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UCLA Basketball: What the Bruins should look for in a coach

By James Puryear

LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 28: John Wooden the former coach at UCLA is pictured after the boys game at the McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games on March 28, 2007 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 28: John Wooden the former coach at UCLA is pictured after the boys game at the McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games on March 28, 2007 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Conclusion

All in all, there’s a pretty simple string of commonalities between elite coaches. Their teams are fundamentally sound, they don’t beat themselves, and as coaches they are able to adapt to changing environment and circumstance.

Of course, if it was as easy at it sounds, every coach would do it. However, when you look at the body of work, the development of teams over time, you can look to see what a coach’s process is.

Wins and losses don’t always reflect this process, as there’s a bevy of factors that sway the outcomes of winning and losing.  Ultimately the only thing a coach can do is prepare his or her team to the best of their ability, and judgment of a coach should be based on the quality of that preparedness over time.

And that process will give a good indication of whether or not a coach will bring the best out in their team or consistently fall short.

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What do you think is important in a coach? Agree? Disagree? Tell us on twitter at @GoJoeBruinUCLA. You can debate with me personally @SorenJRP. Go Bruins!