Benionsopinion
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The problem in last night's loss was not coaching,but execution. When three starters on any team shoot 10 for 36 from the field and three starters on the opponents score more than 20 points each the die is cast. The game was closer than it should have been with those facts in evidence. The caterwauling about coaching has reached a crescendo,but there have been few posts about the poor execution on the part of the team. All the better coaches than Holly need to explain how a team overcomes a below par shooting night by three starters. Coaches teach and players execute. Mistakes are made in each area,but the glaring mistake last night was in execution. Does anyone think that coaches teach players to miss shots,throw bad passes,fail to block out on rebounds or not go after a rebound,to foul a 3 point shooter or any of the myriad problems that showed up last night? According to a lot of posters,the coach should be held accountable for all things. If players have a bad shooting night,or don't rebound,or make turnovers,it's on the coach. One might say replace the players,but that was tried with little or no effect. So the Lady Vols lost a winnable game by failure to execute. All teams go through this. Our Lady Vols have had ONE undefeated season in their history and have won a national title with TEN losses. To reiterate-- coaches teach and players execute. Lady Vols are 15-1. Let's play tough at South Carolina. Just a thought,has the flu bug hit the team?