Television basketball commentators yesterday going on about how the Oregon State coach wisely uses his entire bench in the first half of their game, then a look at the statistics after it's over reveals two of those players with one minute of playing time and a third with two minutes. That's not using your bench. Why even bother to put them in the game if that's all the opportunity that you're going to give them?
Reminds me of when I was a teenager and playing in some church league game and the coach pulled me from the game after a few minutes and as I walked by him on my way to the bench he said to me, "Looks like your shot is not falling (going in) tonight." ..... I had taken one shot!!
I can't stand watching OSU games and the coaching these days. Why they continue to let a 6' 11" turnover machine waste time as he dribbles the ball aimlessly around the top of the key until he makes some dumb decision, is completely beyond me. Even when he is without the ball, he just aimlessly floats around the perimeter. Unless you are the second coming of Magic Johnson, the big guys are not supposed to be the primary ball handlers. Tell him to get his ass down near the basket on EVERY possession, and stay there!! Tell the other players not to pass him the ball unless he is within five feet of the hoop. They seem to be totally unaware of this. And if this is the strategy they should have been fired last week for incompetency.
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