Player Development and Buy-In

[DMoney]

The biggest downfall of the Shannon regime was player development. Too many guys peaked early and got progressively worse. Ultimately, that's what got Shannon fired in Year Four.

The jury is still out on Golden's ability to develop players. But the early returns are promising. Look at the guys who went from punching bags and annual attrition candidates to become solid contributors:

2011

Jacory Harris
Tommy Streeter
Jake Wieclaw

2012

Brandon McGee
Davon Johnson
Jeremy Lewis
Dyron Dye

Some of that is old-fashioned skill development and putting guys in positions to succeed. But a lot of it is just getting guys to buy in. Even Seantrel, who is far from a company guy, lost weight, kept it off and had a solid year.

One image from the Duke game stuck with me. When the whistle sounded, the first guy to go up to Golden and show love was Kendall Thompkins. This is a Shannon guy who didn't get the playing time he wanted as a senior. He could've been bitter. Instead, he showed genuine affection towards his coach.

With reductions on the way, it is crucial that Golden maximizes every scholarship player on the roster. If the last two years are any indication, he will.

 

[CanesAreAble]

Ben Jones, too. And even though Luther Robinson has had issues, he finally put in the work in the off-season, and contributed. It'll be interesting to see what he does next year.

Also, ooks like you can throw Warlord into that category. He might finally be getting it.

 

[Picksix]

Miami is in excellent hands. If anyone can get in these kids heads and make them perform it's Al Golden. Jimmy Johnson had a Masters in Psychology too.

Al Golden- Masters in Sports Psychology

Sport psychology is an interdisciplinary science that draws on knowledge from the fields of Kinesiology and Psychology. It involves the study of how psychological factors affect performance and how participation in sport and exercise affect psychological and physical factors.[1] In addition to instruction and training of psychological skills for performance improvement, applied sport psychology may include work with athletes, coaches, and parents regarding injury, rehabilitation, communication, team building, and career transitions.

 

[AZHurricane]

The biggest downfall of the Shannon regime was player development. Too many guys peaked early and got progressively worse. Ultimately, that's what got Shannon fired in Year Four.

The jury is still out on Golden's ability to develop players. But the early returns are promising. Look at the guys who went from punching bags and annual attrition candidates to become solid contributors:

2011

Jacory Harris
Tommy Streeter
Jake Wieclaw

2012

Brandon McGee
Davon Johnson
Jeremy Lewis
Dyron Dye

Some of that is old-fashioned skill development and putting guys in positions to succeed. But a lot of it is just getting guys to buy in. Even Seantrel, who is far from a company guy, lost weight, kept it off and had a solid year.

One image from the Duke game stuck with me. When the whistle sounded, the first guy to go up to Golden and show love was Kendall Thompkins. This is a Shannon guy who didn't get the playing time he wanted as a senior. He could've been bitter. Instead, he showed genuine affection towards his coach.

With reductions on the way, it is crucial that Golden maximizes every scholarship player on the roster. If the last two years are any indication, he will.

I saw that - thought it was amazing. Quote from the last Hurricane Hotline - "Every kid deserves a coach who believes in him." Kids seem to be responding.

 

[ABizzle]

Couldn't agree more. These 'Al Golden Camps' are an integral part of Al's plan... We've seen what he did at Temple.. What he did with the players D$ mentioned... I expect these trends to continue with the kids on the current roster and those to come.

 

[DiegoCane]

The biggest downfall of the Shannon regime was player development. Too many guys peaked early and got progressively worse. Ultimately, that's what got Shannon fired in Year Four.

The jury is still out on Golden's ability to develop players. But the early returns are promising. Look at the guys who went from punching bags and annual attrition candidates to become solid contributors:

2011

Jacory Harris
Tommy Streeter
Jake Wieclaw

2012

Brandon McGee
Davon Johnson
Jeremy Lewis
Dyron Dye

Some of that is old-fashioned skill development and putting guys in positions to succeed. But a lot of it is just getting guys to buy in. Even Seantrel, who is far from a company guy, lost weight, kept it off and had a solid year.

One image from the Duke game stuck with me. When the whistle sounded, the first guy to go up to Golden and show love was Kendall Thompkins. This is a Shannon guy who didn't get the playing time he wanted as a senior. He could've been bitter. Instead, he showed genuine affection towards his coach.

With reductions on the way, it is crucial that Golden maximizes every scholarship player on the roster. If the last two years are any indication, he will.

Saw that as well, rubbed his head. Thought that was pretty good sign for what the player think of him especially considering Thompkins isn't a guy who gets a lot of burn.

 

[RiDLer80]

Another year of Golden molding, influencing and leading this team has me very excited about next season.

I think the days of guys not getting any better in their time here is long gone. This staff produces.

 

[usfcane]

THought the exact same thing D$ when i saw KT be the first to congratulate al after the game, really good sign right there. We are in good hands.

The biggest downfall of the Shannon regime was player development. Too many guys peaked early and got progressively worse. Ultimately, that's what got Shannon fired in Year Four.

The jury is still out on Golden's ability to develop players. But the early returns are promising. Look at the guys who went from punching bags and annual attrition candidates to become solid contributors:

2011

Jacory Harris
Tommy Streeter
Jake Wieclaw

2012

Brandon McGee
Davon Johnson
Jeremy Lewis
Dyron Dye

Some of that is old-fashioned skill development and putting guys in positions to succeed. But a lot of it is just getting guys to buy in. Even Seantrel, who is far from a company guy, lost weight, kept it off and had a solid year.

One image from the Duke game stuck with me. When the whistle sounded, the first guy to go up to Golden and show love was Kendall Thompkins. This is a Shannon guy who didn't get the playing time he wanted as a senior. He could've been bitter. Instead, he showed genuine affection towards his coach.

With reductions on the way, it is crucial that Golden maximizes every scholarship player on the roster. If the last two years are any indication, he will.

Saw that as well, rubbed his head. Thought that was pretty good sign for what the player think of him especially considering Thompkins isn't a guy who gets a lot of burn.