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[QUOTE="AJDavCuse, post: 1003366, member: 4421"]
Likewise, in the same vein of taking the easy way out, I don't quite grasp why JB thinks its funny and points it out every chance he gets that he doesn't watch much game tape of opponents.  Yes I know he watches a ton of games and yes, I'm sure the assistants are responsible for breaking down film, but why would a head coach want to preclude himself from getting an edge?  It really boils down to the attitude that we will do things our way, not care what the other team does and not adjust to what they do.  Quick and athletic or slow, unathletic team, we will sit back in zone and play the percentages.  The results speak for themselves...we will win a lot of games, but also allow teams that shouldn't be in the game to have a chance to win.  I kind of view this as taking the easy way out as well.  Not trying to argue zone vs man, as there are a lot of ways we can extend zone, put on a full/half court zone press before dropping back into 2-3, etc. to dictate tempo better.  Easy way out is to do the same thing year in and year out regardless of the pieces.

Tony Bennett has said after they got blown out by TN, they went back to drawing board, altered the approach, and changed the lineups.  It can work and kids will respond accordingly.  Can anyone point to a team where JB changed things up mid-season when his hand wasn't forced by injury, suspension, etc?

At the end of the day, we had to make shots and didn't, so I agree with JB on that.  It just seems like after two months of the team not being able to score out of the offensive sets we were running, we would have tried something different simply to bring a new approach and see if the kids respond.  Just not what we do.
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