Mike Woodson, head coach of the Atlanta Hawks definitely did go into an overdrive with his experimentation tactic. This could be seen for a good part of the last season and leading up to quite a bit of this season too. The experimentation, especially done on the scale that Woodson did, surely backfired on the Hawks and their fortunes. Of course, they did lose a lot of their games, which quite prompted Woodson to think the other way.
Woodson started paying some attention to detail to the minute things in his game plan. Surely this should have worked wonders for Woodson, but then this thought process came with some unseen dangers. Danger Number 1, all the experimentation got some players of the Hawks playing in a way they had got accustomed to. Attention to detail especially in their plan would mean the players having to change the way they play.
Mid-season or the finishing part of a season, this is one of the most harmful things to be done to a team. Surely, the players' approach and mindset is towards a certain style of play. And attention to detail in the game plan will definitely do no favor to improving the Hawks' fortunes. For example, in the last game against Houston Josh Smith hit a 3-pointer. This could have been a turning point in the match for the Hawks.
Instead of going in for the kill, the players rested back and got too complacent with the achievements of Josh. Everyone including Josh possibly got carried away and in a sense, got headstrong with their approach. Needless to say, it contributed to their downfall. And this has been the story of Hawks all season long. Periods of dominance have followed with periods of trough. The real problem with the Hawks is once they go south, they do not find a way to come up.
Woodson believes that by paying some more attention to detail, the fortunes of Hawks could be reversed. Well, if that really is the case, then Woodson should be focusing on the mental aspect of things. The problem with the Hawks is more mental than that of skills. And this is where Woodson should be training most of his guns on. Once he fixes the mental problems of his players, surely he would be able to get the win-loss record looking north.
For now, the idea of looking things from a detailed perspective, looks bright. If only, the analysis could be on a mental side rather than being on the logistical front, Woodson can really make this work for the Hawks.
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