Cornell Mann hired, Abdelmassih promoted

**StLouisClone** · 04-22-2011, 09:19 AM

Wasn't McDermott supposed to be a good Xs and Os coach?

As long as the guys play hard on defense, which is where Mann will help, I think Hoiberg is all we need to create plays on the offensive end.

**Rural** · 04-22-2011, 10:17 AM

I don't get the Scott Drew point.
It's no big secret there's a lot of frauds running around basketball coaching circles.
Why the coach in Iowa City thinks that except for Kemba Walker his team is as good as UConn. He's crazy, BTW.

**ty4cy90** · 04-22-2011, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Mr Janny

signed,
Scott Drew

Sure Scott Drew has underperformed with some of the talent he has had, but he's still had A LOT more success compared to our "X's and O's guy" who shall not be named. I believe that recruting first of all and then coaching defense, and teaching the players to play together are 25x more important than X's and O's.

**Mr Janny** · 04-22-2011, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by ty4cy90

Sure Scott Drew has underperformed with some of the talent he has had, but he's still had A LOT more success compared to our "X's and O's guy" who shall not be named. I believe that recruting first of all and then coaching defense, and teaching the players to play together are 25x more important than X's and O's.

I agree Baylor has been better than us, (although that X's and O's guy who shall not be named was 3-1 against Drew) but that's not the point I was arguing. The point I was responding to was the one Rural made:

I'll give you the best X and O thing, right here.

(1)Recruit great players

(2)Tell them, "Go kick their ***".

It's not the best strategy. Baylor is clear evidence of that. Having talent is great, and absolutely necessary to be successful, but it does not win on its own. Good X's and O's are necessary as well.

**acgclone** · 04-22-2011, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Rural

I don't get the Scott Drew point.
It's no big secret there's a lot of frauds running around basketball coaching circles.
Why the coach in Iowa City thinks that except for Kemba Walker his team is as good as UConn. He's crazy, BTW.

Whoa, did Fran say something like this? That would be the definition of crazy if he did.

**nickcyv** · 04-22-2011, 11:20 AM

Didn't Drew have his team in the Elite Eight just two years ago? I don't like Drew at all but he has been pretty successful.

**Mr Janny** · 04-22-2011, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by nickcyv

Didn't Drew have his team in the Elite Eight just two years ago? I don't like Drew at all but he has been pretty successful.

I'll give him last year, but other than that he's been mediocre to slightly above average.
Including his elite 8 run, he has 2 NCAA tournament appearances in 8 years,
is 40 games below .500 in conference, and finished in the top half of the league twice.

**Cyhart** · 04-22-2011, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Janny

I agree Baylor has been better than us, (although that X's and O's guy who shall not be named was 3-1 against Drew) but that's not the point I was arguing. The point I was responding to was the one Rural made:

It's not the best strategy. Baylor is clear evidence of that. Having talent is great, and absolutely necessary to be successful, but it does not win on its own. Good X's and O's are necessary as well.

Perhaps Baylor lacks chemistry.
Maybe you could say talent and chemistry >> X's & O's

I do believe recruiting is by far the most important aspect. X's & O's are obviously important, unless they become suffocating. My highschool coach suffocated us and most of could care less about organized hoops after that. He "coached" the interest right out of us. We couldn't wait to get to the playground for pick-up games.