[Xs & Joes #4] Discovering The Sweet Spot: How a National Championship Winning Trend Was Exposed
[Xs & Joes #4] Discovering The Sweet Spot: How a National Championship Winning Trend Was Exposed
In Episode 4 of Xs and Joes, Mike Wiemuth (iu-in-philly) and Bob Moats (cbobmoats) tell the origin story of The Sweet Spot™ -- what it is, how it came about, and what it means for hanging banners.
[Editor’s note: If you are planning to join us at Upstairs Pub in Bloomington this Saturday after the Penn State game for our annual Back Home Network meetup, you’ll be able to meet Bob and Mike! They’ll be in town for the weekend.]
In Episode 4 of Xs and Joes, Mike Wiemuth (iu-in-philly) and Bob Moats (cbobmoats) tell the origin story of The Sweet Spot™ -- what it is, how it came about, and what it means for hanging banners.
In this episode …
Segment 1: How Two Frequent Title Winners Tried Change The Game?
Get Dudes and Win- The Blended Recruiting Tracks to Titles (Slides 1 and 2)
The Calipari Doctrine: Talent Over Experience Every Time (Slide 3)
Coach K Becomes a Disciple of the OAD Strategy (Slide 3)
Segment 2: What Did Blended Tracks Look Like During the OAD Transition?
Butler, VCU, and Wichita State- Mid Major Breakthroughs
Purdue- The Baby Boilers, Effective Players, then a Quest for Higher Level Talent
Indiana- A Total Rebuild, A Movement and A Rapid Decline
Segment 3: What Were The Consequences of The Heavy OAD Teams?
2016 and 2017- How Villanova and UNC were different (Slide 4)
Two Tracks and the Baby Blue Utopian Spot
The Sweet Spot of The Highest Level of Talented Players Staying For Multiple Years (Slides 5-10)
Epilogue: Dean Wormer Talks with Cal and Coach K (Slide 11)
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