If BB was the HC in either basketball, hockey or baseball

maust · Apr 19, 2019

Kdo5 said:
I'm pretty sure he means, does he have a HOF caliber player in any of those sports.

When we are talking Brady it is way beyond HoF, it's the Rushmore level of the sport and clearly none of the other teams has that kind of generational talent. I'd say the B's have 2 probable HoF players on their roster right now but even added together they are not Tom F Brady.

Kontradiction · Apr 20, 2019

No, because he wouldn’t have the absolute GOAT at the most important position on the floor or ice. Hell, it was looking like he wasn’t even going to be successful with the Patriots until Bledsoe got rocked.

1960Pats · Apr 20, 2019

Ignoring the obvious Brady effect, I don't think that BB would be as successful in any other sport with the possible exception of hockey. Hockey and football are the two sports where the players are most in tune with their coaches. In baseball and basketball the players would tune BB out.

chris_in_sunnyvale · Apr 20, 2019

He'd be Pop. Fisher's shot in 2004 would be his Tyree catch. Allen's shot in 2013 would be his Manningham catch.

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RobertWeathers · Apr 20, 2019

ALP said:
assuming he could be as good a coach in any of those sports as he is in football, do you think he would be more or less successful (playoff appearances, champs, etc) in those sports?

Some things to keep in mind:
-cap
-series playoff format
-complexity

What do y’all think?

Ok so some assumptions...

-He had strong mentoring from his parents and others early in his college/amature career on dicipline.
-Had had a "pink stripes" buddy behind the curtain.
-He was mentored by a HoF coach on tactics, team chemistry and strategy
-He had a great owner who gave him the autonomy he needed to execute his program
-He had a handful HoF/GOAT players for his career.

You can apply the same exact conditions to....

Phil Jackson
Scotty Bowman
Joe Torre
Tony LaRussa
Red Auerbach

BB is a great mind. If nurtured, yes.

IllegalContact · Apr 20, 2019

Fully guaranteed contracts are a whole different ball game.....baseball would likely cause him to quit, basketball depends too much on what 3 guys you have, hockey would be the closest

Actual Pats Fan · Apr 20, 2019

robertweathers said:
-He had a great owner who gave him the autonomy he needed to execute his program

...AFTER driving Parcells out of town
...AFTER signing a declining, ineffective quarterback to the richest contract in history
...AFTER said QB was mercifully replaced by somebody...who was competent...and effective

To clarify, Bob DID commit the organization to winning right from the outset

And he didn't hesitate to spend to win

robertweathers said:
-He had a handful HoF/GOAT players for his career.

HE got most of those guys...including Brady

robertweathers said:
Phil Jackson
Scotty Bowman

Please, no. Not in the same universe. Neither of them.

To clarify, Scotty took advantage of his opportunities, and he didn't stink.

Phil deserves credit for his intellectual investment, approach, and his initiative and innovation.

He just doesn't deserve to be lumped in with Red any more than anybody else does.

RobertWeathers · Apr 20, 2019

Actual Pats Fan said:
...AFTER driving Parcells out of town
...AFTER signing a declining, ineffective quarterback to the richest contract in history
...AFTER said QB was mercifully replaced by somebody...who was competent...and effective

To clarify, Bob DID commit the organization to winning right from the outset

And he didn't hesitate to spend to win

HE got most of those guys...including Brady

Please, no. Not in the same universe. Neither of them.

To clarify, Scotty took advantage of his opportunities, and he didn't stink.

Phil deserves credit for his intellectual investment, approach, and his initiative and innovation.

He just doesn't deserve to be lumped in with Red any more than anybody else does.

God sakes man. Lighten up

maust · Apr 20, 2019

robertweathers said:
God sakes man. Lighten up

RobertWeathers · Apr 20, 2019

maust1013 said:

Actual Pats Fan · Apr 20, 2019

maust1013 said:

n6249c · Apr 20, 2019

How can “more” even be an option?

Agree with comments about hockey being closest comparison, and BB’s likely success in that sport.

But why were rugby and lacrosse omitted?

If BB was the HC in either basketball, hockey or baseball

more, less or equally successful

Equal

Less

More

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