I'm going to stop you right there.DonCherry4PM wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:46 pmI never said to try what the Oilers did nor did I argue that all veteran mentor signings were in error.Strangelove wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:58 pm .
Oilers tried it without the "mentoring program"... how did that turn out?
You have no idea of the importance of what Loui brings, I trust Green on that more than I do you about dat dere.
(btw he said "subtle things", not "little things")
If Loui was "lackadaisical" Green wouldn't trust him as much as he does.
And so I must conclude you are also dead wrong about Mr Eriksson's attitude.
I see you mentioned his salary again:
I should also point out here, FYI, Loui wasn't the only vet/mentor brought in.
You're sounding like Blob today Donny, hittin' the bottle are ya?
In fact, I would tend to agree that in a rebuild one should focus on retaining some veteran mentors and should be willing to pay for the same.
You jumped into this conversation to state management needs to strive each season for "best bang for the buck (PERIOD)".
Meanwhile my argument has been that 'bang for the buck' in a given year is not as important as completing a successful rebuild.
(short term 'bang for the buck' vs long term 'bang for the buck')
And then you shifted to focus exclusively on Loui's contract...
and here you seem to be contradicting yourself somewhat on your opening statement.
But you already proclaimed him "lackadaisical".DonCherry4PM wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:46 pm My reference to "lackadaisical" should have been qualified. When it comes to "offense" Loui is extremely lackadaisical. (You know, that part of his game that was supposed to be a large portion of the $6 Million when he first signed?).
In response I offered some evidence that he isn't (the way Green utilizes him shows he trusts him).
Your response to that is simply to just repeat your original proclamation??
And AGAIN you bring up his salary??
UMMM... scroll up to the point/you graph.
Strangelove: "It's okay to overpay some vets/mentors in a rebuild."
DonCherry4PM: "Yeah well this one particular vet is overpaid!"
Green agreeing with me does help my case and it's not bullshit because you can see he trusts Eriksson by the way he plays him.DonCherry4PM wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:46 pm As far as Green's comments go, it's nice of him to go easy on Loui but when one has to talk about "subtle things" or "little things" that others can't see to justify a player's game, it is pretty obvious (to most of us) that something is wrong.
Eriksson is one of the best defensive forwards in the league.
Big picture.DonCherry4PM wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:46 pm But like I first said, "Management isn’t actually about managing finances, reducing waste, increasing efficiency and productivity or getting the best bang for the buck." So we all good. Genius is at the wheel.
Overpaying vets (mentors) to join a rebuild might pay off in the long run.
(feeling some deja vu? perhaps you should get a friend to help you understand the point)