Does Morey value the Princeton offense? (thinly disguised coach suggestions thread)

jopatmc · Apr 20, 2011

baller4life315 said: ↑

We run a variation of the Princeton.

Regardless, if I were calling the shots I would merely promote one of Adelman's assistants (Sikma now that Turner withdrew from consideration) and keep his system largely in place. It works. We can make defensive adjustments/upgrades elsewhere.

If we move towards a more traditional halfcourt offense we're going to need more than just one true playmaker. We're also going to need more than just 1.5 true post up players (Scola + 0.5 for Yao).

Bottom line: installing the type of halfcourt offense that most viable coaching candidates would offer involves a roster shakedown. Granted, Morey has alluded to such things in interviews so maybe this has been "the plan" all along.

All I know is I trust Morey and he needs to deliver here with 100% of the pressure on his back.
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We're not going hire Sikma or any of Adelman's assistants. The new coach may decide to retain some of them though.

Morey's gonna deliver. A lot of fans are going to be going, "What!?!?!?" But he's gonna deliver a dynamic head coach that sells tickets at the box office and gets the players' attention.

baller4life315 · Apr 20, 2011

jopatmc said: ↑

Morey's gonna deliver. A lot of fans are going to be going, "What!?!?!?" But he's gonna deliver a dynamic head coach that sells tickets at the box office and gets the players' attention.
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Maybe so and I'll continue to hope for the best.

My main concern is the temptation to make too much change. This roster doesn't need a top-to-bottom overhaul yet some of the talks seem to indicate we could be headed in that direction. To me, that's scary and unnecessary but then again I'm not paid to make such decisions.

jopatmc · Apr 20, 2011

baller4life315 said: ↑

Maybe so and I'll continue to hope for the best.

My main concern is the temptation to make too much change. This roster doesn't need a top-to-bottom overhaul yet some of the talks seem to indicate we could be headed in that direction. To me, that's scary and unnecessary but then again I'm not paid to make such decisions.
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I agree totally and I would bet Morey agrees. He's slowly churning the roster, upgrading, not blowing it up. He's gonna hire a coach that understands what he is doing and is on board with it, but a coach that has the ability to connect with players big time. It's gonna look like a longshot but it's a hire that if he makes it, the coach will be here for many years and players from all over the globe will want to play for him.

aeolus13 · Apr 20, 2011

knote32 said: ↑

The Princeton is the solitary reason I am extremely worried about next year.

Also, it takes a good two years to learn, even longer for some.

We had a huge advantage in chemistry developing.
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To my mind, this is a bug and not a feature. We don't have a superstar and no immediate prospects of acquiring one, so we can expect high roster turnover to be par for the course going forward. In addition, if we have an offense that only works with smart players, that limits the pool of targets for us to acquire. We'll have to pass on picking up talented boneheads because they won't work with a Princeton system.

The ideal offense for this team would be as simple and user-friendly as possible.

thegame_2234 · Apr 20, 2011

Carl Herrera said: ↑

Morey will have the next coach implement the MIT offense, not the Princeton offense.

Princeton = Old School

MIT = New School
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LOL Agree.

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