The team is much more fragile than with Bob. They may have got a better x and o's guy. But they got a worse motivator. And if you can't motivate guys to play or to overcome a bit of adversity then it's kinda hard to execute a game plan. GG probably knows his stuff, it's no knock on his smarts but he also needs to be able to kick the horse. It's a mix of abilities and perhaps personality that's required to be a successful head coach. I mean if it weren't for Mark Giordano pulling the team aside to give them a heart to heart where would they be? The coach needs to be able to rally the guys as effectively as the captain.
I see where Treliving was going with the decision, but perhaps the track record was a bit of an indicator in this case. Not writing him off entirely cause it's still early, but this is what I'm seeing from certain patterns with this team, and recurring issues, with the 'system adjustment' argument no longer holding much weight. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Tomorrow's as good a day as any to come out flying and for GG to show that he can get this team up for games when it matters most.
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