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Post by dadominate on Oct 29, 2016 13:18:02 GMT -5
hopefully coach carmody kept it simple. i don't like open practices, and i'm sure carm doesn't either, as there is no sense in strong strategists revealing their hand. fans like us will get to see the team plenty this year. i don't like the idea of broadcasting our unique offensive and defensive schemes to the public early on, especially the way in which they are taught. the latter is not something that can be captured on subsequent game film.
i like the way rw held practice, blocked off windows to the hart center. whatever it takes to win!
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 29, 2016 13:37:57 GMT -5
I had planned to but a longer day than expected traveling yesterday made a trip to Worcester this morning impossible. I, too, am interested in the observations of anyone who went.
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Post by ncaam on Oct 29, 2016 14:53:22 GMT -5
I just got home from the scrimmage. Wasn't very pretty. Freshman look lost. Veterans looked rusty. Never saw husek grab a rebound all scrimmage. Did not see clsake a shot. JS is a project. Way too many walk ons. Assumption could be a troublesome opponent next week. We looked more like the 10 win team than the four-game run team. I will report from the assumption game.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 29, 2016 15:46:04 GMT -5
NCAAm Thank you, I guess
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Post by lou on Oct 29, 2016 16:03:02 GMT -5
Any word on Karl Charles?
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 29, 2016 16:10:38 GMT -5
I just got home from the scrimmage. Wasn't very pretty. Freshman look lost. Veterans looked rusty. Never saw husek grab a rebound all scrimmage. Did not see clsake a shot. JS is a project. Way too many walk ons. Assumption could be a troublesome opponent next week. We looked more like the 3 win team than the four-game run team. I will report from the assumption game. What do you mean when you say"way too many walk-ons?"
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Post by sarasota on Oct 29, 2016 17:11:36 GMT -5
Now all that has to happen is the Cubs lose again!
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Post by hc82 on Oct 29, 2016 21:25:24 GMT -5
Charles did not practice, looked like he had a split on a finger on his Left hand. Perkins was in a sling.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 29, 2016 21:27:14 GMT -5
I just got home from the scrimmage. Wasn't very pretty. Freshman look lost. Veterans looked rusty. Never saw husek grab a rebound all scrimmage. Did not see clsake a shot. JS is a project. Way too many walk ons. Assumption could be a troublesome opponent next week. We looked more like the 3 win team than the four-game run team. I will report from the assumption game. What do you mean when you say"way too many walk-ons?" There are 4 walk on guards on the team
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Oct 30, 2016 6:23:38 GMT -5
Curious.
How many came to the open practices? Are we talking attendance in the double digits, triple digits? Student numbers?
Any comments on how the Hart renovations looked, comfort level of the seats, etc. Am I correct in assuming the upper level was not open?
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Post by hc6774 on Oct 30, 2016 6:56:05 GMT -5
Curious. How many came to the open practices? Are we talking attendance in the double digits, triple digits? Student numbers? Any comments on how the Hart renovations looked, comfort level of the seats, etc. Am I correct in assuming the upper level was not open? A smallish group probably >100; less than last year's open practice; a group of boys from St Mark's, a teacher/coach said that Coach Scott invited them. Upper level was easily accessible from the bleachers but I believe one of the old stairwell was useable. some more thoughts/impressions The new ‘atrium’ entry area has 10’ high class doors; it will allow better flow for ticket taking; straight ahead is the old concession foyer and the unchanged access [new full view doors] to the court and rink. The atrium emphasizes a tunnel like feel [low ceiling] to the concession foyer. It has large floor to ceiling column that break up the atrium space. Upon entering the atrium a new stairway and elevator is on the right. These appear to allow access to the upper level of the court as well the new addition. Off the other side of the atrium there is a tunnel like [no windows] corridor between the old and new courts. The renovated court is a plus visually. Crowd flow in the court is improved by new bleacher aisles that connect to the upper level. Although with the new basket stanchions the only access to the opposite side at court level is to use the playing area under the basket; i.e the stanchions extend into the bleachers at the court ends.
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Post by sarasota on Oct 30, 2016 10:30:04 GMT -5
Maybe I'm crazy but.....I wouldn't put it past CBC to have purposefully constructed a fake practice so as not to reveal the real thing.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 30, 2016 10:33:05 GMT -5
Maybe I'm crazy but.....I wouldn't put it past CBC to have purposefully constructed a fake practice so as not to reveal the real thing. I could see that...after all it was more of a "dog and pony show" than a real practice, wasn't it?
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 30, 2016 10:53:53 GMT -5
I assume a fake practice would also include fake shots, fake passing and fake rebounding, right? Free throws would be missed on purpose too.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Oct 30, 2016 11:01:38 GMT -5
hopefully coach carmody kept it simple. i don't like open practices, and i'm sure carm doesn't either, as there is no sense in strong strategists revealing their hand. fans like us will get to see the team plenty this year. i don't like the idea of broadcasting our unique offensive and defensive schemes to the public early on, especially the way in which they are taught. the latter is not something that can be captured on subsequent game film. i like the way rw held practice, blocked off windows to the hart center. whatever it takes to win! Are we really worried about opposing coaches gaining a scheme advantage through fan reports on an open practice? As opposed to the 20 years of film on Carmody as a Head Coach and exponentially more than that on the Princeton offense that will be about the same as it is this year? Remember, RW produced coaching film clinics on his defense. I don't think there was much secret about the general principles of how it worked, but trying to score against it was a different story. The value of closed practices is eliminating distractions, and possibly concealing any late breaking injury news. It's silly to think a fan is going to diagram some new type of play, report it to a message board, and then an opposing assistant coach pulls it from the message board, passes that along to his head coach, the head coach spends time at practice defending the play, and then they stop us during a real game. 95% of what we do this year is already on actual film and/or will be after the first game or two.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 30, 2016 11:20:38 GMT -5
I think Sarasota's point was not that we are worried but that CWC might be. He has definitely shown himself to be a coach who holds his cards close to the vest, not quite to Belichick's level , as anyone who attended the Coaches Night this year, in the past or any personal contact with him will attest. I would agree that he would prefer no one be at his practices because of the distractions and because he doesn't want the general public, including HC fans, to be acutely knowledgeable about injuries. While 95% of what he does or plans to do is undoubtedly well documented on videos, there is still that 5% edge he would probably like to keep to himself and his staff and team.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 30, 2016 11:29:30 GMT -5
I would add that if I had to bet, Nate Pine has basically forced Carmody into the open practice and attendance at Coaches Night as part of the marketing/reaching out to the faithful fans that Carmody would much rather pass on. For those of us who attended RW's Coaches Nights, I also got the strong feeling over the many that I went to that he was pained to be there but a thing he had to do because it was probably in his job description.
Gibbons seems to enjoy the give and take dialogue with the fans as did Milan and to some degree SK (though he was only around for one).
These seem to be things that head coaches have to "put up with" rather than enjoy.
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Post by sarasota on Oct 30, 2016 12:03:00 GMT -5
It is true that the PO is the PO and it is documented. Look it up on YouTube. But how a particular team--with its particular players --plays the PO is what is valuable knowledge. MH not getting a single rebound? CLS didn't take a shot? Give me a break. Would he be giving all that playing time to walk-ons in a real practice? Don't get me wrong. I love CBC. I'm also learning what a character he is.
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Post by ncaam on Oct 30, 2016 12:20:04 GMT -5
A coach gets nothing from fans watching practice. A down side would be if the coach used excessive profanity or sarcasm or had players run laps naked.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 30, 2016 13:34:58 GMT -5
OK, at least we know who you are now, ncaam . . . . Josh Sankes.
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