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[> [> [> [> Re: Dear Gene Doris, -- The Naut, 13:00:01 02/27/03 Thu

I agree, but we need to get someone whom TOT will listen to and respect. He needs to learn, and from everything I am hearing, he is headstrong about how he does things. This may be an unfair assessment, since I have no concrete knowledge of how he interacts with his assistants, but if he treats them as people who he simply directs to do things, we are not going to move forward, becasue it's still not going to improve his bench coaching ability.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Dear Gene Doris, -- Stagman, 13:24:52 02/27/03 Thu

The assistants are supposed to learn from the head coach, not the other way around.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Unfair Assessment -- TruthRuth, 15:57:25 02/27/03 Thu

Naut - you were correct in that you were making an "unfair assessment" above regarding TOT and his dealing with his assistants - you might want to be a little more responsible in making passing judgements based strictly on guesses and stay away from assumptions in areas which you have absolutely no concrete idea about....

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Unfair Assessment -- The Naut, 17:40:54 02/27/03 Thu

Thank you for chastising me oh great and knowledgeable one!

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[> [> [> [> Re: Dear Gene Doris, -- Bridgeport, 17:16:49 02/28/03 Fri

Hello !!!!!
TOT will not be coached by any expert, in any subject EVER.

General Lee on the field in Pa. years ago-- " lets go boys "

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[> [> [> Re: Dear Gene Doris, -- Rave, 13:10:33 02/27/03 Thu

Naut,
Do you think T.O.T. would go for something like that? If he was amiable to something like you propose, which I endorse also, he could have done it in the past and could do it now. Doesn't he have an assistant's job opening? This guy doesn't take criticism well. That assistant coach's job will be filled by a rookie, guaranteed.....

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[> [> [> [> Re: Dear Gene Doris, -- Champ, 13:59:24 02/27/03 Thu

Even Calhoun acknowledges publicly that he has learned things through George Blaney.

TOT is probably still feeling a bit defensive and insecure. I like the Gene Doris letter for that reason: it's a "let me help you succeed" approach. The wise manager jumps on board.

TOT must learn that leadership isn't about being a dictator, but building a support team who supply the skills and knowledge that you may lack. The best leaders are the most humble and admit they only motivate their experts to accomplish the task.

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[> [> [> [> Re: Dear Gene Doris, -- The Naut, 14:18:33 02/27/03 Thu

I have no idea whether he would be willing to do it or not, that's why I think the Administration should get involved. If TOT can't acknowledge that he still needs to learn, then we're all in bigger trouble than we realize.

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