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Toonage · 03-06-2019, 07:27 AM

Devils Advocate - What is he supposed to say when asked about the goaltending?

"I've sucked."

Then what? Whats the follow up? Where does the conversation possibly go?

Can you suck less?

Reporters want the sound bite. They try and goad (often poorly) players into coming out of their shell but they ask dead end questions.

If you ask him about his play over the course of the season, maybe he will shed some light on whats changed. Instead they ask him about consistency with no real context and of course he's going to bark back that he's been pretty good lately.

TLDR - Ask the question you want the answer to. Don't beat around the bush or hope the player follows your trail. And if you're afraid to ask the tough questions, you probably deserve to get barked at.

03-06-2019, 07:27 AM	#1776
Toonage Taking a while to get to 5000 Join Date: Apr 2007 Exp:	Devils Advocate - What is he supposed to say when asked about the goaltending? "I've sucked." Then what? Whats the follow up? Where does the conversation possibly go? Can you suck less? Reporters want the sound bite. They try and goad (often poorly) players into coming out of their shell but they ask dead end questions. If you ask him about his play over the course of the season, maybe he will shed some light on whats changed. Instead they ask him about consistency with no real context and of course he's going to bark back that he's been pretty good lately. TLDR - Ask the question you want the answer to. Don't beat around the bush or hope the player follows your trail. And if you're afraid to ask the tough questions, you probably deserve to get barked at.