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| ChemEnhanced |
| What is the Great One thinking.....In my opinion this is the worst thing he could do. |
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| Irishaddict |
| It was inevitable though. If not Phoenix then somewhere else. Wayne's been corporate basically since he left the ice. Coaching was gonna fall into his path eventually. Phoenix was just the most obvious choice considering his business involvement with the club already. |
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| HouseJunkie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Irishaddict
It was inevitable though. If not Phoenix then somewhere else. Wayne's been corporate basically since he left the ice. Coaching was gonna fall into his path eventually. Phoenix was just the most obvious choice considering his business involvement with the club already. |
I actually think it has more to do with trying to increase ticket sales in Phoenix. Their team's performance on the ice and at the box office has been less than stellar in recent years.
That being said, Wayne Gretzky has succeeded wherever he has gone. When he says he is extremely excited to coach, I believe him. Plus, with the new NHL rules being in place, the game may (hopefully) resemble what it was when Gretzky himself was playing. |
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| Irishaddict |
| ^^^ Having Wayne coach would increase ticket sales, yeah. But then making Wayne coach would basically be one huge marketing strategy for the Coyotes would it not? :p |
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| Moral Hazard |
Truth of this is that Wayne will stand behind the bench and he'll give dressing room speaches but it will be his assistant coachs that put together line ups, devise strategies and run the practices.
As much as I respect "The Great One" as a player and person I very much doubt he could be a good coach. The problem I foresee is that coachs usually coach in a manner that is consistant with how they played as players. Gretzky can't do that because his game was largely one dimentional and would not be successful in the sport as it exists today. Moreover, Pheonix does not have the talent to play a game designed on Wayne's style of play or his understanding of the complexities of hockey.
I wish him luck but I fear his mediocrity as a coach will tarnish his brilliance as a player. |
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| joinT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
As much as I respect "The Great One" as a player and person I very much doubt he could be a good coach. The problem I foresee is that coachs usually coach in a manner that is consistant with how they played as players. Gretzky can't do that because his game was largely one dimentional and would not be successful in the sport as it exists today. Moreover, Pheonix does not have the talent to play a game designed on Wayne's style of play or his understanding of the complexities of hockey. |
i agree more with the last sentence than the first.. gretzky's game 1 dimensional ???
but you are right, he will get pretty frustrated with the players when they can't see what he sees without effort. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by joinT
i agree more with the last sentence than the first.. gretzky's game 1 dimensional ???
but you are right, he will get pretty frustrated with the players when they can't see what he sees without effort. |
Gretzky only ever played the offensive part of the game. He has no idea how to structure a defence or even how to play it.
Certainly, his biggest problem will be that no one else can see the game the way he does. If his understanding is beyond that of his players then he will either have to find a way to teach them the game as he knows it (not possible IMO) or he will have to try to learn to coach based on how they play. |
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| joinT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Gretzky only ever played the offensive part of the game. He has no idea how to structure a defence or even how to play it. |
:stongue: ok if you are dividing hockey into offence and defense, then yes he was a one dimensional player.. a bit more generic than i was thinking |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Gretzky only ever played the offensive part of the game. He has no idea how to structure a defence or even how to play it.
Certainly, his biggest problem will be that no one else can see the game the way he does. If his understanding is beyond that of his players then he will either have to find a way to teach them the game as he knows it (not possible IMO) or he will have to try to learn to coach based on how they play. |
Now wait a second...as I recall....gretzky did play the penalty kill while in Edmonton. He was actually quite good at that part of the game. Gretzky is far from a one dimensional player.
I agree that the biggest problem is no one else can see the game quite the way gretzky can. He can develop a play and be thinking 4 or 5 passes ahead. The problem is what comes easy for him will not come easy for the players on the team. Even gretzky will have a hard time making players see what he is trying to tell them.
The real problem is that in the NHL coaches are hired to be fired. Gretzky will eventually be fired and that will not look good on gretzky as everyone feels he can do no wrong in hockey. Gretzky does not have the coaching background to jump into the NHL right away. He should spend some time at the AHL level...even as an assistant....so he can get the hang of things.
I think gretzky will have a better season this year then last year in phoenix however, he will be fired in less then three years. |
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