OHL4Life
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- Sep 6, 2017
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i use to listen to bob mccown all the time, he would always say that he never had athletes on because they where trained to always say the most bland thing and not tell the truth.I'm not dodging anything. There was clearly some shock to his system but, once he stepped back to evaluate, he knew this was a chance to show something. Otherwise, he wouldn't have waived his NTC. I swear, I remember a player in the last couple of seasons who was told of a trade to Windsor but refused. Someone older... might have been from a Western Conf team, too? Anyway... I posted the quotes to show his reaction to being traded here. Whether people want to believe him or not is up to them.
I get that situations happen where a kid will say "I'm happy to be going to (team)", but inside is devastated. That's understandable. However, that doesn't mean every trade is like that. If you know that the Mathurin is not happy to be coming here and this is all a facade, please, tell us. Otherwise, I'm going by what he's said in the paper. That's what I have right now.
thats my only point, id doesnt matter if a player loves the trade, hates the trade, doesnt care, the quote will always be the same and it will always be a cut and paste 'im excited ot get started' type of message.
dont use it as a measurement of anything, because athletes are trained at a young age never to tell the truth, always say the right things and not to ruffle feathers, even if they want to.
i have no doubt that matherin is looking forward to it, but the next one may not. ive seen it first hand, kids not wanting to be traded but the teams website that he got traded to making up quotes about how much they are looking forward to it.