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Perfect Example of Rookie Mentality
Posted by: Jake on September 10th, 2012
The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.I know this doesn’t mean anything to a lot of people, but yesterdays opener for football was very interesteing to watch. Washington Redskins march into the Saints building and RG3 puts together a monster game as his 1st season game as a rookie and send the message that maturity, mental toughness and prescision attacks can be acheived from anyone of any age.
I really to get tired of hearing things like Corbin saying I expect to go out and compete. I don’t think thats what RG3 had in mind when he out gunned perhaps the best QB in the league in Breeze.
I hate having any other mentality other than I want to destroy the other team and make them fear us. I really liked the composure RG3 showed and yet the competetive way he went about doing his thing. I haven’t watched anything about this guy up until that first game and he pulled off something that no rookie had done since 1950.
We should be expecting that and helping the young guys think the same. Winning is a mental thing first, everything else will follow once the right mindset is there. Work ethic, maturity and championships will all follow with the right mindset.
Just thought I would bring up something to talk about. I hope the Jazz have no other focus but to win a chamionship this year. To look at things any other way such as to get to the conference finals or something would be setting us up for failure and supporting a weak mental focus. They need to be obsessed and focused on being champions now.
Learn quick boys.
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Notice how the player got a chance to play right off the bat as well…
So I guess that Andrew Luck just doesn’t have the right attitude?
No I’m not saying any other rookie doesn’t have the right attitude, but RG3 stood out and obviously has the right head on his shoulders right out the gates.
Dallan that is a good point that he had the opportunity right out the gates, but with as good as he played I’m sure that he would have earned the spot no matter what.
I want our rookies to feel they can beat the veterans to the starting position right now. They need to stop thinking they will develope into something and get there. Nothing should stand in their way and they need to force the coach to play them. Period.
@Jake I totally agree that they should earn it. But are they really getting the oppurtunity to earn it? From what we have seen no.. So hopefully something changes cause I want to believe in the coaching staff and FO they just have not really given tons of reasons to believe in them
i believe we will find out who Ty really is by next month. He got enough credibility for making the playoffs that job security shouldnt hinder taking more aggressive steps playing young talent. Its possible that he could come out this season with a much different philosophy. If he came out aggressive with a plan that uses the best talent, even if it incorporates Al for scoring I would be happy. I still think he is a smart numbers coach, and can probably develope good offensive and defensive sets.
Well said, I totally agree.
free the rookies!
Yes lets play the young guys, lets make them earn it if they don’t take it a serious as they should. Lets make them prove that we can keep them out there by acting like true professionals. At times I really wonder, especially if you follow or read some of these guys tweets. Haywards tweets at times are scary if we’re trying to guage hi maturity level by what he does when in a social areana, but he’s proved otherwose on the court. He’s also a competetive junkie with his PC gaming. But if you look at someone like KD he’s playin ball anywhere he can and expects to be the best player in the league. We need that. I would tell the rookies that if you handle yourself like allstars in how you fight and never give up, continue to develope and grow and prove yourself both on and off the court with maturity and work ethic (basically be a true professional) then I’ll leave you on the court even when things aren’t going good so you can learn and grow. But if you treat it like you’re hot stuff and get a big head in the slightest, you’ll find yourself at the end of that bench burried even if I (the coach) have to lace up my shoes to prove that.
Something like that
That should send the right message I think.
@Jake are you saying our young guys are not passionate about the game because they do other things besides play basketball?