Not-So-Funny Dakich Quotes
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:05 am
Once again our coach has the Blade eating right out of his hands and uses a few stunts to charm a few fans. Spending 5 minutes watching a student in class is well worth his time in the amount of PR he gets from people spreading the story. The fact is, we have only 2-3 seniors left in the program each year who may graduate and we forget about the other 15 players that left the program in the four previous years. I can't believe he continues to get away with the "young team" and "we'll win if we play hard" excuse year after year. If we "show up to play" we'll win........that seems to work every time when he wants to make sure he gets credit for our wins. If we don't win, it's only because the players don't play hard enough. It's like the faith healer saying that the person died because they just didn't have enough faith to be healed.
Selected excerpts from today's Toledo Blade.......
BOWLING GREEN - Dan Dakich knew his Bowling Green State University basketball team was destined for growing pains. Expecting them doesn't make experiencing them any less stressful.
"A coach knows his team, and a coach knows what level his team is at, and what level his team has to be at," Dakich said. "Anything below that level with our team doesn't get it done. (more gobbledy goop.....if you can't say anything intelligent, confuse the fans)
"Our particular team has to be a very hard-playing, concentrating group. When it plays anything other than that it gets beat."
Dakich hasn't been pleased with his team's focus at various times this season. It showed right away when after the Falcons' season-opening loss to Western Carolina, Dakich brought his team back on the court and conducted a midnight practice. (A macho thing to do....not smart....but macho)
"Last year's team dug in when things weren't going its way," Dakich said. "This year's team seems to hang its head, and that's awful." (I heard him say on the radio last year that Reimold was the only player we had who practiced like a champion)
Dakich is hoping that experiencing the situation will help them learn, but he knows he can't simulate it in team meetings, in the film room or at practice, even midnight ones.
The practices before the Western Michigan game lacked spirit, a sign the coach didn't appreciate.
"I am not totally convinced you practice like you play, but you play as your mentality is in practice a lot of the time," Dakich said. "[Last week] I was constantly trying to get guys to do things all year that they had been doing without any prodding. It was addressed by us constantly, to the point of screaming. (Screaming is a proven adult teaching strategy) When you have a somewhat immature team, that happens. You don't accept it."
"You learn lessons as you go along in a basketball season and hopefully this is a lesson that our players have learned," Dakich said. "We have a very simple motto. If you're not ready to play then you get beat."
Selected excerpts from today's Toledo Blade.......
BOWLING GREEN - Dan Dakich knew his Bowling Green State University basketball team was destined for growing pains. Expecting them doesn't make experiencing them any less stressful.
"A coach knows his team, and a coach knows what level his team is at, and what level his team has to be at," Dakich said. "Anything below that level with our team doesn't get it done. (more gobbledy goop.....if you can't say anything intelligent, confuse the fans)
"Our particular team has to be a very hard-playing, concentrating group. When it plays anything other than that it gets beat."
Dakich hasn't been pleased with his team's focus at various times this season. It showed right away when after the Falcons' season-opening loss to Western Carolina, Dakich brought his team back on the court and conducted a midnight practice. (A macho thing to do....not smart....but macho)
"Last year's team dug in when things weren't going its way," Dakich said. "This year's team seems to hang its head, and that's awful." (I heard him say on the radio last year that Reimold was the only player we had who practiced like a champion)
Dakich is hoping that experiencing the situation will help them learn, but he knows he can't simulate it in team meetings, in the film room or at practice, even midnight ones.
The practices before the Western Michigan game lacked spirit, a sign the coach didn't appreciate.
"I am not totally convinced you practice like you play, but you play as your mentality is in practice a lot of the time," Dakich said. "[Last week] I was constantly trying to get guys to do things all year that they had been doing without any prodding. It was addressed by us constantly, to the point of screaming. (Screaming is a proven adult teaching strategy) When you have a somewhat immature team, that happens. You don't accept it."
"You learn lessons as you go along in a basketball season and hopefully this is a lesson that our players have learned," Dakich said. "We have a very simple motto. If you're not ready to play then you get beat."
