7. Anger again when he wanted to "get the current kids out on the floor to workout for him." - Yeah, I'm sure that's what all our players want to be doing right now, after an emotionally draining Sweet 16 run and 37 game season. Interviewing for their own jobs, like it's a Management Consulting firm coming in and making recommendations to the Board of Directors. "Walt, I'd like to see you spot up for a few 3-pointers." - "Hey Coop, let me see you make some passes to Reggie in the post." - Um, no. Here's what I'd say - "Coach, if you want to see how I operate, there's plenty of film from the 37 games we just played over the past 5 months. No thanks. Just being honest, if you did your homework on this team, you know what you have in each player. This is the time to get to know personalities, watch film, and think about the future. Not put everyone on the floor for workouts with you.
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Just a follow up and I understand the need for downtime but with limited contact time it is of importance to hit the ground running. Reading Groces quotes from a
Klee article I found the following interesting as it is what he did the moment he got to Athens. The success down the road depends on recruiting the next couple of classes. We are at an advantage at OHIO in that we have an intact team but does Christian know the work ethic and personality of each...this is his only opportunity to assess and evaluate. Most coaches do that in the gym and not with film. . Looks like Ramon Wiliams will be joining him in Champaign too.
You've talked about possibly needing to adapt to fit the personnel — maybe not play as fast as you want to play. How much will you need to adjust in your first season?
You know, I don't know yet. We're going to see. The biggest change since we spoke at the press conference is Meyers (Leonard) going pro. That's going to change some things, in terms of our depth with our size in the frontcourt. So we're going to have to adapt there. But I'm still kind of in information-gathering mode, to be honest with you. We've had (three) skill workouts. I've watched them lift weights.
I haven't had a chance to watch any film on this team. And I haven't decided yet if that's something I'm going to do. I don't know if I want to develop any presuppositions or develop any predetermined ideas. I almost want to go into this with a fresh mind, clean slate. I think in a couple weeks I'll have a better feel for what we have, what kind of skill we have, what kind of players we have. I'll have a better idea what guys can do.