Whitt was a coach on an imploding team, so none of the coaching staff can be called innocent. But from what I read, he wants to know what he did wrong and why he was taking the fall.
I can see this being the first shot
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"The saddest part is that the GM says: 'I'm responsible ... I put the team together.' But he still has his job," Whitt said.
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But he is right. And it is a statement of opinion on the job Ricciardi has done; while Ricciardi's rebuttal is nothing but how Ernie owes JP for Whitt's entire career. Does JP get 2 paycheques - one for him and one for his ego?
Interesting that the Sportsnet article is 1/2 of the Toronto star article.