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Originally Posted by
Furniture
Couldn’t they also be incentivized to think long term rather than short term. I mean, if they thought Henry was going to be a force for 4 years surely they should make sure he will get minutes in the coming year. It’s sort of like everyone of us and our life at work. We have to make sure all co-workers feel inclusive. If you are a manager in a workplace you will lose lots of talent if you don’t make your co-workers feel part of a team.
By the sounds of it. From the posts in this thread Duke is not only losing players they could be losing fans.
Furniture, You make a valid point, IMO. Problem is, it seems clear to me that Coach K doesn't think that way. During the season, he gradually winnows his rotation to a select few [please, mods, I know this is a sensitive if not hackneyed subject!] without regard, it seems, for the motivational effect on those players who don't get minutes. Over the years, I have overly empathized and sympathized with highly talented Duke players who didn't get into games or who got paltry, garbage time minutes. I have enough competitive spirit to know that that must be extremely difficult to swallow.
So, while it adds more disruption to our coaching staff's plans, I say good for you, if you are going to college to play basketball [versus being a student at Duke, a highly regarded academic institution], go to a program where you can get on the court.
“I love it. Coach, when we came here, we had a three-hour meeting about the core values. If you really represent the core values, it means diving on the floor, sacrificing your body for your teammates, no matter how much you’re up by or how much you’re down by, always playing hard.” -- Zion