Rose philosophy

"I don't say that to any of my players"



I find this very enlightening.



Rose was asked on the program at the end of the KSL interview if sometimes he looks at the shots Jimmer takes and tells him that that was a dumb shot and you shouldn't have made it.



Rose said: (Paraphrasing)

"What I do is we look at the play and say what else was available. Our philosophy is if your open, shoot it. We have trust in all of our players, or else they are not going to be on the floor at that time."



I find this very interesting. Rose came from Phi Slamma Jamma. They shot incredible shots. Of course Drexler and Olajuwon had the immense talent to do it, but still, that is an interesting philosophy. Considering how well Rose's teams play, and how much he has won in the last 6 years, it is very telling on how he coaches.



Love it!!

JT could have reduced his shots, but I understand The Rose Principle, and strive to live my life after that manner.

That which we persist in doing....



it's a great attitude



the worst thing to see with a talented player is a constipated offensive game because they haven't made a habit of being aggressive.

craigoscarson wrote:
That which we persist in doing....



it's a great attitude



the worst thing to see with a talented player is a constipated offensive game because they haven't made a habit of being aggressive.

Totally agree. I had a coach once that tore into me for taking a 3. He bellowed "You aren't a 3 point shooter". The guy obviously didn't know me because I'll light you up all day long if you let me. But it was very difficult to get into a rhythm after that. Always in the back of my mind I was thinking, is this a shot I should be taking?



Props to Rose for this type of freedom. He expects his players to play as a team and know their personal limits. That's what good teams do, they don't need a coach telling them when to take each shot.

declocoug wrote:

That which we persist in doing....



it's a great attitude



the worst thing to see with a talented player is a constipated offensive game because they haven't made a habit of being aggressive.

Totally agree. I had a coach once that tore into me for taking a 3. He bellowed "You aren't a 3 point shooter". The guy obviously didn't know me because I'll light you up all day long if you let me. But it was very difficult to get into a rhythm after that. Always in the back of my mind I was thinking, is this a shot I should be taking?



Props to Rose for this type of freedom. He expects his players to play as a team and know their personal limits. That's what good teams do, they don't need a coach telling them when to take each shot.

That's very interesting, I grew up a head taller than the other boys and came from a real basketball family here in Kentucky. I remember even in little league my coach yelling Hatton your not the shooter, stay underneath and get the rebound. I topped out at 6'3" but became an excellent rebounder and always lead the team and league. But every time I went up for a shot I could hear in my mind that coach screaming Hatton your not the shooter...I often wonder how that affected my development. My cousin on the other hand grew up in a different environment and shot the daylights out of the ball and went on to become a 3 time All American at the University of Kentucky with a national championship ring to boot. He made a shot from 3/4 court against Mississippi State at the halftime buzzer that still lives in UK lour. Of course that was over 50 years ago so I doubt anyone here would remember any college ball from the late 1950's. I love the freedom that Coach Rose gives his players and even though I cringed at times last year when JT would shoot sometimes you just have to go with that a bit.



Go Cougars,



L Hatton

Louisville, KY

The problem with many coaches, usually ones who start coaching at lower levels and move up, is overcoaching. We see it all the time, coaches micromanaging every minute detail of the play of every player. These are college athletes, most of them smart, draw up the schemes, give them some guidance, and let them execute and develop what happens on the floor.

Schmoe wrote:
The problem with many coaches, usually ones who start coaching at lower levels and move up, is overcoaching. We see it all the time, coaches micromanaging every minute detail of the play of every player. These are college athletes, most of them smart, draw up the schemes, give them some guidance, and let them execute and develop what happens on the floor.

Teach them to love correct principles and let them govern themselves.

urroner wrote:



Teach them to love correct principles and let them govern themselves.

Haven't I heard this somewhere before? ;)