Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys title

[L72boy]

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/20 ... ar-732749/

Lancaster said. "Mix and match is the name of the game, and that's what we did."

Said Taylor, "He was going to have me give the shooters a break because they were having a bad night. After my first shot, I got my consistency."

"Coach said I could either start or come off the bench as the sixth man. I want to start, but sometimes I do better coming off the bench because I know what I have to do when I come in."

Read the story! Very humble kid and a great coach. A lot of good points in the article, some of us have been trying to explain but maybe the Springers say it best!

 

[L72boy]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

I will assume that because most of you don't know much about basketball that you can not understand the coach and player in this article. You have to mix it up to find who is going to help you win, it ain't set in stone, adjustments need to be made. If you don't use your bench when others are struggling then you are not doing all you can. Even starters have bad nights and can be benched for anyone that has a hot hand. You have to know what works best for each player and the player needs to be selfless for the team to succeed. Coach Lancaster was Rozzell's high school coach for those that don't know, one of the best. Don't respond, I rest my case.

 

[Half-baked Mcbride]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

I REALLY like your tag line....Wooden was a wise man.

 

[L72boy]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

I REALLY like your tag line....Wooden was a wise man.

Sarcasm? Nice.

 

[Mistachill]

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Arrogance? Nice.

I will assume that because most of you don't know much about basketball that you can not understand the coach and player in this article.

You're not exactly Perry Mason I'll tell you that. If I ever have to go to court I sure hope you represent the other party.

Don't respond, I rest my case.

 

[fmrick]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

I will assume that because most of you don't know much about basketball that you can not understand the coach and player in this article.

I think most people just shook their heads and moved on.

"A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy."
John Churton Collins

 

[L72boy]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

Arrogance? Nice.

I will assume that because most of you don't know much about basketball that you can not understand the coach and player in this article.

You're not exactly Perry Mason I'll tell you that. If I ever have to go to court I sure hope you represent the other party.

Don't respond, I rest my case.

I hear from people all the time, I don't know what I'm talking about. So after hours of it being posted, and nobody responding, it simply meant that folks didn't see the correlation. People talk about practice, and seniors, and playing havoc. It all sounds good, but even a great coach like George Lancaster says you have to mix and match, to find what work. VCU can learn from this example. Coach Smart is so intent on dong what he does that making adjustments all the time isn't something he cares to do. Find whatever works on any given night. Don't just have your mind made up before hand.

 

[Mistachill]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

Perhaps people didn't respond because there are so many flaws in your point and the article is such a major stretch in supporting your point that people didn't think YOU would comprehend.

 

[fmrick]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

No, people just considered the source and moved on to the next thread. That is the problem with being the "know it all", once people figure you out, you can make a good point and nobody notices.

We played 10 different players during the game. How about that mix and match? It was not like we had some unknown bench guy come in early and go off. We did have one player who DID "go off" during the game, scoring 26, and he was in the game. The second highest scorer was also in the game. In fact, we had the best five on the court at the end. Theus had already fouled out, so you can't play him.

So how would anyone have played it differently? JR? No way, he had problems all night. Rob? Maybe, but at this point he is not really an offensive guy. Need to force TOs? Sure. But not the solid enough player when you just need to score.

This brings up an interesting point, though. All the people who are complaining about Havoc are the same ones who want to see more of the new guys. Watching us play, the new guys are the ones who will be the best at playing Havoc. Long arms, fast, quick on the ball. If you want a slower pace, these are not your guys.

 

[xjohnx]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

It all sounds good, but even a great coach like George Lancaster says you have to mix and match, to find what work.

Such a great coach that he's still coaching high school. Maybe soon he can graduate to message board coach?

VCU can learn from this example. Coach Smart is so intent on dong what he does that making adjustments all the time isn't something he cares to do.

how many different starting lineups have we had already this season?

 

[VCU4LIFE]

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Lancaster is the man, high school coach or not....

....that, and you can't possibly go wrong when you are George Jefferson's twin!

Great coach, even greater man. Thanks for posting the article!

 

[Mistachill]

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Lancaster is a great coach and none of this has anything to do with him.

The premise that Coach Smart stubbornly just keeps doing the same thing when its not working is absurd. During the Richmond game, how many combinations did he throw out there when the team wasn't going well? In the Wake Forest game he laid off the press most of the game and in the second half bum rushed them with it and Wake never recovered. During the UAB game things were going our way until the last two minutes. When Nixon (a senior) started the turnover avalanche was Coach Smart suppose to begin "mixing and matching" in the last two minutes of the game? We have increasingly pressed less over the past several games than earlier this season. He has given just about everybody a chance to play and the guys who have performed are getting the most minutes.

