Watching the TCU game, it was very easy to hear MB and JD coaching their teams from the sidelines. Obviously, in a non-covid situation, the crowd noise is so loud, late in a close game, that the coaches are very limited in how much they can communicate to players while the action is happening. Especially when they are playing at the opposite end of the arena from the bench.
I wonder if that helps or hurts effectiveness of teams. I guess it depends on the team/player and the situation. I can see situations where it might be more confusing and cause the player to have to think too much, rather than reacting as they are naturally inclined to. I can also see where a young team might benefit from the situation due to lack of experience.
One example I noticed last night. TCU had the ball. As the shot clock dropped below 10 seconds, MB started yelling "shot coming, shot coming". You could see our perimeter defenders crank up their intensity and do everything they could not to let their guy shake free for a shot. Of course, the TCU players also heard this, and it might have clued them in to the fact that the shot clock was winding down. Our defense was stellar. Their guard got a contested, difficult shot off with under 3 seconds left. It clanked off the rim, and TCU got an easy rebound/putback. Did MB's yelling cause our guys to shift all of their energy to defense, and forget to position themselves to block out and rebound? Maybe so.
I wonder if that helps or hurts effectiveness of teams. I guess it depends on the team/player and the situation. I can see situations where it might be more confusing and cause the player to have to think too much, rather than reacting as they are naturally inclined to. I can also see where a young team might benefit from the situation due to lack of experience.
One example I noticed last night. TCU had the ball. As the shot clock dropped below 10 seconds, MB started yelling "shot coming, shot coming". You could see our perimeter defenders crank up their intensity and do everything they could not to let their guy shake free for a shot. Of course, the TCU players also heard this, and it might have clued them in to the fact that the shot clock was winding down. Our defense was stellar. Their guard got a contested, difficult shot off with under 3 seconds left. It clanked off the rim, and TCU got an easy rebound/putback. Did MB's yelling cause our guys to shift all of their energy to defense, and forget to position themselves to block out and rebound? Maybe so.
