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Originally Posted by timbit
You must be a football fan and not near the hockey tactician that you believe you are.
Read and react , based on concepts and principles, decides player decisions under good coaching.
Again, not a static game.
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What happens when the players are coached to read and react the wrong way? What happens when the players are instructed to play within the constraints of certain systems that does not leverage their skills? You throw around a lot of really generic coaching platitudes but the reality is
GOOD coaches coach to the talent of the team and don't force the team to systems they don't have the ability or makeup to play. This is the problem with the Flames for years. They bring in guys that have no idea how to coach and manage talent at levels beyond them. Recognize the talent you have and then use it in appropriate ways. Don't strap a thoroughbred to wagon and think you're doing great things. Don't take your Clydesdales to the Kentucky Derby and think you have a chance at winning the roses. Recognize the strengths and talent of your assets and use them accordingly.