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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
So, with this as his criteria, Treliving fired Hartley, then hired Gulutzan, Peters, and Ward? Sutter obviously fits that bill, but there are plenty of rumors that Tre's hand was forced on that move. Peters maybe fits that bill. Gulutzan and Ward don't at all. Hartley, who he fired, was a decent fit.
Either Tre doesn't really use those criteria, or he has been a pretty poor coaching talent evaluator using his own metrics.
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Instead of looking for a diamond in the rough Treliving should have just went and got a high caliber coach. A lot of wasted time and effort, including aging players, lost to inexperienced coaches. Look how Darryl motivates certain players who might be struggling; He plays them, double shifts them if they are feeling it, and he holds everyone accountable, especially the vets. We had too many players like Neal and Brouwer who were inconstant, lazy and a bad example and influence on our younger players. Guys who let the team down because they didn't show up to play while the "inexperienced" coach still rewarded them for that lazy behavior. Right now really just feeling more optimistic about this coach and looking forward to seeing what Darryl can do with this group.