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Tom Thibodeau: Raptor players would be wise to listen to a winner
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Matt52 wrote: View PostThis is why the video/interview bombs and the player interviews during a 34-48 season disturb me. I do question the mental toughness of just about every Raptor minus JV and possibly Amir.
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ceez wrote: View PostLowry desperately needs a guy who can challenge himTwitter - @thekid_it
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Fully wrote: View PostI think it's a thin line Matt. You don't want a lottery team to be happy or satisfied with missing the playoffs, so I can see where the video bombs and constant clowning around can be interpreted the wrong way. But you don't want them to be miserable and at each other's throats the entire team either... That's when you get a Washington Wizards situation like in recent years.
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This isn't on the players. The players are as advertised.
This is on Colangelo:
You want tough minded players? You go get tough minded players.
What you do not do is try to turn soft players into something they're not. I think this should be well established here now.
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Apollo wrote: View PostWait a second, didn't they just hire a "tough coach"? You bring Thibodeau here and suddenly the luster rubs off when he's given a bunch of square pegs and a round hole.
If possible, I'd love to hear an example of this happening -- a coach preaching toughness and a player who started out with a "soft" reputation actually becoming tougher as a result.Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
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I hate bringing up Vince because it can sometimes derail a thread but Vince Carter is a prime example of no one being able to teach "toughness" or instill "toughness". The player has to want it, he has to be motivated. He has to appreciate what it takes and why it's worth it. Leaders offer encouragement but they can't make a player "want it", that comes from within. It can mean the difference between Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant or for that matter, Andrea Bargnani and Arvydas Sabonis.
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Apollo wrote: View PostI hate bringing up Vince because it can sometimes derail a thread but Vince Carter is a prime example of no one being able to teach "toughness" or instill "toughness". The player has to want it, he has to be motivated. He has to appreciate what it takes and why it's worth it. Leaders offer encouragement but they can't make a player "want it", that comes from within. It can mean the difference between Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant or for that matter, Andrea Bargnani and Arvydas Sabonis.
If a Coach had Vince and Kobe on his team, Kobe need not be taught 'toughness' because he teaches himself. Vince on the other hand is not self-motivated. It(motivation) needs to come from outside. Now, will Vince at any point of time be as good as Kobe? Of course not but the Coach can ensure that he's tougher than his natural self.Attitude Is A Choice.
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