Thanks for posting. Good article and well thought out compelling repartee.
My favorite part of this was concerning the offensive mindset. I have been rolling a thought around in my head after reading the thread on chaos theory and overcoaching advanced by STAT GEEKS, many of whom have never played the game nor coached and do not understand how different the HS or college athlete is from the highly polished guys in the NBA who can go get their own. I think he nailed what I have been brooding over trying to put my finger on for a day now.......every fanbase goes bonkers and pisses and moans about when they see chaos.
. The “offense”, an endearing term that would make James Naismith roll over in his grave if he knew I was calling what UK tries to run “offense” is a mess,
I read many boards, listen to many fans, watch many games and listen to many commentators and this comment keeps coming up regarding how offenses run and kids score. Glad to read this and am thinking about a cogent response to the other thread that reflects how fans view letting the players go create their own offense....perhaps even pulling some responses from this board going back a few years. The premise that coaches should not have an offense in place and enforce execution of that offense is like nails on a blackboard to many fans who actually watch and understand the mentation of the vast majority of athletes competing at this level. Obviously the best talent in the NCAA right now is not thriving on chaos.