What is wrong with Smyrna

[theman06]

Does anyone on here know what is wrong with Smyrna?

[donnautnut]

The team is not playing as a unit. There are too many players that are playing for themselves and not for the team. I have seen them several times this year and it seems like it is the same problem. Very good coach and maybe they will pull it together by tourney time.

[bulldog12]

The problem with Smyrna is that Brett Warner needs to quit playing like he is 5'10" instead of 6'9". He doesn't need to step outside of the arc, and he needs to get more aggressive and start dunking on people. When somebody sees two 6'9" guys dunking on people, you get pretty intimidated.

[1GR81]

i can tell you what is wrong with smyrna. It's that they are playing Derek Duncan. Does Justin Coker still play for them or has he ever?

[Edited by PleazTownsley on 2-9-03 11:12P]

[modincus]

Mooney is from that Lipscomb mold.........meaning that they are terrific with teams that have just a little talent but not so great with talented players......just look at Roller. He is the best I ever saw at coaching the type athlete he has at DL but I don't think he could win a state title at lets say Glencliff. Different mentality and those Meyer guys can't adjust to it.

[bigchief]

It is more like the talented players can't adjust to it. It takes a disciplined player to succeed. Many of today's "stars" are undisciplined and lazy, ie. Swader. If you knew anything at all about the Lipscomb "system" you would no how much it has evolved since the 1986 national championship. Coach Meyer changed with the game. He adapted to the 3pt. shot and the shot clock as they were integrated into the game and used them to his advantage all within the "system". If you don't think guys like Darren Henry and Kenyatta Perry were talented, then either you don't know anything about basketball or are just stupid. I didn't enjoy playing within its confines either, but you can't argue with its success. At least not intelligently.

[modincus]

Know all about the system Jethro......and there is a big...big....difference in how they operate. If you don't know that then you are either ignorant of basketball or of talent levels. Perry was talented but could he have played for Kansas.....Duke....or even Vandy? If he could have he would have believe you me. He was a "Meyer" type player and as I have tried to point out there is nothing at all wrong with that. It is a quality system but they just coach a different game. That is why Meyer with all his great knowledge and skill can't and never will land a major college job.

[Edited by modincus on 2-11-03 1:52P]

[bigchief]

The only Jethro I know is from some town where they put dresses on mules and have a parade. Where are you from again?

[modincus]

Oh me you are like all the Meyer clones.....you can dish it but you can't take it.

[bigchief]

Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black.

[flngrvy]

Please see my previous post, subsequent discussion titled "Smyrna'a Coach". Should be somewhere around page 4-5.

 

Correction, the threads currently on page 7.

[Edited by flngrvy on 2-13-03 5:56A]