Have enjoyed observing the different styles of coaching on tv this week between CFH, Fran, and Huggins, and the differing trajectories their teams seem to be heading. The always volatile Hawkeye coach has toned down his on court outbursts over the always present bad or questionable calls, but his antics have seemed to fail to influence both the refs and his players. I wonder if he is quite the game day coach some believe he is, or does he have just too many options!?!?! They just haven't had a go-to player win for them yet, and couldn't believe that the loss to the gophers was the first game where Marble has had a double double!
Huggins is just the thug we remembered him as, but was impressed with how coolly he argued and made his points with the officials last night, and how hard his players competed without him having to stomp around, get red in the face, etc. They will be tough in the tourney, I bet.
And then we have a young coach I wouldn't trade for anyone in the country! Even Fred became a little concerned with the inconsistencies of the refs early in the game, and actually came out on the court to voice his displeasure. His team got the point, played tougher, and persevered. Even after benching the frustrated big 12 leading scorer most of the second half after getting a technical, Fred seems to know who is going to have a hot night from the arc, how to exploit the mismatches in the two man game, etc. As a result, we have a record-setting team already, with their sights set on bigger prizes! Can't wait for March!!
Huggins is just the thug we remembered him as, but was impressed with how coolly he argued and made his points with the officials last night, and how hard his players competed without him having to stomp around, get red in the face, etc. They will be tough in the tourney, I bet.
And then we have a young coach I wouldn't trade for anyone in the country! Even Fred became a little concerned with the inconsistencies of the refs early in the game, and actually came out on the court to voice his displeasure. His team got the point, played tougher, and persevered. Even after benching the frustrated big 12 leading scorer most of the second half after getting a technical, Fred seems to know who is going to have a hot night from the arc, how to exploit the mismatches in the two man game, etc. As a result, we have a record-setting team already, with their sights set on bigger prizes! Can't wait for March!!