What was the Point of Benching Brayden?

[Faterson]

What was the bray of pinching benches?

 

[Woodrow]

Honestly coaches should come up with a punishment other than sitting the player for a game. Just bag skate him hard at the next practice.

Benching one of your best players and perhaps losing the game because of it doesn't seem worth it and it's not like Tampa is in a secured playoff spot.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

What was the bray of pinching benches?

I really hate you for this, but also love you for this.

 

[Cowumbus]

No Point in meetings.

 

[johnnyonthspot]

Why not?

Really?I think it is self explanatory but it is because there are only a few hundred pro athletes in each sport that are very specialized at what they do. When is the lady time paid to watch a teacher teach? A doctor perform surgery? A librarian put away books? I could go on...

Thread title sounds like an angry email from his mom to the coach

How did you know???

Honestly coaches should come up with a punishment other than sitting the player for a game. Just bag skate him hard at the next practice.

Benching one of your best players and perhaps losing the game because of it doesn't seem worth it and it's not like Tampa is in a secured playoff spot.

Finally a voice of reason! Agreed.

 

[hirawl]

When it's team rules it's always about the team and not the individual. Bagskating someone or fining one would only be about the individual.

It's simple shit really and it truly is tried by fire. YOU f*** up, WE have to pick up the slack, YOU feel bad, WE become stronger.

Treating people differently based on their skill level within an organization is a great way to send all kinds of wrong messages.

 

[majormajor]

The point , pun intended, is it was not some random 3rd or 4th liner who got benched. he made an example of a star player and the team proceeded to get smoked in their game

What happened in the game is probably the least important fact here. Cooper didn't do it to motivate his team for this game. You stick by your rules because it gives your organization strength over the long run.

 

[Calderon]

Cooper on scratching Point after missing a team meeting.

"We've had a standard since I've been here ... It's professional sports and you've got rules and nobody's above the law. It's unfortunate because this game we could have really needed him, but the one that probably feels the worst about it is Pointer."

Wonder what the Pointer sisters think about this, are they excited?

 

[Chips]

He sets a standard on the team. He’s also benched Kucherov and I believe Stamkos for extended periods mid game too.


He’s a great coach, players coach like a Keefe, except he actually will do the tough guy bit and bench a star without hesitation and without apology or defense to the media if they deserve it.