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03-06-18 05:21 PM - Post#251112
In response to Murph
Per P38, the analogy to Bagnoli is actually quite accurate. After the graduation of Lo, Mullins, and Rosenberg in the CIT tournament victory, Petrasek was really the only remaining player whose game had matured. Once he left, all we have is a lot of young, but as yet unrealized, potential.
That said, I must say I was disappointed by the lack of player development this year and somewhat bewildered by Engles' manner and affect. Although Steffanini certainly progressed, the list of players who didn't includes Tape, Faulds, Bibbs, and most surprisingly for a senior, Hickman. When players don't develop, one naturally looks to the coach, and here Engles is a puzzle. Maybe it is his conception of himself as a soft-spoken teacher or just a preternatural calm, but I don't get much sense of a emotional connection. Do the players like him? Is what I see somehow connected to a failure to mentor and the players' slow development? I don't know, but I do wonder.
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