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Originally Posted by saillias
Coaches have tunnel vision and don't see the bigger picture. Friedman had a 30 Thoughts about this issue last year, he didn't name names. A GM of a struggling team called up a young player and wanted him to get into games. The coach scratched him in favor of a struggling vet. This GM waived the veteran, forcing the coach to play the rookie. I believe this team went on a run and made the playoffs.
So point is, GMs have to act in spite of their coaches sometimes.
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This is referred to as Billy Beane-ing a player. Sometimes the coach just has favorites, so you have to remove them from the mix by trading or demoting them. I think Hartley has a few favorites and they hurt the team. Treliving needs to remove some of these guys from the mix.