That makes six coaching changes before Christmas in what Timberwolves coach Kevin McHale, before his team's game against the Kings, called a sign of the times.
"I think you're going to see more and more shorter term stuff in our league," he said. "Just because the access now, there's so much media availability and everything else. There's just so many bloggers; everybody's got an opinion. There's all kinds of stuff going on. Sometimes that starts forming the opinion of people in front offices, too, and owner. It's been kind of a crazy year so far."
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I like how
he basically blames bloggers for the coaching carosel this year.
Will the Real Thor Please Stand Up ... ?
This made my day...
… FIRE MCHALE!
Just kidding. I think it’s funny how the idiots assume that if they scream in ALL CAPS, their message is more likely to be heard/read/taken seriously.
that goes for real screaming as well ;)
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by Wim (Belgium) on Dec 16, 2008 9:31 AM CST up reply actions
Does this mean front offices read blogs?
I love how dirty bloggers are the boogey man for established failures. You see it in the political media too. I also like how he equates increased access with blogging. Where can we get in on that action?
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No doubt...
… you don’t see many bloggers with access to press row, the locker room, etc, do you? Only in very special cases. But rather than griping that bloggers are being made scapegoats, I think it should be considered a victory that they’re (we’re) being acknowledged as having even a marginal impact, and that they (we) are being read by people in the highest positions. You get better analysis and real opinions from sites like Canis and Britt’s blog than from the newspapers, so why wouldn’t they be reading? It wouldn’t surprise me if blogs occasionally help uncreative front office types think through trade scenarios, etc, without having to go to their colleagues/subordinates to float or get ideas. They probably like that. I don’t want to give bloggers too much credit because their (our) impact is obviously still marginal, but it’s better than nothing, I guess.
from McHale's perspective...
he undoubtedly goes with his gut—given the controversial decisions he’s made in the past three years. That said, those decisions have not been working and, at some point, he probably feels a need or interest in what others are thinking. There is no better medium for basketball debates than sites like this one. A hall-of-fame player, like McHale, certainly has a lot more knowledge of the game than any blogger. But knowledge doesn’t always equal vision or instincts. It also doesn’t equal luck—which, as SnP has frequently pointed out—this franchise has been drastically deprived of. In any case, it’s interesting that McHale acknowledges blogs and their growing impact on ownership decisions.
Myles Brown....
…does a good job blogging with access for Slam Online.
http://slamonline.com/online/category/columnists/game-notes/
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maybe McHale even made an account here under the cover of being a 22 yr old Belgian who supposedly is some big fan. :o
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by Wim (Belgium) on Dec 16, 2008 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
McHale is straight edge?
;) That would be a sight to see. I’d love to see him show up with a vintage Minor Threat shirt and some shit kickers. Somehow, I think it would come out more like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WlAbGhHffw
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rofl ^^
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by Wim (Belgium) on Dec 16, 2008 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
According to John Mellencamp...
… McHale is NOT straight edge
http://www.fanhouse.com/2007/05/09/bird-and-mchale-used-to-smoke-john-mellencamp-under-the-table/
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