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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I give him credit and defend him when it is due.
When people said Backlund would turn it around 2 months ago, not because of the benching, credit is due to Backlund, not Hartley.
Hell, Brodie was a healthy scratch the very first game Hartley coached for us. Should we attribute his success to Hartley? Or perhaps Hartley just didn't read the player well enough.
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Those aren't even comparable situations and I'd like to believe you have the intellectual integrity to know that.
Backlund wasn't playing well. Because of this, his role was being limited and it led to being benched. Nobody is saying that Hartley is the sole reason Backlund is playing well (don't be obtuse, you're better than that), but to be unable to give Hartley any credit for providing a "wake-up call" is simply unjust and incorrect.
Full points to Backlund for turning it around, and full points to Hartley for inspiring that turnaround.