Moser's personality affecting the team

[CanadaSooner23]

As someone who has studied psychology for the past 7 years and is hoping to become a sports psychologist after finishing the Ph.D. program, it is abundantly clear that Coach Moser has an anxious personality/temperament and it is impacting the team, especially in late game situations.

We are all born with a particular temperament that is innate and will stay with us throughout our entire lives. Obviously certain external factors and circumstances can alter how we present, but only to an extent. I think of temperament like a boat or ship that's anchored somewhat loosely to the dock. Certain factors and circumstances (stress, being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, proper diet/exercise, etc) can alter how a person presents, but we cannot change our natural temperaments. I have seen many anxious people make major improvements in their daily lives with various therapies, meds, lifestyle changes, or a combination of these.

If Coach Moser took the MBTI or Big Five Personality Test, I suspect he would score as a very anxious/neurotic personality type. The unfortunate part of this is he does seem like a good guy and someone who does understand the game of basketball at a pretty high level. But anxiety and neuroticism can penetrate into every aspect of our lives. If he could learn to manage that anxiety, we might see what he is truly capable of. If not, we may never know, because that anxiety will always be with him, even as a mid or low-major coach. But, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that his anxious, neurotic tendencies have negatively impacted this team not only at the end of games, but consistently throughout his 4 year tenure.

 

[jdizzle34]

As someone who has studied psychology for the past 7 years and is hoping to become a sports psychologist after finishing the Ph.D. program, it is abundantly clear that Coach Moser has an anxious personality/temperament and it is impacting the team, especially in late game situations.

We are all born with a particular temperament that is innate and will stay with us throughout our entire lives. Obviously certain external factors and circumstances can alter how we present, but only to an extent. I think of temperament like a boat or ship that's anchored somewhat loosely to the dock. Certain factors and circumstances (stress, being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, proper diet/exercise, etc) can alter how a person presents, but we cannot change our natural temperaments. I have seen many anxious people make major improvements in their daily lives with various therapies, meds, lifestyle changes, or a combination of these.

If Coach Moser took the MBTI or Big Five Personality Test, I suspect he would score as a very anxious/neurotic personality type. The unfortunate part of this is he does seem like a good guy and someone who does understand the game of basketball at a pretty high level. But anxiety and neuroticism can penetrate into every aspect of our lives. If he could learn to manage that anxiety, we might see what he is truly capable of. If not, we may never know, because that anxiety will always be with him, even as a mid or low-major coach. But, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that his anxious, neurotic tendencies have negatively impacted this team not only at the end of games, but consistently throughout his 4 year tenure.

Man, that is a lot to infer from someone you have NEVER met or talked to.

 

[Seymore Cox]

As someone who has studied psychology for the past 7 years and is hoping to become a sports psychologist after finishing the Ph.D. program, it is abundantly clear that Coach Moser has an anxious personality/temperament and it is impacting the team, especially in late game situations.

We are all born with a particular temperament that is innate and will stay with us throughout our entire lives. Obviously certain external factors and circumstances can alter how we present, but only to an extent. I think of temperament like a boat or ship that's anchored somewhat loosely to the dock. Certain factors and circumstances (stress, being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, proper diet/exercise, etc) can alter how a person presents, but we cannot change our natural temperaments. I have seen many anxious people make major improvements in their daily lives with various therapies, meds, lifestyle changes, or a combination of these.

If Coach Moser took the MBTI or Big Five Personality Test, I suspect he would score as a very anxious/neurotic personality type. The unfortunate part of this is he does seem like a good guy and someone who does understand the game of basketball at a pretty high level. But anxiety and neuroticism can penetrate into every aspect of our lives. If he could learn to manage that anxiety, we might see what he is truly capable of. If not, we may never know, because that anxiety will always be with him, even as a mid or low-major coach. But, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that his anxious, neurotic tendencies have negatively impacted this team not only at the end of games, but consistently throughout his 4 year tenure.

Yep.

 

[CoachTalk]

Stretching here… Izzo and beard must be down right abusing kids

 

[WichitaSooner]

I think what is different and annoying about Moser on the sideline to me is that he just seems nervous and controlling for 40 mins. Every possession, he is pacing and kicking his legs and turning to his assistants, etc. Guys like Izzo and Beard and Kelvin get on their players more, but they also don’t seem like they don’t trust them to do their jobs. I think players can sense if their coach has confidence in them. The guy Moser seems most like to me is Bruce Weber. That personality wears thin quickly, even if you’re winning. When you act that way AND fails to get the job done for four years, it’s a bad combo.

 

[TINY]

I think there is something to Moser clamming up in crunch time. Can’t overlook some of the just bizarre playcalls and otherwise poor game management over his tenure. Perhaps the bigger stage and pressure has impacted him.

I mentioned previously about how Lon had lost like his 1st 7 or 8 OT games at ou. Felt like poor game management was more of an issue for Lon. Lon won his next few OTs. Increased sample size and talent helped normalize that. I will have to look up the stats but it was not a good look for Lon for a while.

 

[Boom Soon]

I think what is different and annoying about Moser on the sideline to me is that he just seems nervous and controlling for 40 mins. Every possession, he is pacing and kicking his legs and turning to his assistants, etc. Guys like Izzo and Beard and Kelvin get on their players more, but they also don’t seem like they don’t trust them to do their jobs. I think players can sense if their coach has confidence in them. The guy Moser seems most like to me is Bruce Weber. That personality wears thin quickly, even if you’re winning. When you act that way AND fails to get the job done for four years, it’s a bad combo.

I agree with this. It's not a stretch to say what CanadaSooner has said. We've seen Moser on the sidelines for four years. We've seen how his teams have a tendency to tighten up at the worst times. We've seen players and coaches consistently leave. Moser can be an absolutely great guy, but I could also see playing/coaching under him could get tiresome.

 

[SoonerDutch]

I could see this, he definitely seems to like to control things. But good coaches oftentimes like to control things, are able to manage that impulse well. It’s more likely he’s just not a good coach haha.

 

[steverocks35]

I couldn’t agree more. His sideline demeanor is so cringeworthy. He twitches and jumps and flails nonstop, no matter what is happening on the court. He also seems to be an absolute control freak. This behavior would wear thin very quickly, especially now that these players are more pro than amateur.