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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
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.
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You have no idea what Ward can and cannot do. He's got a game to coach. He doesn't care about Sam Bennett's feelings.
Sam can wait until the next practice and get the explanation from the Asst coach.