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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 1049531, member: 2350"]
Honestly, there is no substitute for actual game experience. The only way you find out whether a kid is ready is to put him in and let him play for more than a buck 45 every 4 games. I'm sorry G-20, but at the end of the day, he has the team he chose to have. And if players aren't ready when needed, he either a.) recruited players who haven't developed; b.) isn't developing his players according to his needs; or c.) winning games in the short term is more important than developing players in the long run. Perhaps it's a combination of all three, however weighted, but if after 2 years a player isn't ready to play more than mop-up, something's not right. Especially after several years of the same pattern with several players on several teams.

And as far as Roberson not knowing the defense, I call BS on that. Now to be fair, I don't get to see as many games as do most others here. But several years ago I picked up JB's video on how to play his 2-3, and all my HS teams - from Varsity boys to JV girls - picked it up within a few days. It runs on about 5 very basic keys, plus the traps. And I also switched out to some M2M about 30% of the time. Now, I'm pretty sure there's a little more going on at the SU men's level. But if 5'-0" girls in Western Canada can pick it up, while Div I men at SU can't, there's something else at work. Or rather, not working.

Just IMHO.
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