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Dr. Crossbar

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  1. When it comes to Bo, I just wish the media and this fanbase didn't anoint him captain years before anyone got here. That's how starved and desperate we were at the time for youth. It really wasn't fair to him or the team to anoint him captain so quickly. I'm not saying he's not a good leader. He is and has great values. We simply anointed a guy captain before any other young guys or next era guys arrived. It really left no room to see if another young leader would be a better fit. At times like these, I just wonder what Bo's play would be like without the pressure of wearing the C and the expectations to carry the team. At the end of the day, C or not, I do want to see him succeed here.
  2. Absolutely crazy! Last year it was evident and obvious Green and staff needed to go. We FINALLY - after years of wasting time on inexperience - brought in a good players coach with experience. It'll be a clown show move to get rid of Bruce. He's not the problem. Last year we changed the coach. This year we need to change players.
  3. Well, as far the head coach goes, we FINALLY have a good one with the right experience. Say what you will about Bruce, he's a good coach, one of the best, and he's also a likeable players coach, good communicator, a realist who can also hold players accountable. Sure he's got his weaknesses BUT this is where we (he) need better, skilled and experienced assistants. They made the changes, so we'll see. I'm willing to give Yeo the benefit of the doubt. I'm also a bit surprised that King didn't lose his job. I'd say there's obviously something with him that we're not seeing that management sees. Still, he's on the hot seat the more we struggle so change will be inevitable at some point. Tbh, we bungled Brad Shaw's time here. He was misused. We all assumed he was brought in for his talent on D but the red flags were there early when Green wanted him more as a general assistant for all areas. Everyone knows his specialty and talents lie in grooming/shaping defense and we completely bungled that ... I'd say in a spectacularly incompetent manner. Even Shaw said himself in an offseason interview that he didn't have direction. Think about that ... we had one of the best detail oriented defensive coaches in the game and we misused him. The more I think about the decision-making of this franchise over the years, a lot of it comes down to incompetence, losing mindset, and inexperience. Just look at the gap between Pat Quinn and Bruce Boudreau ... and think of all the coaches in between. I've had to take a look at my own fan experience when I found myself saying Bruce is my favorite coach since Quinn. That's almost 30 years FFS. And then look at our former personnel who went on to success after their time here. It's mind-boggling. You are right about PP and PK ... who's in charge? I'm not in favor of a head coaching change. We've got a good one. Last year we blamed the coach, and actually righted the ship after Green. This time, we have to change some of the players. AND ... we now have a President at the helm who's known for trading like crazy when he was a GM. I am confident we'll right the ship over the next few games. We've got too much talent. After last year, we all know the magic number is 25 games and how that plays out.
  4. Suddenly everyone's gone from looking like $*** and trade bait to looking good and strong.
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