tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9815537.post7324753911269427877..comments2023-11-03T06:42:26.667-04:00Comments on Thoughts From the Press Box: UK's Billy Gillispie: how bad coaching is...bad!danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14720362416457208688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9815537.post-63854325916867148472009-03-10T09:00:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:00:00.000-04:00Acie was there before Billy. Billy's first yea...Acie was there before Billy. Billy's first year the guy was already a great player. Its the same model, a talented player who is given a simple system and motivated. Billy really didn't do anything.<BR/><BR/>BTW the whole 3-star rating is really subjective and somewhat overrated. Acie Law IV was a really talented player who shined when at A&M. How many 5-star players don't pan out. he was a top 150 recruit, so he was talented...danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720362416457208688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9815537.post-64589502182067809742009-03-09T12:16:00.000-04:002009-03-09T12:16:00.000-04:00Dan, Acie Law was a three star recruit and Gillisp...Dan, Acie Law was a three star recruit and Gillispie turned him into a lottery pick. His first A&M team went from 0-16 in the league to 8-8. I can't say that he has done a good job so far at UK, but I disagree with his development of players. It was clearly not about talent at his last two schools.jashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809214149266067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9815537.post-68767591161095563892009-03-09T11:13:00.000-04:002009-03-09T11:13:00.000-04:00this is true, and I think Billy Clyde is teaching ...this is true, and I think Billy Clyde is teaching a team game, just his players have never developed into better players. His mentor, Bill Self was the same way. Their players have never developed beyond their level of talent as freshmen. They are less "wide-eyed" of tough situations, but simply stay at the same level.<BR/><BR/>Its what happens when success comes before player developmentdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720362416457208688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9815537.post-82440108724845719732009-03-09T09:05:00.000-04:002009-03-09T09:05:00.000-04:00If the players aren't taught the fundamentals, the...If the players aren't taught the fundamentals, then if they make it to the pros, it turns into a team of solo acts and the game isn't as fun to watch or even be apart of. A person on a team of one never learns anything and never advances beyond their pre-existing mindset.the husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761291454283706413noreply@blogger.com