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Originally Posted by Stupid
Pure speculation, but I think if Hartley had not benched Backlund we might not have seen the same turnaround we're seeing today. I think the benching is the first domino so to speak.
About having a third party coach to work with individual players; I've always thought it was a good thing. I see it as putting in extra work to improve your game, everyone has weaknesses to their games and I'd argue that not working with these third parties would be far more concerning..
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It's classic 'stick/carrot' motivation. Oldest trick in the book. Bench him to show him he's going to be held accountable for mistakes, and then give him the 'A’ to reward him for his hard work and great attitude. Honestly, you've got to love how he's responded to both motivation tools.