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Originally Posted by Ian Hancock Ever played with a poor player and fell apart yourself.
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An interesting phenomenon, Ian. I see it all the time in basketball - playing to the level of your opponent. I've coached teams that won consistently. By consistently, I mean not only did they win games, but the margin was always around 10 points or so. It didn't matter if we were playing #2 or #20, the outcome would be the same. Now, granted, playing #20 some lesser players were in the game, but the starters couldn't or wouldn't inflate the lead.
I've only coached one team that didn't suffer from this phenomenon. They only knew how to play hard, and to run the system. This team was disciplined enough to
shut out the weakest team in the league, 78-0... I've still got the scoresheet (I had it laminated). But it was a team that was dedicated to doing what they knew, and working hard. What their opponents were doing was of no consequence to them - they believed in themselves and their system, and excelled.
As for golf? I'm usually the poor player bringing down the others. But I've got a nice hitting net for the winter, and my Boomerang... I have some pretty good expectations for next year.