourselves. Why can they not tap into their resources to improve themselves. Oats knew it was a really good job that had not been tapped. He is considered a really strong coach. Great guy and smart as well.