Sojourn
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- Nov 1, 2006
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The team isn't back to being at square one. We knew the roster was an issue before Carlyle was gone. We knew Gibson was hiding a lot of faults on the team. It was difficult to separate what was the coach and what was the roster, even while we knew the players just weren't working with Carlyle and he wasn't helping matters.
We have a better idea now. We're still going to see adjustments, and we'll see things balance out a little bit as some players who might have been struggling stabilize. The coach, like any coach should, will continue to refine and adjust the line-up and learn what he needs to do to get more out of players. It's an evolving situation.
Square one means back where we started, and we aren't back where we started. Whether it's an improvement or not is a matter of opinion, but I think it's beneficial to move away from Carlyle, and it may not seem like it, but it also benefits us to see how this team performs when Gibson isn't carrying them. He may not be having the best season, but he also isn't making the team look better on the ice by saving their asses.
This all takes excuses away from Murray, who I've been pretty unhappy with the last few seasons.
We have a better idea now. We're still going to see adjustments, and we'll see things balance out a little bit as some players who might have been struggling stabilize. The coach, like any coach should, will continue to refine and adjust the line-up and learn what he needs to do to get more out of players. It's an evolving situation.
Square one means back where we started, and we aren't back where we started. Whether it's an improvement or not is a matter of opinion, but I think it's beneficial to move away from Carlyle, and it may not seem like it, but it also benefits us to see how this team performs when Gibson isn't carrying them. He may not be having the best season, but he also isn't making the team look better on the ice by saving their asses.
This all takes excuses away from Murray, who I've been pretty unhappy with the last few seasons.