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The 'Empowerment' coaching style of Chris Finch is better for professional players than being ground down

Finch has us prepared, but we're also like empowered as players to be adults. To be professional and come in every day, do our job and he trusts us with that responsibility. It is very empowering as a player.

The effectiveness of different coaching styles is a matter of player opinion and team results.

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Nov 13, 2024
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Sean McVay's decision to kick a field goal on third down was wrong — he waited too long and then did it too early at the same time

If you are going to play the game of we should kick a field goal before we try to get a touchdown, do it with like a minute and a half left the minute you get into field goal range. Why would you give away a down that you could — the harder thing to do is score a touchdown. It felt like he got caught somewhere in the middle where he just didn't really make up his mind.

This is an opinion about game management strategy, but the consensus agreed McVay's timing was poor.
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Nov 13, 2024
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The Dolphins are the prime spoiler team and will win one of their games against the Texans or 49ers later in the season

I think they are just the prime spoiler team. I think they have a game against the Texans and the 49ers later in the season. They're gonna win one of those two. It's not gonna mean anything for them, but it'll mean a lot for the team that loses.

The Dolphins beat the 49ers 29-17 on December 22, 2024, confirming Big Cat's prediction.
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Nov 13, 2024
#143
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Micah Parsons didn't say anything wrong about Mike McCarthy

Am I wrong to think that Micah Parsons didn't say anything wrong? I have no problem with it. It was honest. An NFL player has a limited time to be on an NFL roster. And he's like, yeah, the guys next to me who might be on their last year, those are the guys I feel for. You want your athletes and coaches to give honest answers. And when they give honest answers, we should be like, that was an honest answer. Not holy shit, how could he say that?

Subjective opinion about media coverage of athlete comments.

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Kobe Bryant would make me do defensive drills for two hours without ever touching a basketball

I've never been to a workout where I go first off at six o'clock in the morning and we do defense for two hours. We would have days where we would not dribble a basketball. For two hours, two and a half hours. And he was so technical, like, no, you can't slide that way. He was insane.

This is a verifiable anecdote from Randle's rookie year with the Lakers.
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Anthony Edwards moves unlike any athlete he's ever seen — at his size, the way he covers ground is special

I've never seen an athlete like that be able to move the way he does. Cover ground, get downhill, cut, just maneuvering. He's not a little guy. He is a big dude. For him to move at his size the way he does, it's special. And he covers a lot of ground.

Subjective opinion about Anthony Edwards' athleticism from a teammate who sees him daily.
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Fans don't understand how hard it is to win in the NBA — every single night is a battle

I don't think they understand how hard it is to win. It is not an easy place. Every night it is — I don't care who you're playing, let alone win a championship. To go out every night and win games and play at a high level, it's not easy.

Subjective opinion from an NBA insider about fan perception.

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