Comments on: Rookie Coach, Rookie Mistake http://www.basketball.org/rookie-coach-rookie-mistake/ Enhancing the abilities of basketball players, teams and coaches Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:59:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Williams http://www.basketball.org/rookie-coach-rookie-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Brian Williams Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:43:49 +0000 http://www.basketball.org/?p=1351#comment-929 You mean to tell me that Vinny was more pissed off at his Bulls for not not stepping up in the first 47:30 of the game. All he can remember is a meaningless timeout in a game his guys had already lost. He won't be coaching long if all he cares about is the last 30 seconds. Wake up Vinny. This is professional basketball. Quit pissing about stupid stuff like this and get your players to perform for the first 47 minutes. The last minute won't be a big deal. You mean to tell me that Vinny was more pissed off at his Bulls for not not stepping up in the first 47:30 of the game. All he can remember is a meaningless timeout in a game his guys had already lost. He won’t be coaching long if all he cares about is the last 30 seconds. Wake up Vinny. This is professional basketball. Quit pissing about stupid stuff like this and get your players to perform for the first 47 minutes. The last minute won’t be a big deal.

]]> By: Conor http://www.basketball.org/rookie-coach-rookie-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Conor Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:43:32 +0000 http://www.basketball.org/?p=1351#comment-918 I couldn't agree more. The only time your allowed to do that is if you are losing and it is in the NCAA tournament or a Senior's final game. Important for players to get in for their last minutes, but if you're winning, your team is moving on and you have the chance to do it in the next game. I remember watching the last minute and a half from the scorers table at Cameron Indoor. It was just a regular season game and Coach did not call a timeout to get me in...to get me the experience of playing at Duke. He apologized and I did not hold it against him. He got me in later when we made the NCAA tournament and lost to UNC, which really meant a lot more in my opinion. I couldn’t agree more. The only time your allowed to do that is if you are losing and it is in the NCAA tournament or a Senior’s final game. Important for players to get in for their last minutes, but if you’re winning, your team is moving on and you have the chance to do it in the next game.

I remember watching the last minute and a half from the scorers table at Cameron Indoor. It was just a regular season game and Coach did not call a timeout to get me in…to get me the experience of playing at Duke. He apologized and I did not hold it against him. He got me in later when we made the NCAA tournament and lost to UNC, which really meant a lot more in my opinion.

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