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(11-19-2021 02:57 PM)ODU12 Wrote:  Leader vs. Manager

Manager manages the game well
Leader develops the talent around themselves so the team can succeed with or without them

There’s clearly an absence of leadership

There is a third component that nobody is mentioning, and that is the coaching that takes place between games. This is made up of player development, coach development, designing offensive and defensive systems, growing the brand, etc, and these are areas that, in my opinion, JJ is below average in. It is not reasonable to say JJ is good at coaching, just because he is good on the sidelines during a game. JJ has coached these dudes, and is responsible for the fact that without him exerting complete control during a game, they are not able to perform.

If you truly believe that this is all because JJ was not on the sidelines last night, that is a pretty serious indictment of the lack of freedom that JJ's players are able to play with. You are not a good leader if you have to micromanage ever movement of your team in order to get success, and that would explain why, among other things, nobody is able to shoot when they play for JJ. They are not doing anything in rhythm, they are little robots wondering if the play they are about to make is approved. That makes for bad shooters, and bad offensive players as a whole.