Not all good coaches are good tournament coaches, for whatever reason. Steve Shields was better in the regular season than he was in tournaments, for example, probably because of his over-coaching. Some big-name high-level D1 coaches have a stigma attached to them because of their failure in the Tournament.
How good a tournament coach will Beard be? My gut feel is that he will do well, but we shall see. This year's team has had a tendency to be a slow starter, and that can be a killer in tournaments. No second chances there. His substitution pattern also might work against him to some degree, because in the tournament there is no tomorrow and you have to have your best guys on the court a maximum amount of minutes. Of course, he may change his usual system for the tournament. I do not have enough expertise even to comment on the qualities needed, but I do know enough to know that some coaches just do not do as well when they season gets short. Let's hope Chris Beard is not one of those.
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