Good story about the mindset of many college basketball players
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Not only mindsets like this, but the overall product on the floor is crappy these days because players spend so little time actually learning the game. They spend more time going to play for whoever will utilize their skills best (see also: allow me to take all the shots).
I don't know that I see the trend reversing anytime soon.
I don't know that I see the trend reversing anytime soon.
for this State team to rise above that a little. Seems to me that we have a few players who are a little old school.
Arnett seems to be a worker who is always trying to improve on his weaknesses.
Dee was probably very much that mentality early on, but seems to have matured into a leader who finally gets it.
Bryant has improved his all around game steadily.
Rodney is a throwback to me. He is skilled an patient way beyond his years.
Even Sid seems to be accepting his role and becoming a better teammate.
We'll see, but I think this may be Stans' 2nd best team with a chance to be the best.
Arnett seems to be a worker who is always trying to improve on his weaknesses.
Dee was probably very much that mentality early on, but seems to have matured into a leader who finally gets it.
Bryant has improved his all around game steadily.
Rodney is a throwback to me. He is skilled an patient way beyond his years.
Even Sid seems to be accepting his role and becoming a better teammate.
We'll see, but I think this may be Stans' 2nd best team with a chance to be the best.
• Arnett Moultrie, the 6-11 transfer from UTEP, has been a terrific
addition for Mississippi State. I talked to a head coach recently who
has scouted both Mississippi State and Florida, and he said he thought
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I'm guessing that head coach has to be Sean Miller of AZ since he obviously was interviewed for the article and has played both us and Fla.
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addition for Mississippi State. I talked to a head coach recently who
has scouted both Mississippi State and Florida, and he said he thought
MSU was the better team -- and Moultrie was the biggest reason.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">
I'm guessing that head coach has to be Sean Miller of AZ since he obviously was interviewed for the article and has played both us and Fla.
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Sure, college basketball has plenty of prima donnas thinking that college is just a one season warmup to get them to the NBA, but I also think that spending one year in college has helped a lot of players realize that they're not ready for the league yet. I don't have all the draft statistics broken down, but there's no doubt that many players have given themselves a real chance to get drafted by staying in school and developing when they would have gone pro at 18 if the rule hadn't been there. Maybe things would have worked out either way, but if there's one pro league that is not big on patience, it is without a doubt the NBA.
Since transfers are such a big deal, and players leaving for the draft can be such a big deal, a lot of your success has to do with timing.
I haven't watched you play a bunch, but I've seen the scores, and given Stans's typical ability to get his team to play better against the teams he's familiar with, league play, you've got a shot to have a really good year.
I also think you'll benefit from the fact that I don't think Vandy or Bama are nearly as good as people thought preseason. Haven't seen much of Florida, but I think you'll be one of the teams that has a shot to challenge UK for the high spot in the league.
I still think overall the product of college basketball is ugly. The Butler-Duke final from a few years ago was a throw back game. I really enjoyed that. Both teams actually worked as a team to try to get open looks, but both teams played such good team defense that most shots were contested. It was a classicly well-played game. You just don't see that much anymore.
Most players don't understand what qualifies as a good shot versus a bad shot, and if they do, they have limited understanding of how much better your chances are at winning as a team if you take good shots.
I haven't watched you play a bunch, but I've seen the scores, and given Stans's typical ability to get his team to play better against the teams he's familiar with, league play, you've got a shot to have a really good year.
I also think you'll benefit from the fact that I don't think Vandy or Bama are nearly as good as people thought preseason. Haven't seen much of Florida, but I think you'll be one of the teams that has a shot to challenge UK for the high spot in the league.
I still think overall the product of college basketball is ugly. The Butler-Duke final from a few years ago was a throw back game. I really enjoyed that. Both teams actually worked as a team to try to get open looks, but both teams played such good team defense that most shots were contested. It was a classicly well-played game. You just don't see that much anymore.
Most players don't understand what qualifies as a good shot versus a bad shot, and if they do, they have limited understanding of how much better your chances are at winning as a team if you take good shots.
