[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

I look at all this from a gambler's perspective... Our GM wanted the team to play a certain style, so he found a guy that clearly "pushed the right buttons" for him and gave it a whirl. Utter failure - two wasted years. Now, whose fault it was - players, coaches, fans - I don't know, but typically in this situation it's a bit of column A and a bit of column B. Feels to me like it's more on the coach, but what do I know. Now, he is apparently going to hire exactly the same sort of coach (in terms of philosophy/tactics), but "meaner", and with exactly the same resume devoid of accomplishments. It could turn out spectacularly of course, but to me it seems like the scenario of the poker player who buys in for $1,000 and proceeds to get outplayed for several hours, loses his buy-in, and reaches into his pocket for another $1,000 because "it was just bad luck and I'll get those guys now". It's called chasing losses, and, sure, things might go differently, but the probability is you will likely lose again. The smart thing to do if you want to keep playing is to move to another table or a lower limit game where your skills might be further ahead.
I admire BT for his commitment to his vision, but I think that in gambling terms, it's a bad bet...

If we're gambling on coaches, there's no safer bet than Vingeault.