12-07-2021, 07:57 AM
(11-24-2021, 07:01 PM)winflop Wrote:(11-24-2021, 11:42 AM)thunder_chik Wrote: I watched the first 10 minutes of Shaw's Tuesday presser. At 3:29, he said, "it's not about we have the wrong players, it's not about we have the wrong coaches ...". He talked a lot about being opportunistic, missed opportunities, and so forth.
Attitude and body language seemed quite defensive, and he looked tired.
NO COACH, IT'S ABOUT BOTH!
YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT PLAYERS - THAT'S YOU & YOUR COACHES' FAULT FOR RECRUITING THE WRONG PLAYERS
YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT COACHES - THAT'S YOUR FAULT TOO
(11-24-2021, 11:42 AM)thunder_chik Wrote: I watched the first 10 minutes of Shaw's Tuesday presser. At 3:29, he said, "it's not about we have the wrong players, it's not about we have the wrong coaches ...". He talked a lot about being opportunistic, missed opportunities, and so forth.
Attitude and body language seemed quite defensive, and he looked tired.
How about this instead:
"This season has been unacceptably poor from everyone's perspective. After the season is over, I will be reviewing every aspect of this program to see where improvements can be made. I am committed to fixing this."
As Goose points out, getting the right players is not easy and may be impossible in some years. Our pool of possible talent is too small. Admissions dictates to a certain extent how much talent we can even approach.
This I think makes the quality off the coaching staff and the scheme even more important. I think it is probably very hard to expect to get very good, experienced assistant coaches to come to Stanford. Too many negatives, money, housing costs etc. I think Shaw needs to be looking for young coaches who want to make a name for themselves. Unfortunately, if you find one, you probably won't keep him too long. I think Stanford is in a very difficult position when it comes to hiring major sport coaches. There is no certainty that salary levels will continue where they are.
There is not easy answer to out problems.