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<blockquote data-quote="Essobee" data-source="post: 195945" data-attributes="member: 715"><p>Is it possible? I think so, depending on who you ask. I tend to cut coaches a lot of slack by remembering the famous Pepper Rogers statement, "How would you like to make your living by what goes through the minds of teenagers."</p><p></p><p>For an analogy, think about dogs and cats. Dogs, given to their nature, like to run in packs and follow the rules of the pack. Cats like to do whatever they want. Dogs tend to obey their leader/master. Cats don't care one way or the other unless they are hungry and can be enticed. Which ones would you rather try to herd in one direction?</p><p></p><p>I imagine that a similar thought goes through the minds of coaches when they recruit premier athletes to play a team sport. Do you spend a lot of time and money to attempt to recruit the physically and athletically superior player, "Mr. Wonderful", who is much loved by the fans and is all everything both in high school as well as in his own mind, or the less known and somewhat less gifted, "Mr. Team Player" who buys into your team, your system, and your university?</p><p></p><p>To add, if I were unable to consistently recruit four and five star players due to various constraints, I would definitely want team players where I could use precision technique and intelligence to my advantage. But if I could get whoever I wanted without constraints, then the popular game of "keep away" that showcases and capitalizes on superior player skills...especially at QB, receiver, and running back...would likely be a deciding factor. IOW, GA Tech's standard of coaching evaluation could easily be much different than Ugag's standard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Essobee, post: 195945, member: 715"] Is it possible? I think so, depending on who you ask. I tend to cut coaches a lot of slack by remembering the famous Pepper Rogers statement, "How would you like to make your living by what goes through the minds of teenagers." For an analogy, think about dogs and cats. Dogs, given to their nature, like to run in packs and follow the rules of the pack. Cats like to do whatever they want. Dogs tend to obey their leader/master. Cats don't care one way or the other unless they are hungry and can be enticed. Which ones would you rather try to herd in one direction? I imagine that a similar thought goes through the minds of coaches when they recruit premier athletes to play a team sport. Do you spend a lot of time and money to attempt to recruit the physically and athletically superior player, "Mr. Wonderful", who is much loved by the fans and is all everything both in high school as well as in his own mind, or the less known and somewhat less gifted, "Mr. Team Player" who buys into your team, your system, and your university? To add, if I were unable to consistently recruit four and five star players due to various constraints, I would definitely want team players where I could use precision technique and intelligence to my advantage. But if I could get whoever I wanted without constraints, then the popular game of "keep away" that showcases and capitalizes on superior player skills...especially at QB, receiver, and running back...would likely be a deciding factor. IOW, GA Tech's standard of coaching evaluation could easily be much different than Ugag's standard. [/QUOTE]
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