Ya I think we've got enough capable minds here in Canada to take over the job for sure. I also think the program would be to 'proud' to hire a Foreign Coach. Unlike a program like Puero Rico who really have no business being competitive in International Competition.
In regards to Jay I don't think mind is a issue when it comes to basketball ... He is been around basketball for his whole life and so there is nothing he hasn't seen but to me it something more then X and O's ... Head coach is an management of ego's and
personalities ...
In regards to Jay I don't think mind is a issue when it comes to basketball ... He is been around basketball for his whole life and so there is nothing he hasn't seen but to me it something more then X and O's ... Head coach is an management of ego's and
personalities ...
When Team USA has Coach K, soon to be taken over by Poppovich, and we have Jay Triano, you know we're lagging behind way worse in the coaching department than the talent department.
I hate all the coach bashing that goes on, it always seems to default back to this. Rautins got ripped on all the time and the guy did a decent job with what he had.
Our players need to step up and buy in, after that happens we can blame a coach when we don't win.
Remember the run USA had from 2002-2006, they were not very good, the competition was not taken seriously and the team suffered. Not a coaching issue, it was a player issue.
We need to give this some time, it will work itself out.
I hate all the coach bashing that goes on, it always seems to default back to this. Rautins got ripped on all the time and the guy did a decent job with what he had.
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Oh yes his squads often achieved and I give him props for getting a team to the Worlds ...
You say we need to give this time but how many times can we keep saying " you have to learn how to lose before you win "
I know we can use the fact that we were (are) a very young team as an excuse, but facts are facts. Our team is still figuring things out as professionals, the future is bright regardless of coach. Look what Luke Walton did with Golden State while Kerr was out. Do you think that was all Luke or the fact that he had an established group that knows how to play together?
I find it odd that in the National game the head coach doesn't have to be from the same country. A coach is part of the team, so should come from that country as well. But they do that in other sports (gymnast coaches are typically European for example).
I'm not a fan of Triano at all.. doesn't seem like his guys are well prepared when the pressure is really on. Brad Stevens would be an awesome hire - if he was available.
Sometimes the athletes themselves are not nationals of a certain country. International competition is riddled with people changing nationalities just to compete for a specific country (e.g. South Korean speed skaters representing Russia......).
In many sports, you have coaches, trainers, etc. who are not the same nationality as the athlete(s). Amelie Mauresmo (French) is Andy Murray's (British) coach in tennis, for example. Coaches don't win medals anyway.
I'm actually in favor of Canada hiring an American coach to coach our guys. Why not get the best to take our athletes to the next level?
I know we can use the fact that we were (are) a very young team as an excuse, but facts are facts. Our team is still figuring things out as professionals, the future is bright regardless of coach. Look what Luke Walton did with Golden State while Kerr was out. Do you think that was all Luke or the fact that he had an established group that knows how to play together?
Yeah, I'm skeptical of Luke Walton. I sort of feel like if you gave me (a nobody in basketball) that team, I'm pretty confident I can coach them to a very good record. Maybe he is a great coach, but I think the GSW's success under him was more so due to the player personnel than the coach.
Jamal Murray 23 , 28 , 26 , 24 and 27 points in last 5 games and Wildcats after a mediocre start have turned it on a bit and seem to be peaking just before March madness ...
I was starting to lose faith in him, so it's nice to see he has found his shooting stroke. Could definitely carve out a Korver, Reddick type career if he can keep this up.
We need him to being playing well this summer too, as he'll either be the starter or backup SG, depending on Murray.
I was starting to lose faith in him, so it's nice to see he has found his shooting stroke. Could definitely carve out a Korver, Reddick type career if he can keep this up.
We need him to being playing well this summer too, as he'll either be the starter or backup SG, depending on Murray.
We need him to be a knockdown shooter. Wiggins works best inside the arc as does Cory, and Tristan obviously stays in the paint. Olynyk can stretch but Stauskas needs to knock down catch and shoots. I'm sure Murray won't play this summer, being his entry year
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We need him to be a knockdown shooter. Wiggins works best inside the arc as does Cory, and Tristan obviously stays in the paint. Olynyk can stretch but Stauskas needs to knock down catch and shoots. I'm sure Murray won't play this summer, being his entry year
It's the Olympics though, I think there is a very good chance he plays.
Yeah, I'm skeptical of Luke Walton. I sort of feel like if you gave me (a nobody in basketball) that team, I'm pretty confident I can coach them to a very good record. Maybe he is a great coach, but I think the GSW's success under him was more so due to the player personnel than the coach.
A coach's success is always due to the player personnel more than the coach.
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