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RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

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engineerhockeyfan said:
I just hope that this coach can react to the talent on the team, and not be stuck on his idea of a process. We have had great players who went on to careers in the AHL and some (not enough) in the NHL, that were not allowed to show what they could do at RPI because of the coaches system.
We need structure, but we need to be able to show our talent within that structure. JMO
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A great coach knows the sport so well that he continuously adapts his "system" to the skills of the players he has right now.

Over time, he might prefer to recruit a collection of certain "types" but you always have to adjust even then.

Three examples that come to mind are Belichick, Popovich, and Auriemma (and way before them, Wooden). All of them win playing all sorts of different styles no matter what their personnel because they know how to mesh together whatever talent they have on hand to produce a true team effort. They all emphasize the best talents and find ways to cover up deficiencies through astute team play.
 
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FreshFish said:
A great coach knows the sport so well that he continuously adapts his "system" to the skills of the players he has right now.

Over time, he might prefer to recruit a collection of certain "types" but you always have to adjust even then.

Three examples that come to mind are Belichick, Popovich, and Auriemma (and way before them, Wooden). All of them win playing all sorts of different styles no matter what their personnel because they know how to mesh together whatever talent they have on hand to produce a true team effort. They all emphasize the best talents and find ways to cover up deficiencies through astute team play.
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A great coach not only adapts the system, but recognizes the talents (or potential talents) the players have, and gets that out of them to better the team. One person that really comes to mind is Paul Riley, who coaches women's soccer. The last year of the WNY Flash, they were picked last, he got some amazing talents out of deadly strikers, and ended up winning the championship.
 
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Re: RPI 2017-18 Preseason Thread: To Dream the Impossible Dream

Five o'clock? That's an odd time to start a game.

It's not like Saint Mary's is facing a long bus ride back to Canada immediately after the game. They'll be staying in the States to play Quinnipiac on Sunday.

Anyone know the reason for the decision to start the game at five?
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
Supposedly a prediction of a top-four finish in the league, according to a quote of one of our players in the TU. I'm happy there's high hopes, but you have to be able to win more than 4 games each month to be able to do that. Have a favorable showing on at least the first 8 games, and then reconsideration will come as we head into the last 14 in 2018. No more of this "pick a month for a meltdown" stuff we had under the last dude.
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I get your point but I’ld be more than happy if the Team averaged 4 wins a month.
 
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Waite21 said:
Five o'clock? That's an odd time to start a game.

It's not like Saint Mary's is facing a long bus ride back to Canada immediately after the game. They'll be staying in the States to play Quinnipiac on Sunday.

Anyone know the reason for the decision to start the game at five?
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Probably because they play Q @ 4pm Sunday.
 
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Waite21 said:
Five o'clock? That's an odd time to start a game.

It's not like Saint Mary's is facing a long bus ride back to Canada immediately after the game. They'll be staying in the States to play Quinnipiac on Sunday.

Anyone know the reason for the decision to start the game at five?
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Skate with the Engineers is after the game. I wouldn't be surprised if they want to wrap up the game early so the children can meet the team and get autographs at a halfway decent hour.
 
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Checking in. Hi everyone! Tomorrow, it starts.
 
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turk181 said:
That actually was Posted back when but for such an awesome story it deserves a re-post.
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Whoops - sorry. I read through this thread and skimmed the previous thread and somehow missed wherever it was posted before. Of course, I kind of zoned out when you guys were talking football...

Anyway, let me try again. How about this one? It's not about a player, but it is another quality person associated with RPI hockey - Norris Pearson, head honcho of HFH.

http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-faces-landmarks-part-of-new-violence-12238683.php
 
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In honor of Coaches Smith and Vines and their assistants, today is 30 September 2017. There are 0 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 30 September 2017 for the start of next season.[/QUOTE]
 
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cmmarkham said:
Whoops - sorry. I read through this thread and skimmed the previous thread and somehow missed wherever it was posted before. Of course, I kind of zoned out when you guys were talking football...

Anyway, let me try again. How about this one? It's not about a player, but it is another quality person associated with RPI hockey - Norris Pearson, head honcho of HFH.

http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-faces-landmarks-part-of-new-violence-12238683.php
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It could have been posted in the Alumni thread.
 
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DrDemento said:
And then almost no one would have seen it. It is fine being posted here. Anything CMM posts is OK here with me.
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That is certainly correct. :) What I was trying to say was that the reason that CMM didn't see it might have been because it might have originally been posted in the Alumni thread. Anything which CMM posts is fine with me too.
 
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