12-21-2016, 01:15 PM
(12-21-2016, 12:54 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Marvin is a true anomaly. I think it is fair to say that there has never been a coach with the same amount of regular season success and post season failure as Marvin. Bad coaches usually don't make the playoffs as much as Marvin and good coaches usually win some postseason games.
The epitome of average then really.
Not bad enough to ruin a talented group of players , or lose their discipline and focus.
Not good enough as a HC to be a differentiator and turn a talented group of players into a consistent playoff force.
He's just so middle of the road and conservative and seems to lack dynamism.
Sometimes i guess that's an asset (i think the job he did in the 2009 season was great ..to win the division with all the other stuff going on - Zim's wife, Chris Henry, 2008 season)....most of the other time i see him as a passenger just reacting to circumstances too slowly and predictably
