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[QUOTE="Irishsecra1, post: 5355302, member: 8453"]
There are lots of good assistant coaches out there who just don’t have what it takes to be a good head coach.
It takes more than a love of basketball and basketball knowledge to be an effective head coach
You have to be an effective and dare I say inspiring leader.
You have to come up with your own offensive and defensive vision and the steps it takes to execute it. No longer are you executing someone else’s vision.
You have to successfully delegate coaching duties among your assistants and hold them accountable if they aren’t doing their jobs effectively.
You have to recruit not only for talent, but for the type of talent that can most effectively execute your offensive and defensive vision. JB was a master of this with his 2-3 zone,
You should have the ability to modify your vision based on the actual players you have. Try to maximize what you have. Stop trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.
You should have the ability to watch what is happening on the court during a game and devise a strategy to put your team in a better position to win,
You should develop a culture that inspires the players to play better than they think they can, for themselves and their teammates.
And no more being a friend and sounding board for the players, you now have to enforce discipline and bring accountability to the players,
Fran has shown that the last 2 points are do able and you can still retain their deep respect.
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