06-28-2015, 12:57 AM
(06-27-2015, 08:47 AM)McC Wrote: I wonder...how is it even possible to coach clutch out of a player? If I think about any renowned clutch player--not just clutch on a Sunday afternoon in October, but clutch on the biggest of stages--and we all know who these players are, I can't imagine anyone or anything even dampening that, much less cancelling it altogether.
I just have trouble imagining what Marvin can be doing that can kill the spirit of a whole team all these times in a row. Sooner or later, wouldn't a team of professionals just ignore the coach and go out there and go balls to the wall in spite of him. When does the sick of this shit human spirit kick in with this franchise?
I don't put it on any one player. I put it on each and every one. Why can't they arrive at enough is enough? It just defies logic.
I think our approach to fixing problems that arise during the season defies logic.
"We just need to do the things we do better.", is Marvin's typical response to a bad situation. Honestly, with that sort of attitude, guys get complacent.
Not "We need to find a way around this problem.", or "We need to change something to fix this!"
NOPE, just "We need to do the things we do better."
I personally think by about season 3, guys figure that they just need to do stuff better, instead of finding new ways to get better, and we see guys get worse.
Marvin gives the same praise to a guy that did his job perfectly or a guy who royally messed up, so why bother doing everything perfectly if coach just treats us all the same.
I never see Marvin get in a players face... but Zim always did and I think that's why the D was so good for so long.
