Hard to blame coach Martin for A/M loss

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utfantilidie said:
Now that the smoke has cleared, he can not get on the floor and box out for rebounds hustle or shoot free throws from the coaches area. The LSU win may have puffed up their heads:crazy:
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It is really not whether we get into the tournament or so many other sidebar issues - Jerry Green got us into the tournament after all -- it comes down to are they being well coached. I think Coach Martin is a great guy, they are well coached in practice - but someone - anyone - has to step up and be a good floor coach. Would we consider a baseball coach to be good if his starting pitcher was giving up hit after hit without going to the mound and perhaps going to his bullpen? In sports - good coaches coach during the game, make adjustments on the fly, call timeouts and make further adjustments and so on and so on. Texas A & M didn't have good coaching either - they just had a kid get hot and they isolated him and went to him over and over again. We on the other hand - went away from the offense that had worked so well the past 4 games and reverted to street ball where Jordon M. dribbles around and works free not for a driving layup where he always scores or gets fouled --- oh no -- he frees up for a falling sideways three pointer while everyone else quits running the offense and watches. Often I can tell a good floor coach from observation - what are they doing on the floor. Are they standing and coaching? Are they sitting and watching? It is extremely, extremely difficult to lose at home when you are 14 points ahead at half time. That my friend was a combination of poor play and poor coaching imo.
 
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SDV said:
Who is that in your avi?
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The character from the movie about the Playboy bunny (Dorothy Stratton) married to a mullet-head loser & manipulator. Forget the title, but he reminded me of that Vol bb player a couple of years ago who got so much grief on VN. You asked, bro!
 
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theres lot you can blame on martin

why play the game A&M wants to play which is slow it down? UT is deeper, more talented, and more athletic than the Aggies. run, run, and run them out of them gym. but no, lets play slow and play their game.
 
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PeytonManningVFL said:
Players win games and they lose games. Coaches prepare them to win or lose...Martin prepared a loss yesterday...
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That BS, he had them kicking a$$ in the first half without their 2 best players. The gameplan was fine, had the guys ready....the 2nd half is when things went to $hit
 
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feathersax said:
The character from the movie about the Playboy bunny (Dorothy Stratton) married to a mullet-head loser & manipulator. Forget the title, but he reminded me of that Vol bb player a couple of years ago who got so much grief on VN. You asked, bro!
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There were two movies made. Star 80 and Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story. Her husband/manager, Paul Snider, killed her.

I don't know what hoops player you're referring to though.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
Or after Kennedy made adjustments and Martin didn't.
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The OP used the word "prepare".

That would mean he's referring to the game plan prior to the game starting....that game plan was fine as evidenced by our first half performance.

If you wanna discuss the second half go for it, I've already given my thoughts on it.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
The OP used the word "prepare".

That would mean he's referring to the game plan prior to the game starting....that game plan was fine as evidenced by our first half performance.

If you wanna discuss the second half go for it, I've already given my thoughts on it.
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And that's where Martin is clueless. His X's and O's in game adjustments are pathetic.

I've asked numerous times and no one can answer. What do Martin coach teams hang their hat on? They have no identity. They're supposed to be known for their defense yet they gave up 39 freakin' points in the 2nd half.
 
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It's pretty clear to me after 2+ years of this that the team's performance is completely based on the players. Unlike almost all other teams around the country, this team does not have anyone in a suit on the bench that can contribute to compensating when the going gets rough. The coaches might as well just drive the bus to the arena, drop the players off and then come back in two hours and pick them up. The game would play out the exact same way as if they stayed to watch.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
And that's where Martin is clueless. His X's and O's in game adjustments are pathetic.

I've asked numerous times and no one can answer. What do Martin coach teams hang their hat on? They have no identity. They're supposed to be known for their defense yet they gave up 39 freakin' points in the 2nd half.
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After 18 in the first half
 
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whocaresgobobcats said:
theres lot you can blame on martin

why play the game A&M wants to play which is slow it down? UT is deeper, more talented, and more athletic than the Aggies. run, run, and run them out of them gym. but no, lets play slow and play their game.
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OrangeBalls said:
There were two movies made. Star 80 and Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story. Her husband/manager, Paul Snider, killed her.

I don't know what hoops player you're referring to though.
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Skylar McBee!
 
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BOP said:
One thing that is incorrect is the idea he should have called a timeout. We were far more likely to get a good shot on the fly than with a set play off the inbounds, particularly on of his set plays.
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Why does basically every well-coached team call a TO in that circumstance, then?
 
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kiddiedoc said:
Why does basically every well-coached team call a TO in that circumstance, then?
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I'd say a large majority call timeout, but some just don't. Pearl used to do the same thing.

One things for sure. If you're going to try and get a shot on the fly, the ball needs to go to the rim to try and draw a foul; not up the sideline for a wild 3 pt attempt.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
After 18 in the first half
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This is what baffles me about this team.
is it a Martin thing? Or is it the core of the team?
Saw it last year in the Presbyterian game. Held them to 13 in the first half, then gave up 49 to the same team in the second.
Is it that Martin just can't wake them up when they go comous?
Is it it a core that thinks they're good enough to coast into a win with a good lead?
Just baffled here, but very tired of seeing the same old script.
 
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Not having a plan for when the shot is made or missed by the other team pretty much sums up this staff's coaching ability.
 
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utfantilidie said:
Now that the smoke has cleared, he can not get on the floor and box out for rebounds hustle or shoot free throws from the coaches area. The LSU win may have puffed up their heads:crazy:
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Coaches job is to prepare and motivate them for each and every game. Then, he must coach in game to put them in the best possible position to win.

If this does not happen, it falls on the coach regardless.
 
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