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[QUOTE="DoctorBombay, post: 1252522, member: 626"]
I don't always "like" the way JB handles himself but one cannot argue that w/ him, what we see is what we get. The man is raw and unfiltered...for better or worse.
Re; CMac- I remember Ronnie Seikaly having a major gripe w/ JB over his perceived treatment while at SU. It wasn't till years later, after a successful NBA career as the 1st ever Draft pick  of the Miami Heat, that he acknowledged how much JB had done for him. IOW, he'd grown-up and realized that the harangues were done to serve a purpose...and they worked.
Old school HC's like a Bob Knight, etc.,  are no longer in vogue in our overly-sensitive, PC-inspired, touchy-feely society, and obviously I'm not saying that a HC should EVER put his hands on a player.
JB gets on CMac in the way that he does because, IHHO, he must believe its the best way to reach the young man. He doesn't treat every player the same, and that's always the mark of a great manager...nevermind a HC of a sports team. The man has been doing it his way for 3+ decades and been very successful.
Its always amusing reading the amateur psychologists and motivational experts on this forum, who all seem to think they know what's going on better than our HOF'er.
He's not a stupid man...& if he's treating CMac in this way, publically or otherwise,  its meant to get the best outta him. We may not agree w/ the methodology, but let's never question the intent and motivation behind it. JMHO
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