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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1301779, member: 40"] No, he's lost some of those matchups because we've had limited teams the past two seasons. Coaching is very important. But great coaching can get undone by poor execution. That's often the difference between a "great" coaching move versus one that's second guessed. In 1996, Boeheim doesn't call timeout and Wallace takes it coast to coast for a running three that gave us the win over georgia. If JDub misses that shot, not calling timeout there goes down in infamy and would be something JB would be criticized for the entire duration of his career. The line is often that fine. So was it great coaching, or just a great player making a great play? Or a little of both? Obviously, it isn't that cut and dry. If we were running out the 2012 team instead of this year's squad, JB would be "winning" a lot more coaching battles. Frankly, given how lousy the team was to start the season, the fact that he has coached this level of improvement and made some of the adjustments he has to make the offense more effective--by far, despite still being anemic--demonstrates that he's actually done a very solid coaching job this year for the most part. We just took the #4 team in the country down to the last minute of the game. Think back to how we performed during the California game, and get back to me about the coaching job Boeheim has done. The "this is the one defense we play and offense we play - no deviation" doesn't hold much water, IMO, and never has. There are plenty of coaches who play man full time who lose all the time, and nobody ever complains that they should play more zone or stop pressing. This bogus argument only gets made here because we do something different than most. And Indiana used to only run one offensive set when Bobby Knight was the coach. One. Wrap your head around that for a second. Knowing what's coming and being able to stop it are two different things. A little more offensive talent and a little more experience from players like Joseph / Roberson would make a huge difference. And certainly in terms of outcomes. [/QUOTE]

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