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Old 06-01-2018, 12:02 PM   #458
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Originally Posted by 868904 View Post
I don't think "abandon the game plan" was a bad thing, as the game plan sucked under GG...
This is akin to a number of patently ridiculous comments on this board about how "the system" quashed all creativity and skill, and how much better the players looked when they "abandoned the game plan." In other words, everything that went right was a result of players independent of the coaches, and everything that went wrong was a product of coaching.

Such assessments are overwhelmingly biased at the outset, stemming from a dislike of the coach. Moreover, the captain would seem to agree entirely with Bingo's take:

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Gio talked about that too. He said they'd be playing fine, controlling the game, they'd get scored on because of a fluke or a breakdown, and they'd suddenly play stupid hockey, as opposed to the same game they'd been playing, only maybe up a notch...
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