RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

[FreshFish]

Re: RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

I just hope that this coach can react to the talent on the team, and not be stuck on his idea of a process. We have had great players who went on to careers in the AHL and some (not enough) in the NHL, that were not allowed to show what they could do at RPI because of the coaches system.
We need structure, but we need to be able to show our talent within that structure. JMO

A great coach knows the sport so well that he continuously adapts his "system" to the skills of the players he has right now.

Over time, he might prefer to recruit a collection of certain "types" but you always have to adjust even then.

Three examples that come to mind are Belichick, Popovich, and Auriemma (and way before them, Wooden). All of them win playing all sorts of different styles no matter what their personnel because they know how to mesh together whatever talent they have on hand to produce a true team effort. They all emphasize the best talents and find ways to cover up deficiencies through astute team play.

[FlagDUDE08]

Re: RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

A great coach knows the sport so well that he continuously adapts his "system" to the skills of the players he has right now.

Over time, he might prefer to recruit a collection of certain "types" but you always have to adjust even then.

Three examples that come to mind are Belichick, Popovich, and Auriemma (and way before them, Wooden). All of them win playing all sorts of different styles no matter what their personnel because they know how to mesh together whatever talent they have on hand to produce a true team effort. They all emphasize the best talents and find ways to cover up deficiencies through astute team play.

A great coach not only adapts the system, but recognizes the talents (or potential talents) the players have, and gets that out of them to better the team. One person that really comes to mind is Paul Riley, who coaches women's soccer. The last year of the WNY Flash, they were picked last, he got some amazing talents out of deadly strikers, and ended up winning the championship.

[TucsonMike]

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http://rpiathletics.com/news/2017/9/...-captains.aspx

Anyone else think Jared Wilson looks a little bit like a young Christopher Walken?

[Ralph Baer]

Re: RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

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[Waite21]

Re: RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

Five o'clock? That's an odd time to start a game.

It's not like Saint Mary's is facing a long bus ride back to Canada immediately after the game. They'll be staying in the States to play Quinnipiac on Sunday.

Anyone know the reason for the decision to start the game at five?

[turk181]

Re: RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

Supposedly a prediction of a top-four finish in the league, according to a quote of one of our players in the TU. I'm happy there's high hopes, but you have to be able to win more than 4 games each month to be able to do that. Have a favorable showing on at least the first 8 games, and then reconsideration will come as we head into the last 14 in 2018. No more of this "pick a month for a meltdown" stuff we had under the last dude.

I get your point but I’ld be more than happy if the Team averaged 4 wins a month.

[turk181]

Re: RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

Five o'clock? That's an odd time to start a game.

It's not like Saint Mary's is facing a long bus ride back to Canada immediately after the game. They'll be staying in the States to play Quinnipiac on Sunday.

Anyone know the reason for the decision to start the game at five?

Probably because they play Q @ 4pm Sunday.

[lugnut92]

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I get your point but I’ld be more than happy if the Team averaged 4 wins a month.

Hell, that's a 20 win season!

[Ralph Baer]

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Anyone know the reason for the decision to start the game at five?

They want me to feel guilty for listening while it is still Yom Kippur.

[lugnut92]

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They want me to feel guilty for listening while it is still Yom Kippur.

Just open the stream and let it go for the next 28 hours. No turning on/off required.

[FlagDUDE08]

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Five o'clock? That's an odd time to start a game.

It's not like Saint Mary's is facing a long bus ride back to Canada immediately after the game. They'll be staying in the States to play Quinnipiac on Sunday.

Anyone know the reason for the decision to start the game at five?

Skate with the Engineers is after the game. I wouldn't be surprised if they want to wrap up the game early so the children can meet the team and get autographs at a halfway decent hour.

[jericho]

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Checking in. Hi everyone! Tomorrow, it starts.

[Ralph Baer]

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Checking in. Hi everyone! Tomorrow, it starts.

Are you referring to Flaggie's smiley posts?

[jericho]

Are you referring to Flaggie's smiley posts?

Not at all. It's been a long nine months 😀

[Wicked Slappaahs]

http://rpiathletics.com/news/2017/9/...-captains.aspx

Anyone else think Jared Wilson looks a little bit like a young Christopher Walken?

LOL. Yes 😜