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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Well that's the point, right? He may be a dick to you in private, but you're all still his guys. Hartley is like your dad. He's the only one who's allowed to call you an idiot. Anyone else does, there will be trouble.
That has to endear Hartley to the players.
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Exactly. I always felt that was the best coaching style: praise publicly and only criticize privately. On bad nights, criticize as a group: we played poorly, or: it was a tough night for the defense.
The only time a player should be called out publicly is when nothing is working and you do it as a last resort.
I think players really appreciate a coach like that and his shelf-life will be way longer with the room.
My personal opinion.