He went on to say that move gave his team confidence. How do you not play Biggie most of the second half? How do not EVER take responsibility after a loss. I understand we had 18 turnovers, but our coaching staff was rattled.
LR coach says, "Never in my wildest dreams did I think Purdue would try to match up with us!"
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18 turnovers. We were cruising along, up 13 with 3 minutes to go. In 30 seconds, it was 7. Why, turnovers. We do not do well when the pressure gets intense. Total replay of the recent Maryland game. I know, we won that one. Why did we not foul instead of letting that kid throw up the prayer.
I saw the exact opposite. They didn't relax -- they got extremely tight. And it has happened several times before.
Hidden in all the stats this year was the fact that this Purdue team only won four games decided by single digits. FOUR GAMES. That's a 4-6 record in such games. By contrast UALR is now 15-3 in games decided by single digits. In hindsight the result is not too surprising. They did not panic. We did.
Here are some things players do when they get tight:
-big guys missing bunnies they normally make
-good shooters missing free throws
-commit turnovers against the press
-after breaking pressure, not being aggressive all the way to the basket or until the defense stops the ball
-slight hesitations in decision making that give the opponent an edge on both sides of the court
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To me this quote sums of the Matt Painter experience. Always playing not to lose instead of playing to win.
The defense never has to stop the ball. Guards never even are a threat to score
We are "kinda" saying the same thing. I believe they thought they likely had the game won with 3 minutes to go and relaxed mentally...became passive...as the game got closer, panic started to set in...they had lost their edge.
My son plays D-1 football...players screw up, but then again, we all screw up. Sometimes we act like they are robots and should always be perfect...it just doesn't work that way.
But the issue is how many times does that have to happen within a program led by the same coach to see that maybe the problem lies with the coach and not the players. Players screw up and I don't think I have seen a single person on here blaming any of the players, which they shouldn't. Matt Painter's weaknesses came to light again in a big time game with poor in game decisions, poor adjustments, and very poor subbing patterns. My biggest gripe and one I spoke about with a high school coach: You know a team that presses is going to press harder when they are down 14 with under 5 minutes left...why then do you take out both of your PG's and place the ball in the hands of guys who's job it hasn't been to break the press AND get the offense in to a flow to find a good shot. That is directly on the head coach.
correct, their coach was worried to death about the sheer size factor and if Purdue would have went big, it would have been tough to stop us (according to LR coach), he liked the match-up better for them on defense vs. his offense but even then he was worried. Once Purdue showed their hand (small line-up exclusively), he made adjustments (tweaks) to make sure he had the quickness on the court at all times. it was very interesting to listen to, and very depressing at the same time, ugh!
"Under pressure, you don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training." - Anonymous Navy Seal
The coaching staff is responsible for setting the training bar. Continual subpar performance in pressure situations would indicate that the level of training provided by the coaching has not been sufficient. Change the training or continue to get the same result.
The coaching staff is responsible for setting the training bar. Continual subpar performance in pressure situations would indicate that the level of training provided by the coaching has not been sufficient. Change the training or continue to get the same result.
Good quote. Ironically, this team went through four days of basic SEAL training last year.
