(01-29-2020 01:22 PM)rolexjames Wrote:  Why does people think Penny don't listen to his coaches? He constantly talks about his staff and shouts out the assistant who had the scout. To me his issue is that he has issued a pro exam to college students who are used to being graded on a curve. The guys now are thinking too much instead of playing.

"Basketball instinct" is extremely tough if not impossible to teach. Players either seem to have it or not. All of the greats have it, and of course Penny had the instinct. Most all NBA players do but at a lower level than the greats. However, I think this is where some of the greats struggle with teaching/coaching. They cannot grasp others not having or playing with basketball instinct because it is a gift that comes so naturally to them. So, they start trying to teach instinct and what happens is exactly what you are describing. The players start overthinking because it is not natural for them.

We are running traps and switches on defense that require those instincts with players who simply to do not posses that gift. We are running offensive sets that rely on players making instinctual screens, cuts, drives, passes, etc. but most of players do not possess that ability. You can see the guys that do on our team, Precious, Lester, Boogie (yes, I do believe that - he is just in a serious paralysis by analysis funk), and to a much lesser extent Alo. To Tyler's credit I feel like he has actually developed some this season.

It is no different than music. I have no musical ability inside my body. I can memorize the different keys and even what keys to push to play twinkle twinkle little star but there is no amount of teaching or memorization that would ever allow me to play a piano like Beethoven.