Remember when he wanted to come here? 3-26 this season at WI Green Bay including losses to D2 teams. On the bright side our nepo hire wasn't that God awful.
Doug Gottlieb
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Is a great example as to why taking a TV commentator off the air and making him a head college basketball coach is very risky! Also, he wanted a shot at the UNLV job and some thought he would be a solid choice. Gottlieb is currently the head coach at University of Wisconsin Green Bay who is a...
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It’s definitely risky. He knows the game inside and out, obviously.
That doesn’t mean you can teach. That doesn’t mean you can recruit. That doesn’t mean you can manage people or a department.
Doesn’t mean you can’t do it, either. In my mind, Greg would be great here. But I’m fond of him and we know he’s very smart and he’s a winner.
But that does not mean he’d be a great coach.
That’s why when people talk Xs and Os win games, I really think it’s overrated big time. They all know their stuff. How it’s conveyed, the types of players you have, etc - can they execute your Xs and os?
That doesn’t mean you can teach. That doesn’t mean you can recruit. That doesn’t mean you can manage people or a department.
Doesn’t mean you can’t do it, either. In my mind, Greg would be great here. But I’m fond of him and we know he’s very smart and he’s a winner.
But that does not mean he’d be a great coach.
That’s why when people talk Xs and Os win games, I really think it’s overrated big time. They all know their stuff. How it’s conveyed, the types of players you have, etc - can they execute your Xs and os?
