re: As a in game bench coach, what is Calipari on a 1-10 scale?

2. garbage

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What is it that Knight said about an LSU-Indiana NCAA tournament game? Something like "I thought we were in trouble until I looked over and saw who was coaching LSU".

If you think bench coaching is something that just about any coach can do, you are way off, friend.

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He was just talking shite.

Obviously some are better than others at making line-up adjustments and other adjustments such as defensive coverages, etc... but the vast majority of what you see on the floor during games is the product of work done outside of games.

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This is silly. Ever dealt with 18 year olds with bad habits formed in AAU and egos? Not the same as what others deal with but still coaching nonetheless.

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Have you?

18 year old AAU kids with bad habits?

Are really trying to suggest they come in as polished players and Cal just rolls the balls out?

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Coaching on the bench is something pretty much any coach can do.

What makes a coach a good coach is the preparation outside of games. That's where a team is built and a system and culture are implemented.

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Mostly Agree. The vast majority of coaching happens at practice. That's where an offensive and defensive system are implemented, players go through drills to fine tune every aspect of fundamentals, in game situations are given and played out on a frequent basis to prepare players for similar situations in a game, etc...

You can still make in game adjustments including adjusting rotations, changing defenses, adjusting matchups, and a ton of other tweaks, but if you prepare well, less adjustments in game need to be made.

I actually think Calipari is very good at both, probably better at preparation than in game adjustments. I think he is especially good at teaching man defense. He always has young teams that play tough defense and communicate and rotate well which is challenging, especially with a young team.

He's awful

7 seems fair to me.

Can’t be high, did you watch last nights game? Forget the non adjustments during the entire game and just go to situational basketball for the last couple of possessions. With around a minute left K-State with the ball and the game tied at 58 he goes into a half court trap leaving his rotations completely out of position and gives up a straight line barely contested layup to a guard, then when he gets the ball back he calls timeout and lets K-State set their defense while he himself has not a single shooter to draw a play up for anyway and we saw the result. When you have zero snipers on your team you never call timeout in that situation to let a defense that’s held you to 58 get set, instead let Alexander play on and create something. In the moment defenders will react like they always do and collapse on a driving point guard allowing him to get a wide open kick out or foul. You never want to give the opposing coach an opportunity to calm his kids down and remind them that their normal responsibilities have changed. And again he has no pure shooter in the first place except maybe Green or Diallo so their entire Defense will be fixed on those two if the coach is able to emphasize this to his players. He’s not an Xs and Os guy but even lower level HS coaches should know better than this... total failure in terms of giving your players the best chance to succeed.