Conner has the guards to handle a press. Liechty and Flesch are very capable. The return of Byrns will help with this also. Hodges and Robinson are far from soft. They need to utilize their strengths. Once this team figures it out, they will be back on top of the polls. Do not count them out.

 

Not trying to sound mean, rude, or whatever, but didn't they return most of, if not thier entire team from last year. If so there shouldn't be anything to figure out????? Regardless of whether or not they figure it out, they will not be back on top of the polls, too many other teams in NKY have shown they are better than Conner (Dixie, CovCath, New Cath, Ryle, etc). On the other hand, I think Coach Hicks in a mastermind at getting his teams ready to play in March, it seems every year his teams make a run. Perhaps that pressure of being atop the preseason standings did not fit well with his players and they would rather play the darkhorse again come tourny time.

And yet talent and potential are always the same. I have never said that Conner needs to play an AAU style of ball. I have said that Conner needs to utilize the strengths of their players as they were in AAU.

 

Good point. Same situation with Boone's 2010 class last few years. They did well but had even more success on the AAU circuit.

 

High school coaches are sometimes pretty rigid with their systems.

Kepp the topic on the game not each other.

Keep the topic on the game not each other.

 

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Good point. Same situation with Boone's 2010 class last few years. They did well but had even more success on the AAU circuit.

 

High school coaches are sometimes pretty rigid with their systems.

 

Case in point. That is why I question why a high school coach would prefer to use a system that doesn't always benefit them from year to year. Coaches are the only constant on the team. One year you may have shooters, one year bigs, and one year horses. Do you always play the same style or do you play to your strengths.

Case in point. That is why I question why a high school coach would prefer to use a system that doesn't always benefit them from year to year. Coaches are the only constant on the team. One year you may have shooters, one year bigs, and one year horses. Do you always play the same style or do you play to your strengths.

 

Fair question however I have to ask. Are there coaches who change their system on an as-needed basis?

I think there are some who adjust.

I think there are some who adjust.

 

I can't think of any examples of a coach going away from what he's always done offensively.

I can rememeber a couple of years ago when Dixie Heights had a big big guy named Luke Mace. He used to touch the ball on every trip down the floor. As he should, but this years Dixie team I feel is more guard oriented and tends to focus more on perimeter shooting. This is jsut an example of adjusting to fit your strengths.