(The thread title should be "Is this quote Rick Pitino admitting he doesn't coach?") I typed it before I thought it through.
"All I want Russ to do is play defense hard," Pitino said. "If he starts evaluating what's a good shot and what is a bad shot you take away his skill level. Our offense is Russ Smith playing in the middle of a playground in Queens."
Isn't that totally antithetical to what coaching is supposed to be about? Isn't Pitino admitting that he not only doesn't really coach but he doesn't even try (at least in this case)?
I've heard a lot of criticism about Pitino, critics saying that he doesn't really coach but to hear it from his own mouth like this is shocking.
"All I want Russ to do is play defense hard," Pitino said. "If he starts evaluating what's a good shot and what is a bad shot you take away his skill level. Our offense is Russ Smith playing in the middle of a playground in Queens."
Isn't that totally antithetical to what coaching is supposed to be about? Isn't Pitino admitting that he not only doesn't really coach but he doesn't even try (at least in this case)?
I've heard a lot of criticism about Pitino, critics saying that he doesn't really coach but to hear it from his own mouth like this is shocking.