If I have a good 3 point shooter on a team, I'm testing him early. In other words, he without a doubt has the green light. I grant him that. I don't tell him to think about anything but being the sharpshooter. If he's cold, I adjust out. A good coach writes that blank check. Only a stupid coach fails to feed that ego. I feed all the egos and walk them back when necessary. The mission of a great coach is to create "team" with stud individuals. Personally, I hate too many "team speeches". I like individual studs working together. I don't like weaklings hiding behind "the team". Basketball is the perfect example.
It's about like a great band. I don't tell a guitar player to hide behind the bass. I don't tell the drummer to feed the vocals. I feed the living crap out of the ego of each one. I'm never afraid of a man's ego. It's so predictable, it isn't even funny. You feed them and you'll own them... as a coach. You build "team"... great teams... from fueling a mountain of egos... in concert.
Yes. Identify and glorify a 3 point sharpshooter... by name. The in and out game this year is our best bet down the stretch.