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[QUOTE="HarrisonJBounel, post: 986529, member: 1760"]
JB is a very good coach who has built a very good program.  IMO, for us to reach elite status, here is what his successor needs to do ('cause JB ain't gonna change):

First, instill a killer instinct in the players.  Encourage them to play with more swagger, more confidence.  Don't play to not lose, to not make mistakes - play to win with aggression and confidence.  When you get a team down, step on their necks and beat them into submission.  Don't aim the ball, shoot it like you practice, like you KNOW it's going in.  Snarl on a tough rebound.  Scream when you block a shot, or slam one in. Make a quick offensive move like you KNOW you are going to score.  Our players absolutely don't do any of those, because that is frowned on by JB as being disrespectful.

Second, play more players more often.  That's how they learn, that's how they get hungry to play.  Maybe if CJ or Cooney knew there was someone else to play if they weren't cutting it, they'd be more wary and less apt to get into these multi-game funks.  Plus, recruits see they are going to play when it counts makes them want to come here.  If I'm a 4 1/2 star recruit, and I see Buss and BJ and TR never playing, I'm going to lean somewhere else where I can at least feel like part of the team.
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