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Message: [QUOTE="MELOKEITH, post: 884437, member: 682"] I think that the truly great coaches know which players need to be pumped up/encouraged, and which ones need a fire lit under them. When the wrong approach is taken, disaster happens. I hate when people say, "if you can't take it, you shouldn't be out there, etc." because sometimes it's a person who would achieve more with a little encouragement. This is another reason why I think that our assistant coaches having all played for Coach are so valuable - they understand what he's trying to get across to each player, and can help out tremendously when a player doesn't "get it." The assistants are so dialed in, and Coach trusts them - one of the key aspects to some of our "edgier" players in recent years sticking it out and ending up as 6th man of the year recipients, future team leaders, etc. [/QUOTE]