tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294027382541511287.post7923034371579884489..comments2011-06-15T19:53:45.835-07:00Comments on X’s & O’s of Basketball: Stan Van Gundy Has Lost His Locker Roombruchuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14993300702207463671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294027382541511287.post-32302246002207538552009-05-14T16:21:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:21:00.000-07:00I take your point. There is a difference between t...I take your point. There is a difference between the pros and prep/college. But only to a degree. I would argue that in many respects they more similar than different. <br /><br />There is a lot of ego management going on at many of the Varsity-and-below teams where I've coached at. Players who thought that the they were the center of attention, propped up the student body and local media. <br /><br />I agree on the SVG vs. Phil Jackson analogy. In many ways, psychology is more important than knowledge of the game. In this way, teaching is the same way.bruchuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993300702207463671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8294027382541511287.post-26550771074917263592009-05-14T01:34:00.000-07:002009-05-14T01:34:00.000-07:00All true, but while the analogy with teaching work...All true, but while the analogy with teaching works at college/prep level, the pros are a different ballgame.<br /><br />It's kind of like being a teacher at a school where one or two top students make 5 times what you do and are the main reason the other kids come along. When you're teaching in that situation, you can't use the standard techniques - instead it's really about ego management and knowing that keeping everyone happy is the best way to success, over and above the basketball issues.<br /><br />SVG might be able to X&O Phil Jackson out of the ballpark, but there's a reason PJ has the rings, and it's a lot tougher than people think, as you capture well.dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796309322216082602noreply@blogger.com