This notion that every game is supposed to be a lab experiment you we should just throw bodies out there to see who may be hot from game to game makes no sense to me. If Coach Smart did that, the next thing you'd hear questioned is "how are players suppose to find a rhythm if they don't know from game to game what the rotation will be?" And saying what players do in practice should have no impact on who plays in games makes even less sense.

Here is what's happening, people identify anything Coach Smart is not doing and throw that out there to support your contention that he's not a good coach, regardless of logic. People also need to realize that there are many styles coaches have had success with.

There isn't one formula that leads to winning. You can find coaches who win playing many in their rotation, you can find coaches who win primarily playing 7 guys. You can find harda__ coaches who win, you can find coaches who are more laid back who win. You can find coaches who press and play fast who win, coaches who play more traditional and win. Its just a matter of what the coach prefers, what best fits is philosophy and personality, and what best fits the personnel he has.

Referencing an article about a high school game and pulling a couple of quotes that can very loosely be applied to the point you're trying to advance, and then saying "I rest my case" is actually kinda funny.

 

[VCU Finance 2008]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

Lancaster is a great coach and none of this has anything to do with him.

The premise that Coach Smart stubbornly just keeps doing the same thing when its not working is absurd. During the Richmond game, how many combinations did he throw out there when the team wasn't going well? In the Wake Forest game he laid off the press most of the game and in the second half bum rushed them with it and Wake never recovered. During the UAB game things were going our way until the last two minutes. When Nixon (a senior) started the turnover avalanche was Coach Smart suppose to begin "mixing and matching" in the last two minutes of the game? We have increasing pressed less over the past several games than earlier this season. He has given just about everybody a chance to play and the guys who have performed are getting the most minutes.

This notion that every game is supposed to be a lab experiment you we should just throw bodies out there to see who may be hot from game to game makes no sense to me. If Coach Smart did that, the next thing you'd hear questioned is "how are players suppose to find a rhythm if they don't know from game to game what the rotation will be?" And saying what players do in practice should have no impact on who plays in game makes even less sense.

Here is what's happening, people identify anything Coach Smart is not doing and throw that out there to support your contention that he's not a good coach, regardless of logic. People also need to realize that there are many styles coaches have had success with.

There isn't one formula that leads to winning. You can find coaches who win playing many in their rotation, you can find coaches who win primarily playing 7 guys. You can find harda__ coaches who win, you can find coaches who are more laid back who win. You can find coaches who press and play fast who win, coaches who play more traditional and win. Its just a matter of what the coach prefers, what best fits is philosophy and personality, and what best fits the personnel he has.

Referencing an article about a high school game and pulling a couple of quotes that can very loosely be applied to the point you're trying to advance, and then saying "I rest my case" is actually kinda funny.

Well said, do you rest your case or do you reserve the right to say more? Not only did we play 10 guys on Tuesday night but I am pretty sure we played them all in the first half and maybe even all in the first 10 mins of the game.

 

[VCU4LIFE]

Re: Practice...Bombs away: Taylor lifts Springers to boys ti

Lancaster is a great coach and none of this has anything to do with him.

The premise that Coach Smart stubbornly just keeps doing the same thing when its not working is absurd. During the Richmond game, how many combinations did he throw out there when the team wasn't going well? In the Wake Forest game he laid off the press most of the game and in the second half bum rushed them with it and Wake never recovered. During the UAB game things were going our way until the last two minutes. When Nixon (a senior) started the turnover avalanche was Coach Smart suppose to begin "mixing and matching" in the last two minutes of the game? We have increasingly pressed less over the past several games than earlier this season. He has given just about everybody a chance to play and the guys who have performed are getting the most minutes.

This notion that every game is supposed to be a lab experiment you we should just throw bodies out there to see who may be hot from game to game makes no sense to me. If Coach Smart did that, the next thing you'd hear questioned is "how are players suppose to find a rhythm if they don't know from game to game what the rotation will be?" And saying what players do in practice should have no impact on who plays in games makes even less sense.

Here is what's happening, people identify anything Coach Smart is not doing and throw that out there to support your contention that he's not a good coach, regardless of logic. People also need to realize that there are many styles coaches have had success with.

There isn't one formula that leads to winning. You can find coaches who win playing many in their rotation, you can find coaches who win primarily playing 7 guys. You can find harda__ coaches who win, you can find coaches who are more laid back who win. You can find coaches who press and play fast who win, coaches who play more traditional and win. Its just a matter of what the coach prefers, what best fits is philosophy and personality, and what best fits the personnel he has.

Referencing an article about a high school game and pulling a couple of quotes that can very loosely be applied to the point you're trying to advance, and then saying "I rest my case" is actually kinda funny.

My comments were in response to the article and Coach Lancaster only. How it relates to Shaka exists only in his fantasy land!

 

[L72boy]

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Merry Christmas...