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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 3170326, member: 405"]
I think we may have had some worse talent, but the coaching has clearly taken a step back.

But I'm not basing it on the first game of the season; I'm basing it on the last several seasons, plus the summer tour in Italy (which I watched every game of) and the 2 exhibitions.

But mostly, it comes down to the man on the bench, and what's happening at practices.  There are a handful of pretty talented kids on the team, including a lot of pretty good shooters.

But we just do not play like a well coached team, that has a strategy for how they are going to attack an opponent.

JB likes to say that he continues to play zone because it takes away about 80% of the opposition's offensive plays, and it makes [I]them [/I]adjust to how [I]we [/I]play.

OK, I can buy that.

But that does not excuse the apparent fact that you don't have us prepared to do anything against the other team's defensive tendencies.  We runs the same shtt every year, regardless of who the opponent is, and it gets worse and worse, even when we do hit our shots.

I've heard JB defend his offensive approach by saying he doesn't want players over-thinking on offense.  He wants them to play naturally, play instinctively.  I can get that.  I can understand it.

But it used to be that JB was outstanding at getting his scorers good shots in positions where they could score.  It's what he was known for - putting talented guys in a position to shine.  
That guy seems to have checked out years ago.
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