Champions Classic used a Spalding basketball. Coach made the team practice with it all week. Players say he sends film for them to watch on their phones too. I have VERY high expectations for this season.
Pope pays attention to every detail
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That is what good coaches do, attention to details no matter how small may just win a game here or there. Cal was horrible when it came to the small things. like inbounds plays, defending inbound plays, free throws, watching game film making in game adjustments. I am not sure if Cal was lazy or just arrogant.
Wow, what a difference from "I don't watch film" to "sending team a video on their cell phones". Really smart
It's such a simple yet smart thing to do. Granted, after starting 5-5, we only went 5-20 the rest of the game so it's a shame the results weren't better shooting (I know 40% is great but still).
Just when I think I can't love Pope more, I read stuff like this. Ugh, I'm man-crushing.
Just when I think I can't love Pope more, I read stuff like this. Ugh, I'm man-crushing.
Yes they talked about that crap ball on field of 68 too. Very smart of him to do that.
Kansas was only 29% from three, so we did ok against a really good Duke team
Paying attention to the details adds up over a season. I'm sure other coaches do this but I'm guessing most don't think its important enough to worry about. A good player can adapt. While true, in a one game setting making a percentage or two better can mean the difference between a W or an L. Anyone who has played on the playground knows how different bballs can feel.
Pretty sure Cal sends videos to players phones to. Just last week he sent out an episode of Andy Griffith and it was a real gas.
Smart. Checks all of the boxes and leaves no stone unturned when it comes to attention to detail in order to better prepare his teams to win.
It still blows my mind that the ncaa doesn’t have a standard ball for all games the entire year. The feel and grip varies way too much between the different brands. We’ve heard about this numerous times from teams during the ncaa tournament.
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