Improving without trading young assets is hard.
“You have to be committed, as we have been, to the development process,†Sweeney said. “So you have to look to internal solutions as to whether players are capable of (being better). Whether that’s a new (coach’s) voice, or a tweak here or there, (you look to) see whether or not players can respond. If not, then that falls right back on me — OK, they’re either not going to execute to the level we want, or they’re just not good enough.â€
But Sweeney’s job was to find out. Hence, the coaching change.
“That’s exactly right,†Sweeney said. “People outside may criticize and say, ‘Well, how can you not know that already?’ Well, sometimes it needs to play out. Give me the name of a young player, or someone who’s in a new role, and let’s see what happens. That’s sort of what’s taking place right now.
“We’ve got four wins. We’ve got a long road ahead of us. We understand the challenges. But we feel good about some of the players we have and what they’re going to be capable of doing, again, whether they can respond to a different voice. We’ll see where it goes.â€
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