by wcbasketball Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:58 pm
All very well put. When there is a player who is talented yet difficult to coach, he becomes a negative distraction for the team. Players become uptight and start to dispise the individual. He becomes a major cancer and when you let it go for too long, it becomes unfixable.He also becomes a bad example for the other players which in turn, influences them to behave awful as well.
When players play as a team, you eventually become more successfull down the road because your goals are all the same. You have guys passing up shots for better looks to his teammates and most importantly, they play defence. I have had the experience of having a strong, talented but uncoachable player on my team and it eventually led to the team folding as it rubbed off on other players and became a situation that could not be handled any other way.
I have also had the experience of being tremendously successfull with a team of players who are disciplined and play for the team. I have come within a game of getting to OFSAA and that was due to playing tough defence. This group also never had a player score more than 20 points in a game and also made sure to do smart team systems when we were blowing out teams instead of showboating, jacking up 3's and fast breaking.This group also did not have one single club player.
A great example is West Hill. They have a new coach which means a new system. They have lost 2 games so far this season and have beaten some very strong teams already including Eastern Commerce. Coach Phillippe posts a section here solely about his team and the results. He is honest about everything from wins to losses. Then you all should read the article about West Hill that Coach Phillippe has given us the link to on his thread. You read quotes from two of his superstars(Taylor Johnston and Adrian Tomlinson) who both say nothing about themselves but make it all about the team. Adrian has 1 40 point game, 7 30 point games and 2 25 point games. He has all the stats to brag about himself and he doesn't mention a thing about it. That is a leader and a great example. West Hill will be successfull because of this. Taylor talks about getting to OFSAA and says nothing about his schloarship. Read throughout the article and there are plenty of "WE's" and no "ME's". Adrian says "I" in giving credit to how proud he was of his team winning the Seneca tournament by accomplishing it as a team.That is a coaches dream.
It is not easy as players feel they know everything in some cases and that makes for a lack of success. I will always take a player who will dive for loose balls, take charges and set screens over somebody that complains about getting his touches. Get rid of the 6 "5" problem because it will get worse if you don't.
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