hopkins head coach what did you think ?

[tbonezone]

hard to believe i'd have to say this but i felt he was a bit ill prepared. he did try a bit more rotation but pretty much stuck to the script he was given. seemed a bit overwhelmed given his tenure.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I wish he debuted against Colgate.

Not cool to open on the road after only 48 hours notice.

 

[Kevind13]

Have to give a pass on this game given the short turnaround. I think he said he was going to boeheim script. It's still boeheims team.

 

[RF2044]

hard to believe i'd have to say this but i felt he was a bit ill prepared. he did try a bit more rotation but pretty much stuck to the script he was given. seemed a bit overwhelmed given his tenure.

In fairness, he had two days to prepare... to play our arch rival... on the road.

The team played to its limitations in the first half--tough to pin that on coaching. They fought really hard in the second half, but had dug too deep of a hole to get over the hump. Again, I don't put the run we made on coaching, either -- guys finally started making shots, after not making them for the majority of the first 25 minutes of the game.

I liked the rotation, and his expanded use of Coleman and getting Howard a lot of extended run. Didn't see much that stood out one way or the other in terms of game strategy, honestly.

 

[cuseguy]

He's getting his sea legs.

He'll be more aggressive and less set in his ways than JB.

 

[bpo57]

All things considered he had a much better game than his boss did on Wednesday night.

 

[CuseTG2003]

I thought Hop was awesome. Loved his rotations and the team battled hard for him and never gave up.

 

[QUSE]

I'm impressed tbh, the way he extended the zone and trap in the second half really gave us some momentum. Plus his player rotation seemed to be more frequent and it showed some positives today.

 

[tbonezone]

i'd give that pass to a newbie. not someone who's been coaching here since 1996.

 

[realorange]

i'd give that pass to a newbie. not someone who's been coaching here since 1996.

So it was Hop's fault the players couldn't shoot in the first half and it must have inspired the very good defense that Gtown played at that point.

 

[pfister1]

I don't know how much you can take away from today.

He had a very short period to prepare to be head coach. Unclear what the team's mental frame of mind was given the sudden announcement of JB's suspension. And he is ultimately running JB's system, not his own. It's his job to win games using JB's system because the team will run JB's system when the season is over.

It would be interesting to see what would happen if Hop ran exclusively man defense the next 8 games and the team went 8-0 and looked really good doing it, what JB's play would be upon return. Not like JB could call up Hop after the first game and tell him go back to the zone.

Clearly he's gotten the free throw shooting straightened out. 17 out of 21 today.

 

[Briancuse]

I don't fault Hop at all, the only thing was I would have called a timeout sooner during that initial run.

 

[OttoMets]

B+; really liked it.

Can't judge to much on this mid-season "head coach" experiment. It's not Mike's team.

But the substitutions were a positive (if maybe a bit too liberal; knowing his candid nature, I'd love to hear his reasoning behind a couple of the subs) and his success in extending the game was nothing short of terrific.

 

[tbonezone]

So it was Hop's fault the players couldn't shoot in the first half and it must have inspired the very good defense that Gtown played at that point.

sad truth but yes it was it entirely his fault. as a coach you are judged by your players performance. and that's whether you have players producing above their expectations or playing below them. the preparation , game plan. and execution. that's all on the coach and don't blame your players. ever.

 

[SUGIANT]

hard to believe i'd have to say this but i felt he was a bit ill prepared. he did try a bit more rotation but pretty much stuck to the script he was given. seemed a bit overwhelmed given his tenure.

Didn't look overwhelmed to me, looked calm and cool. BUt I too believe he deserves a pass with the short notice on the turnaround.

 

[AZOrange]

Getting Howard run and sending KJ to depths where he won't be found again are positives.

 

[bozophobe]

There's no way Hop will project the same authority right away as Boeheim; even unconsciously. Especially with Boeheim probably returning. But like some of you guys point out, it's kinda neat to see some signs of Hop's distinct directions.

Unless by sequestering Joseph, Hop is even more Boeheim than Boeheim in some ways, heh.

 

[CusefanATL]

hard to believe i'd have to say this but i felt he was a bit ill prepared. he did try a bit more rotation but pretty much stuck to the script he was given. seemed a bit overwhelmed given his tenure.

not too worried about Hop. he gave coleman minutes, played franky. pressed a bit earlier. but our d sucked all game and rebounding was atrocious. the only that hop could have done is gone man2man and that aint happening in this 9 game stretch.

 

[BostonOrange]

My biggest takeaway was that when he takes off the suitcoat and rolls up the sleeves he is a dead ringer for John Beilein

 

[CusefanATL]

My biggest takeaway was that when he takes off the suitcoat and rolls up the sleeves he is a dead ringer for John BeileinView attachment 54296

you couldn't find a different picture of beilein from when he beat us? guy has probably coached 1000 games and is like 2-12 vs Cuse and you find 1 of the 2?!

 

[orangezen]

 

[BostonOrange]

you couldn't find a different picture of beilein from when he beat us? guy has probably coached 1000 games and is like 2-12 vs Cuse and you find 1 of the 2?!

ha oh man I didn't make the connection oops

 

[Marsh01]

He didnt play pne second if i remember correctly

 

[br801]

I sure as hell hope some of these posts are tongue-in-cheek.

 

[orangefan13]

I wish he debuted against Colgate.

Not cool to open on the road after only 48 hours notice.

The NCAA hates Hopkins lets just face it they want him out of college basketball.