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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I'm a fan of coach feedback but if Sam expects a special sit down with the coach for every decision, he's got some growing up to do.
This is professional sports. If the coach decides to scratch a player, the player knows why. It's because they sucked. More detail is great but isn't always a priority on game day.
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I'm sure Ward could have managed a 1-minute conversation about it.
The "special sit down" and "didn't call his mom" lines are pretty stupid. A coach's job is to coach. Letting players known why you make decisions is part of coaching
in professional sports. Most coaches are able to communicate this in minutes of conversation, if not seconds. A peer-reviewed essay is not required.
Ward had no problem giving an explanation to the media. Is he coaching the media? My bad, I thought he was coaching the players.
And sure, Sam's stat line sucks. But directly prior to the scratch he was playing better and playing up the lineup. It would seem weird to go from that to practicing with the taxi squad for any player.