Third Quarter Woes

[glv98]

Lie? How about coach speak?

Hmm could be but I'm not sure I've ever heard Coach speak blaming tired legs for a late season collapse. But could be

Maybe some of the assistants are thinking about getting out of Dodge themselves at this point. I believe the non-Marshall assistants may be as perplexed as all of us are with what is going on. Are there any interviews with them or is Kim keeping the assistants as well as the players away from the media?

Gabe has been mentioned for some head coaching jobs, ironically one being TAM which he probably just helped ensure will not be open.

 

[StorrsCentral]

Valid point but incomplete. Next job for the coach is to tell them where they’re falling short of the game plan and what they need to do differently to fulfill it. Present alternatives.

Could the problem with third quarters be that halftime is too much rest? They’re conditioned for the short bursts and short rest. Maybe muscles and reflexs get too cold. Not sure what you could do about that.

fatigue might be a factor in some of the problematic things we’re seeing. It was a problem at this point last year.Maybe lapses are bc they’re dog tired and zone out not bc they dgaf?

You are really grasping for straws about the halftime rest being a problem. That is a time to re-group and rest up, hydrate, and make adjustments for the remainder of the game. If anyone thinks that the short bursts and short rest make them able to stay fresh all game you do not watch the games. In the fourth quarter they look gassed while most of the other teams look fresher. With all she is trying to do its possible to be mentally drained in the fourth. Just go out and play basketball without worrying about when to jump in and jump out of the game. Geez, just play basketball.

 

[37620VOL]

You are really grasping for straws about the halftime rest being a problem. That is a time to re-group and rest up, hydrate, and make adjustments for the remainder of the game. If anyone thinks that the short bursts and short rest make them able to stay fresh all game you do not watch the games. In the fourth quarter they look gassed while most of the other teams look fresher. With all she is trying to do its possible to be mentally drained in the fourth. Just go out and play basketball without worrying about when to jump in and jump out of the game. Geez, just play basketball.

But we play a lot better in the fourth than we do in the third. So, it seems like they are either losing focus/intensity at halftime or we are making crappy adjustments or the players struggle to implement good halftime adjustments.

Wasn't there one season a Josh Heupel team was a suck fest in the third quarter?