No More Throw Away Minutes

[LmdCat]

Coach Pope explained that the last 4 minutes of a blowout are as important as the first 4 minutes for analytical reasons. He mentioned how important it is to continue demonstrating high level efficiencies throughout the game and how it plays a role in tournament seeding. Pope understands the game at a high level and he doesn't think it is beneath him to explain to the fans what he is thinking and his decision-making process. The aforementioned is his reason for not giving Noah and Perry the playing time that they would have gotten a few years ago.

 

[SemperFiCat]

This man is a COACH. And a coach with a deep seeded love of his program. What an amazing combination have now! Literally the opposite of Cal. I feel like we won the lottery.

 

[BlueBomb]

It sounds as if all Basketball Bennies might not be looked down upon.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

I tend to agree with this.
There is diminishing returns when it comes to things like the NET (ie. the difference between a 20 point win and 30 point win is greater than the difference between say a 30 point win vs a 40 point win). Having said that, always best to maximize those numbers as much as you can when they do indeed play a role in seeding.

 

[PoBilly]

He wants to play both ends 110% effort just like Pitino. He wants 110% attention to detail. He has guys that are bought in and they want to win. This team seems to understand the assignment for sure.