Great point. I think some times we put to much on the coach when a player doesnt develope or does. It's more imo up to the player on how much he wants it and how hard he is willing to work. They have unlimited access to the gym and weight room, with a top notch recovery program. If a guys shot doesn't develope was it the coach or did he not get up enough shots in the summer? If a guy is slow Is it the coach or does he eat fast food and play video games all summer?
SK develope because he was a gym rat, worked endlessly on his game. No matter where he went to college he would have become a great player imo because he was willing to put in the work
Shaq didn't turn into that stud we all thought because imo he didn't work on his game enough. It's not micks fault shaq disn't put up 1000s of shots over the summer. It's on the player the gym is a minute walk from where they sleep.
If a kid is gifted athletically his development as a player is up to him now his coach can help but that kid has to work on his game. Basketball is a skilled sport you want to be good you have to practice on your own. Yes they work on skills throughout practices but not enough to get you nba good because they are going over the general offense and defense and schemes where the coach is very hands on every kid on every team goes thru this it's the kids that stay after or get there before that are good and that develope. The development comes when the coach isn't around.
Steph curry did not become two time mvp from because his coach developed him at Davidson it was because he stayed in the gym for hours working on his shot getting shot after shot up.
Coaches imo have an effect on the style of how you play on how you come to see things. But if a division one basketball player can't shoot or can't dribble that is the kids fault for not working enough on his game in the offseason