Originally saw this article on Malik's site, thought I'd bring it here with Ericsson's quote:
Okay, first, if this is what passes for an article these days...yikes. I'm wondering how people read this quote, though. On the one hand it's just talking about having a younger team, but the lack of preparation and being dialed in...oof. It's one thing to say the team just isn't good enough any more, they clearly don't have the same level of talent that this team had ten years ago. To lack preparation, though. That one is far rougher.
And this isn't to say coaches are magic men capable of single-handedly instilling these things in every player. At the same time, though, these are things that seem like coaching responsibilities 101.
Or is Ericsson just giving a garbled interview and isn't saying what he thinks he's saying?
”We used to play with desperation and we were so dialed in with our preparations with an older and experienced team,” Ericsson said. ”We just knew we could turn around games and win. That feeling, especially last year, wasn’t there. And, it’s tough to get that feeling back.”
Okay, first, if this is what passes for an article these days...yikes. I'm wondering how people read this quote, though. On the one hand it's just talking about having a younger team, but the lack of preparation and being dialed in...oof. It's one thing to say the team just isn't good enough any more, they clearly don't have the same level of talent that this team had ten years ago. To lack preparation, though. That one is far rougher.
And this isn't to say coaches are magic men capable of single-handedly instilling these things in every player. At the same time, though, these are things that seem like coaching responsibilities 101.
Or is Ericsson just giving a garbled interview and isn't saying what he thinks he's saying?