Pope coaching down the stretch agains Duke
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Oweh waited for Cooper to spin in his direction, he knew he was going to do it and he timed his move perfectly.
Gawd I love having seniors!
Gawd I love having seniors!
that’s really astonishing attention to detail.
The best move he made was sliding carr to the 5. That made it impossible for their big man to stay parked in the paint. To counter, duke had to sub him out.
Is this coaching style better than GO!!!!!
Even better, Oweh is still a junior. So he's got another year here if he wants it.
Attention to details even the smallest is what make great coaches. No matter what the sport is.
Why do I feel like we might just have the best coach in the entire country? This dude is knocking it out of the park in literally every single way possible. If he isn’t the best, he’s well on his way to getting there.
Dan Hurley may have something to say about that but Pope is no slouch
That kid is so much better than I thought he was going to be and he's also a fantastic interview.
Have been thinking to myself what if this current staff coached that Wisconsin game.
Yeah it beats the hell out of goooooo ruuuuun
I hope that was the start of a legendary career here because that was some amazing coaching that will be remembered forever if we go far this year alone!
We would have won by 15 I believe. The defense on that team was special and he would have played Booker, Ulis, and the Harrison’s together if he had to for shooting with KAT shooting 3’s. Maybe Ulis, Aaron, Booker, Lyle’s, KAT. I could only imagine the damage he did with that squad since Cal was 38-0.
It is one thing to have the theoretical understanding of the possibilities, it is another to be able to communicate it. It is great that there is a recording of his instructions before the actual play and then we get to see exactly that play out. He's great at X's and O's but also a feel for how the players are perceiving it. I'm betting that Oweh listens very closely to Pope's future advice.
Oweh did exactly what he was supposed to do, right after his coach told him EXACTLY what was going to happen.
Mark Pope is a genius people.
Maybe there’s plenty of coaches who can foresee these sort of things, but I’m certain our last coach couldn’t and didn’t.
Agreed, and this is why, along with the players we have, 40/0 and the Natty are both in play.
Pope is highly driven. He hates to lose just like Pitino.
We lost a couple of years ago in the Champions Classic to Michigan St and the end of that game was a coaching clinic against Cal. Izzo drew up two out of bounds plays they scored on and put them in the lead. Cal looked completely lost on the sideline. It was becoming more clear by the game that Cal never did his homework.
So glad we don't have to watch stuff like this from him any more. Pope is fresh air in the program! And, he's just getting started.
You know, I couldn't remember the 2 ot game against MSU they showed in a graphic but now I emphatically remember it because of the two out of bounds plays you mentioned. CRAZY.
I still can't get over the fact that Pope (not once, but twice) told his players exactly what the Duke 'winning' play would be, and how to stop it without getting called for a silly foul (reach in with both hands).
That's championship level coaching right there, which is what we've been missing for so long.
Good on you, coach Pope.
That's championship level coaching right there, which is what we've been missing for so long.
Good on you, coach Pope.
That's call game preparation from watching film and scouting your opponent. That's what Robic used to do for CCC and what was lacking for the past few seasons. Finally we have a coach that prepares his team properly for opponents tendencies.
That is exactly the level of
Basketball tactics / info that goes over my head
Understand what you're saying but never notice it happening during game time
The age difference sure jumps out though
This is more a team of men than post pube recruits
Anxious to get back to having mature players fill roles like Winston Bennett, Jamaal Magloire, Chuck Hayes or Derrick Miller
Etc
LIVERHIWTTAM TO CATS!!!!
Do you think most D1 coaches are more like Cal or more like Pope?
I seriously don't know
Pope almost seems a throwback to Crum, Pitino type hands on, high energy, physical maturity teams
The successful ones are more like Pope. Look at Dan Hurley. He approaches the game much the same way that CMP does, he’s just more of an ******* about it. Dude obviously wins, though.
I'm convinced that Coach Pope knows as much, or even more, than opposing coaches know about the teams we will play. He's that smart and tuned in to every game.