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Originally Posted by Tinordi
For every anecdote about one team having a losing culture and continuing to lose, there's one about a team drafting top players and turning it around very quickly.
Which leads you to believe that the culture of losing is some unknown undefined variable that has very little to do with winning or losing. It is a very convenient crutch for people who want to justify some type of team building approach that satisfies their immediate, win now impatience but really, what determines winning is good players playing in a a well coached system.
Which is why I'm more machiavellian than most, critical importance is drafting top players, that's achieved by picking high and picking often. The well coached system is the easier to implement variable.
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Hard to argue with any of this. Picking for high hockey IQ and character also helps.