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Old 06-16-2016, 03:32 PM   #327
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
Maybe they didn't go that far, but I find it quite easy to believe they disliked Hartley's approach, they expressed their displeasure to Treliving in year-end interviews, and that played a significant part in his decision. In professional sports today, star players are higher up the status ladder than coaches. When stars don't buy into what a coach is selling or they get tired of his approach, it's the coach who goes. That's just reality.
I'm pretty vexed about this. That two players under 22 who have both seen incredible growth under a coach would really have much bad to say about him.

If anything was mentioned by those players it was likely in response to a questions centered around "what do you think of the way we play?"
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