What do you say to the team after that? Chew them out? Say nice effort?
Give 'em all a juicebox and some fruit rollups. Plenty of time for reflection at the team pizza party.
Tell them that if they clean up a single minute of game time, we win. So...now there's 6 days to get ready for Nova.
You console and turn it into a positive, but also reinforce the types of plays that turned a win into a loss. Good learning experience. I feel we will likely be in more of these situations this season. Gotta make sure they know they played well, but have to play just a little bit better to get the W.
And remind them they get a shot at revenge in 10 days. Then focus 100% on Nova.
"Every single play is important as eff. Give max effort ALWAYS. We can compete with anyone, but a small miscue here or eff up there can be enough to turn a W to a L. Also, you're getting your a$$es kicked next practice."
Gotta strap it on, ai na?
This is the Big East. Sack up. Seniors, start acting like it.
Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on January 01, 2017, 05:50:20 PM
Give 'em all a juicebox and some fruit rollups. Plenty of time for reflection at the team pizza party.
+100!
Walk in, don't say a word. Write, "40 minutes" on the white board and walk out.
Quote from: forgetful on January 01, 2017, 06:41:20 PM
Walk in, don't say a word. Write, "40 minutes" on the white board and walk out.
'Fight and Win.'
"JjJ, you're lazy"
Let's hand Nova their first loss of the season.
This team, Fischer especially, needs to be reminded that games are a full 40 minutes. Good efforts need to be acknowledged but still considered a failure.
I feel like our upperclassmen don't really mind losing. They don't seem fired up in clutch situations. I'll never forget Wade apologizing for the one or two home losses he played in when he was in Milwaukee for his jersey retirement ceremony. That kind of dedication and obsession with winning is what you want from seniors and coaches, but I'm not sure we have anyone with that mentality in the program right now.
Quote from: skianth16 on January 01, 2017, 08:50:03 PM
I feel like our upperclassmen don't really mind losing. They don't seem fired up in clutch situations.
I loved seeing KR in the huddle with more intensity than I've seen from anyone one this team other than Deon and Cam. Unfortunately, his message was not heard or his fire was not felt by those on the floor prior to the free throws.
Quote from: forgetful on January 01, 2017, 06:41:20 PM
Walk in, don't say a word. Write, "40 minutes" on the white board and walk out.
Then walk back in, punch the sh*t out of the white board. Then turn and walk out.
The team needs to learn how to turn up the heat in the last 2 min. of the game. End game is an entirely different game. The Warriors have always been able to shift gears at the appropriate time, but it is a learned skill. Not too much, just the right timing and intensity comes from experience. The refs are always caught flat-footed at the end of the game when good teams turn up the heat and the clock spins.
We see it game after game, a few years ago we did it, now we get it done to us. We will learn, sooner or later.
"Don't get dismayed."
"Stay away from Scoop."
Quote from: skianth16 on January 01, 2017, 08:50:03 PM
I feel like our upperclassmen don't really mind losing.
Baseless tripe.
"You are the most incrediblly average sunsabitches in this man's college game! Gawdammit I should be proud of you bastards!"