Shaka to be mic'd up vs DePaul

[NotAnAlum]

Just about the entire thing was a massive fail for Stubblefield, especially everything from the start of the second half on, and it can serve as an anti-DePaul recruiting tape for any coach pursuing the same prospects Stubblefield is.

Everything about it made me glad we have Shaka and not Stubblefield.  The thing I felt was worst was that he keep imploring them to "play harder".  From my point of view effort was not DePaul's problem.  They got 20 offensive rebounds for God's sake and that is mostly effort.   Those guys were flying around on offense.  The problem was not effort but that they seemed to have no plan.  Almost like they never practiced together.  No one seemed to be in charge of running the plays.  It all seemed like "lets just get the ball to Liberty and hope something good happens". 
I really love our offense under Shaka in which the PG drives to create and the the other 4 move to give him options.  The interior passing is a thing of beauty.  Sometimes they over do it on the passing but I'd mush rather have that than Wojo's  give your best guy the ball and don't get in his way.
Great to have a coach you can be proud to Mic up.

[pbiflyer]

3. Taking actual game commentary out of context of what happens in practice, pre-game walkarounds, tape review, etc. doesn't give you the full context of coaching that takes place.  Stubblefield's game commentary might be limited to a "play harder" or "take a charge" while the more detailed coaching took place outside the game.

WTH, what are you going to say next, reality TV isn't an accurate portrayal of reality??????

[BrewCity83]

I went to the game, and I've only watched the 1st half of the broadcast so far, but I found Stubblefield's constant barking to be exhausting from my couch. It just wore me down.  On the other hand, Shaka's chatter was almost always "must hear" programming.  A few times I got annoyed that the announcers were gabbing over Shaka, especially one time when a ref was explaining something to him.

If I were a basketball coach I would watch and listen to Shaka throughout the game and during the timeouts/halftime/postgame like this was a coaching clinic.  I think he's doing a fantastic job with these guys, and he really comes across as a guy who has a plan and is executing it. 

[BM1090]

Everything about it made me glad we have Shaka and not Stubblefield.  The thing I felt was worst was that he keep imploring them to "play harder".  From my point of view effort was not DePaul's problem.  They got 20 offensive rebounds for God's sake and that is mostly effort.   Those guys were flying around on offense.  The problem was not effort but that they seemed to have no plan.  Almost like they never practiced together.  No one seemed to be in charge of running the plays.  It all seemed like "lets just get the ball to Liberty and hope something good happens". 
I really love our offense under Shaka in which the PG drives to create and the the other 4 move to give him options.  The interior passing is a thing of beauty.  Sometimes they over do it on the passing but I'd mush rather have that than Wojo's  give your best guy the ball and don't get in his way.
Great to have a coach you can be proud to Mic up.

Agree on all of this but especially your first point. Effort wasn't their issue. I thought DePaul played way harder than us in the first half. We matched their intensity in the second half and are the better team so we were able to pull away.

[barfolomew]

Shortcut:  Next time, write the word "MATH!" on a whiteboard and point to it for him.

He'll know you mean business when you write it down.  Also, the pointing to it is a crucial step some rookie coaches miss.

Bonus tip: More exclamation points.

You're welcome.

Math Math or Regular Math?

[tower912]

Blue math

[Newsdreams]

Blue math

Nope Blue Blue math, much harder.

[VanderBlueFanClub]

I always do this. My wife thinks I'm crazy that I would watch the same game that I attended in person the following day.

Watching the game the following day with a good egg sandwich is always the best.