The Coach Effect

[the AntiPusher]

RE: General tennis news

He idolizes Nadal so he's the only player he'd probably want to coach anyway.

I wouldnt have a problem with Johnny Mac helping Rafa.. a change is needed but we all know it will Never happen

 

[the AntiPusher]

RE: General tennis news

I can see his younger bro being a much better coach than JMac.

Pmac cannot ever get his mouth unglued from Roger's backside.. its Fed only for him

 

[tented]

RE: General tennis news

I can see his younger bro being a much better coach than JMac.

Pmac cannot ever get his mouth unglued from Roger's backside.. its Fed only for him

Patrick McEnroe's and Chris Evert's eyes go funny when they talk about Roger. Idolatry at its purest.

 

[Kieran]

RE: General tennis news

He idolizes Nadal so he's the only player he'd probably want to coach anyway.

I wouldnt have a problem with Johnny Mac helping Rafa.. a change is needed but we all know it will Never happen

I would! It's okay him interviewing him - and talking more than the guy he's interviewing - but he'd be totally the wrong kind of bloke for Rafa on a training ground. I even get the impression that Mac would be weighing his own current game against the best, as much as trying to figure out a coaching plan (which would be utterly beyond him, I imagine).

Stick to the mic, Mac, can't get it wrong there...

 

[DarthFed]

RE: General tennis news

I can see his younger bro being a much better coach than JMac.

Pmac cannot ever get his mouth unglued from Roger's backside.. its Fed only for him

Not half as bad as Gilbert and J Mac ride the Rafa train.

 

[brokenshoelace]

RE: General tennis news

He idolizes Nadal so he's the only player he'd probably want to coach anyway.

I wouldnt have a problem with Johnny Mac helping Rafa.. a change is needed but we all know it will Never happen

The only change that is needed is a change in form. We've been down that path every time Rafa struggles.

 

[the AntiPusher]

RE: General tennis news

He idolizes Nadal so he's the only player he'd probably want to coach anyway.

I wouldnt have a problem with Johnny Mac helping Rafa.. a change is needed but we all know it will Never happen

I would! It's okay him interviewing him - and talking more than the guy he's interviewing - but he'd be totally the wrong kind of bloke for Rafa on a training ground. I even get the impression that Mac would be weighing his own current game against the best, as much as trying to figure out a coaching plan (which would be utterly beyond him, I imagine).

Stick to the mic, Mac, can't get it wrong there...

If mac could get Rafa to use the lefty serve more(into the body and wide).. slide into the net to shorten the points. I think it would help the Dirt Devil save some miles on his legs.. its just my opinion

 

[Kieran]

RE: General tennis news

He idolizes Nadal so he's the only player he'd probably want to coach anyway.

I wouldnt have a problem with Johnny Mac helping Rafa.. a change is needed but we all know it will Never happen

I would! It's okay him interviewing him - and talking more than the guy he's interviewing - but he'd be totally the wrong kind of bloke for Rafa on a training ground. I even get the impression that Mac would be weighing his own current game against the best, as much as trying to figure out a coaching plan (which would be utterly beyond him, I imagine).

Stick to the mic, Mac, can't get it wrong there...

If mac could get Rafa to use the lefty serve more(into the body and wide).. slide into the net to shorten the points. I think it would help the Dirt Devil save some miles on his legs.. its just my opinion

Rafa is prolly as successful holding serve as Mac ever was, but just cos they're both lefties doesn't mean that only they know how to maximise its impact. Federer, for instance, uses the wide serve very effectively against Rafa, in the deuce court. Same thing.

I don't see Mac as being a guy who could organise effective training and coaching sessions. Uncle T is (still!) the best in the business, as far as Rafa is concerned...

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

RE: General tennis news

I can see his younger bro being a much better coach than JMac.

Pmac cannot ever get his mouth unglued from Roger's backside.. its Fed only for him

Hey, everyone has a favorite...at least Pmac does not have the huge ego like the brother, and he does not deal in absolutes. Jmac constantly says things like " he is the best I have ever...." or" the best volley I have ever..." You know what I mean. Jmac usually does not know what he is saying. Pmac can sit back and analyse the whole thing better in my opinion. Jmac gets carried away too easily.

 

[brokenshoelace]

RE: General tennis news

I can see his younger bro being a much better coach than JMac.

Pmac cannot ever get his mouth unglued from Roger's backside.. its Fed only for him

Hey, everyone has a favorite...at least Pmac does not have the huge ego like the brother, and he does not deal in absolutes. Jmac constantly says things like " he is the best I have ever...." or" the best volley I have ever..." You know what I mean. Jmac usually does not know what he is saying. Pmac can sit back and analyse the whole thing better in my opinion. Jmac gets carried away too easily.

Can't we agree that they're both terrible?

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

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^Agree on the fanboyism part. But I truly believe Pmac has better qualities than the older brother to be a coach.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

RE: General tennis news

I can see his younger bro being a much better coach than JMac.

