12-18-2017, 01:29 PM
(12-18-2017, 01:19 PM)Au165 Wrote: I could see the argument, he overcame insane working conditions to make the perennial loser into a respectable team for a good run. His inability to ever move those respectable teams into anything else will always be the great disappointment. One has to wonder if the conditions prohibited him from taking them to the next step. I'm not sure we will ever know.
I doubt it very much. Even with tough working conditions, Marvin still lost 80% of the "big games" he coached due to infuriating coaching blunders. Whether it be a lack of adjustments, horrific playcalling, or simply not having the team prepared, the constant collapses we saw were a direct result of inferior coaching.