NippySudz wrote:nickhx2 wrote:the issue is and always will be that the casual fan doesn't know enough about any given sport, such that they are able to differentiate and properly assign blame/responsibility.
you basically have to be atrocious with with clock management and timeouts, or to have made one clearly egregious decision, to get blame as a coach. and that's because it's gotta be something that's easily understandable, since the casual fan won't understand things beyond basic rotations. the extreme minority of people on this board, let alone fans in general, have an idea of deeper strategies and tactics.
players are much, much, much easier to assign blame though, because if they have a bad performance it shows up in the stat sheet. if you miss a critical FT, you see it with your own eyes.
That's true. That's kinda adds to the point I was trying to make to clemenza. Going viral means nothing. Social media doesn't have as much of an influence as sometime it portrays itself to be.
Doc went viral for losing last night. I say this respectfully, but so what? There are alot of good coaches that go viral for losing and get called to get fired and so forth. It's not until mainstream media puts the emphasis on it are they really in the hotseat or not.
It's weird that mainstream media has that much of an influence to some degree. But I guess it circles back to what I said, not everyone is online, so the perception isn't ruined. I experienced this when I went to a pro-wrestling show on Monday night. A ppv concluded and it was the moments went viral. I asked several people there did they watch the ppv, the night before the show? I figured if you're spending money, you're gonna watch the show even if you illegal stream it.
I have to tell you, everyone I asked did not watch the show. Not a single person. They just bought their tickets when they thought John Cena was coming into town(he was not there that night). That was a few years back. That's when I realize, social media isn't as big as I think it is.
I bet if you go out in the street and ask if Doc rivers or coach bud should be fired, the average person would say no, they didn't do anything wrong but as you mentioned, they can't see strategy, they just see ben missing. So its easier to sell.
I think it's the exact opposite. Few people can play any sport at even high school level, but everybody thinks they can be a coach or a manager.
This board is proof. This whole website is called "Real" GM. Uh huh.