Pmac cannot ever get his mouth unglued from Roger's backside.. its Fed only for him

Hey, everyone has a favorite...at least Pmac does not have the huge ego like the brother, and he does not deal in absolutes. Jmac constantly says things like " he is the best I have ever...." or" the best volley I have ever..." You know what I mean. Jmac usually does not know what he is saying. Pmac can sit back and analyse the whole thing better in my opinion. Jmac gets carried away too easily.

I am not sure how much of it (absolute superlatives) is because he cannot analyze
things properly and how much of it is because he feels the need to hype things up
as he sees that is part of his role as a TV commentator.

 

[the AntiPusher]

RE: General tennis news

I can see his younger bro being a much better coach than JMac.

Pmac cannot ever get his mouth unglued from Roger's backside.. its Fed only for him

Hey, everyone has a favorite...at least Pmac does not have the huge ego like the brother, and he does not deal in absolutes. Jmac constantly says things like " he is the best I have ever...." or" the best volley I have ever..." You know what I mean. Jmac usually does not know what he is saying. Pmac can sit back and analyse the whole thing better in my opinion. Jmac gets carried away too easily.

Can't we agree that they're both terrible?

Wait just a second. Jmac has arguably the best hands the game of Tennis has ever seen.. He played against probably now the 2nd best era of great players and he was right there in the Mix. Let's dont equate his over the top announcing with his tennis genius.. PMac has won anything and really wasnt that good of a Davis Cup captain.IMO He could add some value to Rafa's tennis psyche.. Let's dont judge the guy because we don't like him

 

[Kirijax]

RE: General tennis news

Andy is a jokester so I wouldn't count on anything until it's a done deal.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

RE: General tennis news

^AP, not talking about playing at all. Not applicable. Lots of good coaches out there who were average at best in their playing days.(Gullikson, Annacone, Norman etc...) I am only saying Pmac is more of a coach material than Jmac. Just a personal opinion.

 

[Kirijax]

RE: General tennis news

^AP, not talking about playing at all. Not applicable. Lots of good coaches out there who were average at best in their playing days.(Gullikson, Annacone, Norman etc...) I am only saying Pmac is more of a coach material than Jmac. Just a personal opinion.

In my opinion PMac has run the USTA into the ground. He's the last person I'd be talking to.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

RE: General tennis news

^AP, not talking about playing at all. Not applicable. Lots of good coaches out there who were average at best in their playing days.(Gullikson, Annacone, Norman etc...) I am only saying Pmac is more of a coach material than Jmac. Just a personal opinion.

In my opinion PMac has run the USTA into the ground. He's the last person I'd be talking to.

I think it is rather harsh to blame one person for the current state of tennis in the USA.:nono

 

[Kirijax]

RE: General tennis news

^AP, not talking about playing at all. Not applicable. Lots of good coaches out there who were average at best in their playing days.(Gullikson, Annacone, Norman etc...) I am only saying Pmac is more of a coach material than Jmac. Just a personal opinion.

In my opinion PMac has run the USTA into the ground. He's the last person I'd be talking to.

I think it is rather harsh to blame one person for the current state of tennis in the USA.:nono

Well, he's not the only one but he hasn't done diddly either.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

RE: General tennis news

^AP, not talking about playing at all. Not applicable. Lots of good coaches out there who were average at best in their playing days.(Gullikson, Annacone, Norman etc...) I am only saying Pmac is more of a coach material than Jmac. Just a personal opinion.

In my opinion PMac has run the USTA into the ground. He's the last person I'd be talking to.

I think it is rather harsh to blame one person for the current state of tennis in the USA.:nono

Well, he's not the only one but he hasn't done diddly either.

Anyone who gets the job of GM of Player Development in the US of A has an amazingly hard job and a very uphill battle. PM has tried some stuff, some I agree with, some I don't but either way, it will not be easy to turn it around no matter who heads the position. Tennis , popularity wise, is behind ice hockey in the States and half the states know ice only as something you put in a drink.

Kids are playing other sports. Team sports are always more attractive. I have my personal opinions on why that is but either way, tennis is not way up there. Not a lot of money to be made. Even a high school basketball player travels with a team bus that has a team doctor and everything. A tennis player pays everything out of pocket. Hard for families. Even when you are a player ranked around a hundred, you are constantly struggling to break even, with all your expenses.

In these circumstances, it is a tough job to make tennis attractive to the masses in the States. Maybe a superstar type player who could capture the imagination of the nation could have helped but I don't see one in the near future.

By the way, I totally do not agree with PM's position regarding junior tennis with lighter balls and smaller courts till the age 10. I would be Ok with age 6-7 , but 10 is too old.

 

[the AntiPusher]

RE: General tennis news

^AP, not talking about playing at all. Not applicable. Lots of good coaches out there who were average at best in their playing days.(Gullikson, Annacone, Norman etc...) I am only saying Pmac is more of a coach material than Jmac. Just a personal opinion.

Murat.. Johnny Mac sees something extranodinary special in Nadal. I have watch him since I was a little kid. I saw how he went through his transformation from the super brat but he was a super teenager like Rafa was. Johnny Mac marveled at Sampras and Roger's talents but he sees the ultimate figther in Nadal. Rafa wasnt natural gifted as a net volleyer but his touch as really gotten so brillant at times which astonishes JMac. What's wrong with that.