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Originally Posted by ChoppedWood
I view Frank and Ballard as being very similar, way too similar in fact. My perception is both like to convey this nice guy, easy to engage persona to the outside world but behind closed doors are probably control freaks to the absolute enth degree, to the point that over time people just gravitate away from them.
Having worked with a lot of these same type of people I get the sense that both perceive themselves to be on a level of intelligence that others just can't appreciate. As such, they don't listen. They hear, they nod, but as soon as the conversation ends, all that diaglogue= gone, because they know best. In due time that sort of attitude leads to a general malaise that sets in where people stop even trying as they know it's not going to amount to anything. And that's EXACTLY where I think this team is with Frank, I don't think players even care at this point. He's got his plays, his boys, and he is going to run what he, as the genius that he is, believes will result in excellent results.
These type of folks never accept they are failing, instead believing that they are "this" close to turning the corner, and when they do, lookout, best shit you've ever seen is going to happen. Far too frequently that corner ends up being a big ass circle of futility. And to me, that's exactly what Frank's doing, just creating a circle of suck because he can't listen to others and looking at the results at several positions, Ballard seems to be doing exactly the same thing.
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From what I have read Ballard listens to his staff a lot. He wasn’t sure about picking Leonard but the scout insisted he was going to be good. So I don’t know if I agree here. I honestly don’t know how they run things internally so I will refrain from making any kind of judgement on their personalities.
I will say Ballard lays out his thinking process extensively in interviews and doesn’t admit when he is wrong. Which is the opposite behavior from control freaks I have worked with. So 🤷🏻*♂️.
My problem with him is not addressing holes properly.