Nice.
This has been a 'thing' for a long time. JB actually said years ago that we only run a small number of plays [relative to other teams?], 'because the kids can't remember/execute more.' Which made me scream at the time, and i've been screaming ever since. What does that actually mean? That we recruit kids with 'shallow memory?' That the staff isn't adept at instilling that kind of learning? WTholyF?
So, yeah, we occasionally have kids who can still execute, despite the easily prepared-for offense. And occasionally we have a kid like Cooney, who ran and ran and ran, and so it appeared he was doing stuff we weren't used to seeing. But, essentially, it's staid. The other teams have an old, dusty binder they can refer to to, and they never needed to update it or digitize it for an ipad. I really hate that our staff hiring is so incestuous. But, i believe that's a factor of 'what keeps JB comfortable.'
They can remember more plays.
Cooney was a very robotic player, but one thing I'll give him, is how he started using backdoor cuts on 'curls.' He'd get the player following him around the screen, and then turn on a dime to free himself under the basket.
Here's a scary thought, JB only considered one other candidate for the free assistant position when Hop left, Kip Wellman. Kip was an assistant at WKU for two years, and hasn't been in a coaching role since 2011