Purple Haize wrote:flameshaw wrote:Purple Haize wrote:It's about developing talent if you don't have the resources. Something LU athletics should focus more on IMO
We certainly have the resources, it hasn't always been that way, as you know. Do you have a specific example of a current coach at LU that doesn't develop talent? What do you base that on? W-L's? Players in the pros? Better players than when they got here, how do you measure that? I would really like to know. That is a coaches job. What kind of a coach doesn't try to develop talent? Isn't that a self-defeating direction?
Look at all of LU sports. How many players are significantly better their Senior year than their Freshman year? I can think of one glaring program where that is true. Their players show little to no improvement by the time they graduate. I pay passing attention to baseball but it seems to follow a similar pattern
And yes, you can have a TON of success if you recruit talent and are a bad coach.
I can give examples both ways, players who have gotten significantly better and worse over their careers at LU. I just wanted to know if there is a specific example of a coach(es) who do not develop talent or try to develop talent and how do you measure/quantify that? This is a broad-brushed statement used often on this board, mostly about baseball and football, but I don't understand how people who say that can measure/prove it. I know how i do it, but it is mostly based on my opinion, feelings, and other things, not not always quantifiable. I am genuinely interested. If there is a better way, I want to use it. One thing is, if a coach is not developing talent, they probably shouldn't/won't last very long. Thanks.