(11-02-2012 08:10 AM)odusteeler Wrote: Weren't you just complaining about the qualifications of our D-coordinator about a month ago? Now you're suggesting we let a high school coach run the basketball program? Which is it?
Yes I was and I stick to that. Dee has done a pretty piss poor job overall and I don't think he is our D coordinator of the future.
But that doesn't mean every high school coach would be terrible at the next level. Hell you could make a case that Dematha could beat some lower level CAA teams with the talent they have.
My point wasn't that Jones is a better coach than Blaine, I was simply saying he'd be a better recruiter than him from day 1.
Secondly, football is a little different than basketball. You only have 5 guys on the court in basketball, talent matters more in basketball than it does in football. A well coached football team with less talent can beat a more talented football team that is poorly coached far more often than a well coached basketball team with little talent can beat a poorly coached team with a ton of talent.
There are a ton of examples of mediocre coaches at big time NCAA schools winning because of talent (Paul Hewitt at Georgia Tech is a prime example) than there are examples of teams with great coaches with lesser talent kicking ass every single year. For every Davidson or Colgate there are 150 other D1 teams that don't have talent enough that it wouldn't even matter if John Wooden was coaching them.
That is why what Norfolk State did is so stunning. Because they beat a far superior team talent wise with a great gameplan. But if you think Norfolk State and Mizzou play 10 times, how many do you realistically expect Norfolk State to win?? 1, maybe 2???
Talent is more important than coaching. That's why a bum like Calipari wins so much. He gets the best talent every single year because he is the best recruiter in college basketball (even if he has to cheat to do it). He isn't a brilliant basketball tactician. He just lined up 6 NBA calibur players out there last year and ran teams off the court.
Blaine has a system and it works for him. That's apparent to anyone with eyes. My contention has never been than Blaine's system "doesn't work".
My contention is that his system is limited by the type of system it is, by the style of ball we play and therefore the type of player we could recruit. Finney Smith didn't want to come to ODU because he wants to be a superstar and he knows Taylor's offense isn't going to let that happen. That's a damn fact and we all know it. Momma Finney and DFS think he is an NBA caliber player and they believe that he isn't going to get enough exposure or put up the type of stats it takes to get drafted at ODU playing under Blaine's system and guess what, they are right.
So my point is, Taylor's system, while effective, limits our potential because of who we can recruit to come play his style of ball.
Mike Jones may not be as good a coach, he might not even be anywhere near Blaine, but I guarantee you he would recruit circles around Blaine in the 757 and he could have absolutely landed DFS, among others, at ODU. That was my point.
It has nothing to do with Bill Dee and it isn't a shot at Blaine. It's just one man's opinion and you are entitled to disagree.
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I know it's still football season, but it's time to discuss the Elephant in the Room
