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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?
Would he have a " Tom Brady " on any of those teams?
In so far as the 'intangibles' go it seems to me Bergeron is pretty damn close.
What does this even mean
What part of it seems hard for you to grasp?
Would he have a " Tom Brady " on any of those teams?
What do y’all think?
In so far as the 'intangibles' go it seems to me Bergeron is pretty damn close.
Equally successful...And, equally hated (only at pre-Patriots level...there is no franchise in sports as denigrated as us)Less because his style would not work
with mandatory contracts that pamper some athletes.
It's just a meaningless statement. "Intangibles" is one of those handwavey things people say that doesn't mean anything at all. You may as well have just said "these are two players I personally like." Bergeron, as great as he is and as much as I love him, isn't a Tom Brady or else the Bruins would've won more than one Cup in his career.
I didn't say Bergeron is Brady, that's nonsense, but if you don't believe intangibles (as in things there's no hard measure for that lead to W's) aren't a huge part of what makes both of them exceptional players you do not have the grasp of sports I thought you did. Seeing the game at a level beyond what most see, leadership, toughness, football/hockey IQ, preparedness, being a good team mate, setting an example for others to aspire to, paying the price to push through and doing it the right way are all key elements of the difference between a very good player a great one and not a one of them has a metric but we all recognize them when we see them.
Playing through a punctured lung, separated shoulder, broken rib and a broken nose in the Stanley Cup Finals vs. the Blackhawks sounds pretty tangible to me.I didn't say Bergeron is Brady, that's nonsense, but if you don't believe intangibles (as in things there's no hard measure for that lead to W's) aren't a huge part of what makes both of them exceptional players you do not have the grasp of sports I thought you did. Seeing the game at a level beyond what most see, leadership, toughness, football/hockey IQ, preparedness, being a good team mate, setting an example for others to aspire to, paying the price to push through and doing it the right way are all key elements of the difference between a very good player a great one and not a one of them has a metric but we all recognize them when we see them.
But Bergeron isn't Brady, he's not the greatest player of all-time in his sport. Hockey Coach Belichick isn't getting the same advantage from Bergeron that he is from Brady.
And at no point did I say he was. That's too straight up andyish for me to go any further with this. Have a good one, enjoy what's left of the game
Playing through a punctured lung, separated shoulder, broken rib and a broken nose in the Stanley Cup Finals vs. the Blackhawks sounds pretty tangible to me.
I'm pretty sure he means, does he have a HOF caliber player in any of those sports.In so far as the 'intangibles' go it seems to me Bergeron is pretty damn close.
I'm pretty sure he means, does he have a HOF caliber player in any of those sports.