Mic'd Up

**CyinCo** · 11-05-2008, 07:17 PM

I love it. The team wins or the team loses. I love it.

**CycloneErik** · 11-05-2008, 07:21 PM

He constantly teaches them the team concept, sticking together, working through this stuff, knowing other players' strengths and weaknesses, unselfishness, and the importance of winning.

I am a lot more impressed with him after watching that, and I'm a big supporter of this guy. I love his ability to challenge them while building them. There's some potential here!

**clonefan_80** · 11-05-2008, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by snowcraig2.0

Wow. That is all I can say. Wow.

I must be missing something. I didn't see anything bad, but nothing that blew my mind.

**dinger** · 11-05-2008, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by snowcraig2.0

Interesting situation at the end. Must have been some kind of altercation?

that is what i took out of the second clip. but its over and i like that he pointed that part out so the team moves on.

sucks that lucca is still out another week.

**Cardinal&Gold11** · 11-05-2008, 07:31 PM

I like when he was talking to Lucca in the first clip, especially when he was telling him to make sure he keeps working out and doing is pool workouts so he doesn't get a belly. I laughed a little bit

**jahfg** · 11-05-2008, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by clonefan_80

I must be missing something. I didn't see anything bad, but nothing that blew my mind.

Agreed. There wasn't anything in there I've never seen a coach do.

One thing, however, is that after last season there was a discussion of whether Mac was a good communicator to his players. Many suggested there may have been a disconnect between him and his players, especially WJ. From these clips, I think he does a great job of keeping things light but also knowing when to get on the guys. He has a good sense of humor and it looks like he makes an effort to have a relationship with the players. Of course, these clips weren't very long, but I was encouraged.

**San Francisco Cy** · 11-05-2008, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by vanillathrilla

A guy who transferred to Miss State couldn't take LE's...

Actually, the guy who transferred to Miss State got more than LE was getting...

**Cydkar** · 11-05-2008, 09:03 PM

Not true...urban legend.

**scottie33** · 11-05-2008, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Cydkar

Not true...urban legend.

I guess we have heard differently from different people. I've heard from basketball manager during those days, but I guess it's what he said she said!

**cybsball20** · 11-05-2008, 09:47 PM

Just playing devils advocate but it's not like he didn't know he was being taped and mic'd... Agree with the others, nothing I haven't seen, nothing like a Eustacey practice, there is no way those could have been taped...

**jahfg** · 11-05-2008, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

Just playing devils advocate but it's not like he didn't know he was being taped and mic'd... Agree with the others, nothing I haven't seen, nothing like a Eustacey practice, there is no way those could have been taped...

I can't see many coaches, especially McD, changing the way they approach a practice because they are mic'd. Preparation and practice time seem too valuable to be played with. These are their jobs after all.

**cybsball20** · 11-05-2008, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by jahfg

I can't see many coaches, especially McD, changing the way they approach a practice because they are mic'd. Preparation and practice time seem too valuable to be played with. These are their jobs after all.

I imagine the part leading up to the sprints (three turnovers in a row) wasn't pretty. I'm sure there were some colorful words that needed to be edited out...

**CyinCo** · 11-05-2008, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by cybsball20

I imagine the part leading up to the sprints (three turnovers in a row) wasn't pretty. I'm sure there were some colorful words that needed to be edited out...

I'm not saying he never swears but I know McD has told players that swearing isn't allowed. I would think that he abides by that rule as well.

**kingcy** · 11-05-2008, 10:12 PM

Its neat to watch how he coaches practice. If you take things he says the wrong way and take it personal it would cause you to want to be elsewhere, but if you take it the way right way he could make you a great player.

**Cydkar** · 11-05-2008, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by scottie33

I guess we have heard differently from different people. I've heard from basketball manager during those days, but I guess it's what he said she said!

You may have heard the manager right but he heard wrong.