ShowinGoldyLove
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There have been a bunch of rumors from some pretty decent sources (JohnnyGopher, Myron, etc.) about a number of players seriously thinking about transferring, and all sides say that it doesn't seem to be due to a lack of playing time, but instead chemistry/disconnect between the players and coaching staff.
I guess I have a question regarding Tubby's style; do you think his style the past year or so really rubs players the wrong way? One thing I've noticed with a number of our players is that their confidence level has fallen through the floor since they've been here. Now, that may be due to a number of different reasons (not hitting shots, their own insecurities, etc.). However, I have to think that it partially lies on Tubby/coaches.
I'm not insinuating he's a bad coach or his style is too old-school, but when someone makes one mistake in judgment (forced pass, missed defensive assigment, etc.), they seem to be yanked immediately. The problem with this is two-fold:
1) it makes everyone, including players like Bostick, Iverson, Williams, Carter, etc. really nervous out there. You simply can't play basketball scared like that, afraid to trust your instincts.
2) Even more importantly, it forces our team to often be TOO conservative when it comes to certain shots, passing, etc. because they're afraid that if they screw up a play, they'll be sitting on the bench.
I don't know what has happened, but especially this year, I've seen a sense of fear in our players that I haven't before, and it appears that very few, if anyone, has a lot of confidence in what they're doing out there.
Now I know many people on here will say, "too bad, suck it up," "be a man," "Tubby knows best," "I don't want weak minded players on my team anyway," etc. but I think it's bigger than that. It's kind of like last year with Kentucky, Billy Gillespie completely shredded the confidence of every Wildcat on that team, and they all played scared out of their minds. This year, although they've had an upgrade in talent, the same players that were on the team the past few years seem to be playing with a different sense of confidence because Calipari seems to give a longer leash with his players.
Anytime I hear all of these transfer rumors, especially when they aren't supposedly related to playing time, but instead a disconnect between the coaching staff and players, I really start wondering if the coaching staff should share some of the blame. Lord knows we've had enough drama with players not feeling like the coaching staff/administration had their backs this year, it only seems to be getting worse with the players actually on the team...
What does everyone think about Tubby's style and how it affects the players?
I guess I have a question regarding Tubby's style; do you think his style the past year or so really rubs players the wrong way? One thing I've noticed with a number of our players is that their confidence level has fallen through the floor since they've been here. Now, that may be due to a number of different reasons (not hitting shots, their own insecurities, etc.). However, I have to think that it partially lies on Tubby/coaches.
I'm not insinuating he's a bad coach or his style is too old-school, but when someone makes one mistake in judgment (forced pass, missed defensive assigment, etc.), they seem to be yanked immediately. The problem with this is two-fold:
1) it makes everyone, including players like Bostick, Iverson, Williams, Carter, etc. really nervous out there. You simply can't play basketball scared like that, afraid to trust your instincts.
2) Even more importantly, it forces our team to often be TOO conservative when it comes to certain shots, passing, etc. because they're afraid that if they screw up a play, they'll be sitting on the bench.
I don't know what has happened, but especially this year, I've seen a sense of fear in our players that I haven't before, and it appears that very few, if anyone, has a lot of confidence in what they're doing out there.
Now I know many people on here will say, "too bad, suck it up," "be a man," "Tubby knows best," "I don't want weak minded players on my team anyway," etc. but I think it's bigger than that. It's kind of like last year with Kentucky, Billy Gillespie completely shredded the confidence of every Wildcat on that team, and they all played scared out of their minds. This year, although they've had an upgrade in talent, the same players that were on the team the past few years seem to be playing with a different sense of confidence because Calipari seems to give a longer leash with his players.
Anytime I hear all of these transfer rumors, especially when they aren't supposedly related to playing time, but instead a disconnect between the coaching staff and players, I really start wondering if the coaching staff should share some of the blame. Lord knows we've had enough drama with players not feeling like the coaching staff/administration had their backs this year, it only seems to be getting worse with the players actually on the team...
What does everyone think about Tubby's style and how it affects the players?
