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Message: [QUOTE="sufandu, post: 273797, member: 874"] Hop did not fail miserably. The coaches are limited by the NCAA as to how many hours per week they can spend with players. They don't spend any of them in study hall. Academics are the responsibility of the players and compliance personnel. Your assertion that Fab's academic issues are Hop's fault is assinine. Neither coach Murphy nor Troy Weaver had been D1 forwards (I don't think they were even D1 players) before they coached the forwards at Syracuse, and they were both quite successful. As someone else pointed out, a good coach can break down skills and learn/self-educate how to teach them to others. In fact quite often players that excelled at what they did are the worst coaches because they relied so much on talent. Unathletic players that worked their butts off to get where they did(does that describe a certain coach in waiting), often become the best coaches. DC becoming a coach won't turn everyone he coaches into the next DC. Some think Dujuan Coleman may be the most skilled center as a freshman we've ever had. Did his highschool coach play center in college or even highschool basketball? My comparison between football and basketball was accurate. Their is much more crossover between positions in basketball than there is in football. In football an offensive lineman has completely different skills than a defensive back. In basketball everyone is expected to shoot, pass, rebound, dribble, and defend. Are centers expected to rebound more or block more shots than a point guard? Yes. Physical make-up is the largest determinant of position in basketball, and position largely influences which skills a player focuses on most. However, that doesn't mean players ignore the other skills, because the fact is all skills are necessary to some extent regardless of position. Your arguments make absolutely no sense, and I'm glad you're not in charge of hiring coaches for our team. [/QUOTE]

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