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FanIn80 · 11-15-2019, 05:06 PM

I think "coachability" has to come into the equation.

Is this someone who said something stupid, but shows a willingness to learn from it and alter the behavior moving forward? Or is this someone who doesn't get what the big deal is, thinks everyone else is the problem and is probably going to say the exact same thing again in a few weeks?

I've watched Don Cherry since the beginning of Coach's Corner, and he has always (even in his younger days) been of the second type. Cherry doesn't make mistakes. Cherry says what he means and means what he says. Always has, and always will.

This is a different world. Society has changed. Does it suck that evolution means some people get left behind? It sure does. I'm sure the dinosaurs would all love to still be roaming the earth, but there's no way we'd be here if they were.

Species evolve. Societies evolve. Unevolved figureheads cannot survive at the forefront. That's just not how evolution works.

11-15-2019, 05:06 PM	#1242
FanIn80 GOAT! Join Date: Jun 2006 Exp:	I think "coachability" has to come into the equation. Is this someone who said something stupid, but shows a willingness to learn from it and alter the behavior moving forward? Or is this someone who doesn't get what the big deal is, thinks everyone else is the problem and is probably going to say the exact same thing again in a few weeks? I've watched Don Cherry since the beginning of Coach's Corner, and he has always (even in his younger days) been of the second type. Cherry doesn't make mistakes. Cherry says what he means and means what he says. Always has, and always will. This is a different world. Society has changed. Does it suck that evolution means some people get left behind? It sure does. I'm sure the dinosaurs would all love to still be roaming the earth, but there's no way we'd be here if they were. Species evolve. Societies evolve. Unevolved figureheads cannot survive at the forefront. That's just not how evolution works.