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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 152147" data-attributes="member: 983">Let me get this straight-&nbsp; I don't expect the best coach in the world to take a group of kids who doesn't pick up a basketball during the summer to a .500 record.&nbsp; Now, I do expect great things from a great coach with a group of kids who played all summer long.&nbsp; It's really simple, you must have some talent to win.&nbsp; But, you also have to develop that talent to win.&nbsp; I think that is what we agree on.&nbsp; You've got to build a program and encourage kids, and that starts at a young age.&nbsp; But I also think that many coaches ride the line between pushing their kids to be good (much beyond mediocrity) and killing their program.&nbsp; You have to be a really, really good motivator to get kids to put in the time needed to be successful in sports today.&nbsp; There are far too many other distractions in the world.&nbsp; Kids today aren't motivated the same way as we were and it is easy to make it &quot;too hard&quot; for them.&nbsp; The great coaches can figure this matrix out.&nbsp; If the best coach in the nation rolls into a school where mediocrity is prevalent, it is going to take a few years to be successful.&nbsp; Like you say, it starts at a young level.&nbsp; And one person can influence but can't control that.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's culture, plain and simple.&nbsp; Unfortunately the expectation placed on that superstar coach would probably be unrealistic and he would be fired or chased off in two years.&nbsp; And the cycle continues......</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 152147, member: 983"] Let me get this straight- I don't expect the best coach in the world to take a group of kids who doesn't pick up a basketball during the summer to a .500 record. Now, I do expect great things from a great coach with a group of kids who played all summer long. It's really simple, you must have some talent to win. But, you also have to develop that talent to win. I think that is what we agree on. You've got to build a program and encourage kids, and that starts at a young age. But I also think that many coaches ride the line between pushing their kids to be good (much beyond mediocrity) and killing their program. You have to be a really, really good motivator to get kids to put in the time needed to be successful in sports today. There are far too many other distractions in the world. Kids today aren't motivated the same way as we were and it is easy to make it "too hard" for them. The great coaches can figure this matrix out. If the best coach in the nation rolls into a school where mediocrity is prevalent, it is going to take a few years to be successful. Like you say, it starts at a young level. And one person can influence but can't control that. It's culture, plain and simple. Unfortunately the expectation placed on that superstar coach would probably be unrealistic and he would be fired or chased off in two years. And the cycle continues...... [/QUOTE]

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