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Originally Posted by transplant99
And there's the rub.
Coaches dont really care what you or I want. They only do their job for one reason.
To win.
And that's where the disconnect comes...how you or I think that should happen vs how he or she thinks that should happen.
And to be clear...Im not even disagreeing with your position but moreso understanding why its his/theirs. They have legitimate reasons.
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Oh I 100% get that...but I also think there are two types of coaches and I think both coaches can be successful but have different approaches.
I think there are some coaches that can take the talent in front of them or the best players available and have confidence that they can build that roster into a winner and get those guys to play a certain way if needed (I think Mike Babcock did that to an extent in 2010 and 2014)
And there are some coaches that build the roster to fit the image of what they want it to be and how they want it to play and I think that's what Dave Cameron did here.
He didn't want to have to try to get guys like Yakemchuk or Parekh to play within a structure, he just took the guys he knew played within that structure already.
I just personally think the approach where you take the most talented players (and size and defensive play is part of talent too, I'm not just saying take the most offensively skilled players) and building a team and strategy that fits those players Vs Building the team to fit your vision as the coach is more successful over the long term.