http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-11-12/k-state-basketball-looks-rebound-against-oru
Like most coaches, Weber says who finishes a game is more important than who starts. While Southwell has come off the bench early in the first two outings, not starting the game is a sore point.
“It’s not cool to be a senior not starting, especially when you feel you’re the best player on the team,” Southwell said.
Weber said starting jobs are earned in practice.
“You have to do it every day in practice,” Weber said. “He’s got to be consistent. I can’t hand anything to anyone. If other guys play better in practice, you have to give it to them. Everything has to be earned, and that’s what we’re trying to drive into him.”
That is not a good development for oscar. oscar loses teams like nobody's business. He's like top ten in the country good at it.
This could be really fun tho. oscar loves to talk crap on players in the press. Seems like Southwell is game too. Exciting times ahead maybe.
Do you think he does this for motivation? I think he's been calling out the upperclassmen for this reason but I'm not sure they will take it that way. They certainly won't if they don't respect him.
I'm certain oscar would tell you he does it to motivate, but he's a huge "it's not me, it's them" kind of guy when the going gets tough. It really shines through when he's feeling the heat. He typically only starts this crap in earnest when he's dropping games he shouldn't. Then the players tune him out on the court. They start to get this going-through-the-motions, zombie look. oscar of course continues to yell his dipshit instructions unfazed.
I think you are correct when you say they don't take it the right way if they don't respect him, and oscar's problem is I don't think any of his players past or present respect oscar when the team is losing and he starts this schtick. oscar walks a fine line when it comes to his players' respect for him. If they're winning I think they accept him, but I don't think deep down they have a legitimate respect for him even then. They might pay lip service to the notion, but it doesn't look genuine in their interactions with him. He just doesn't have the self-confidence to inspire it. Then when this crap starts all bets are off. He no longer gets the "good guy/goofy eff, but we're winning" pass.
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