Re: Bentley Falcons 2013-2014: No offseason. No excuses.
Well, again, I'm basing this solely off of both coaching staffs, which both said the same thing following the game. If you plot out on a chart how you played, you are constantly going to have outliers. I'm not doubting that there needs to be accountability on everyone, but I don't think this is a game that really warrants any type of analysis for either team. A game like this is such an outlier that it's almost less likely to happen than the 10-4 defeat by AIC at the hands of PC earlier this year or the 9-0 loss to UConn last season. Those games are much more common. And both coaching staffs will chalk up this game the same way they would a game they won 9-0. It's not indicative of the greater bodies of work on both sides.
I'm not justifying anything, I'm not putting a positive spin on anything, and I'm not saying anything. But a game like this is hardly a reason to blow up either side and say that they're not being accountable or ignoring player mistakes. Bentley played very well in their first 8 games sans Sacred Heart. Merrimack, Harvard, Maine, all of them - they didn't win because they ran into goalies that weren't going to be defeated. Almost every analyst besides me has said that. And the AHA hasn't won squat this year out of conference, so all of that gets taken with a grain of salt by other analysts not named me.
I'm saying that the amount of mistakes on both sides of the rink were too plentiful to say that both coaches aren't giving their teams accountability. And if a coach makes them accountable, then you're gonna say that he's losing his team and is antagonizing his players. Everybody's accountable in a game like this, even me for enjoying it in a sick, twisted fashion (except that my voice is crap today). So I'd just assume I'll take a look as always at the game storyline (which are pretty easy to point out for both AIC and Bentley) and move on. On a larger body of work, the Falcons have not played poorly this year. They've fared better than the rest of the league (except for maybe Air Force) in the non-conference games (which says everything about the league this year). AIC has not pplayed poorly (they were in that game against PC through partway into the 2nd then fell apart). I'm not saying they're not accountable, and I'm not saying the coaches aren't accountable. But I'm saying that the accountability for a game like this is so widespread, that it's almost impossible to quantify and do anything with when teams are practicing and preparing, except maybe that both coaches probably made their team do 7 AM burpies or Herbies to put this one to bed.
I'm saying this game, in terms of analysis, is a throwaway for all parties involved. Both of these squads are a helluva lot better than an 8-7 final score.
Well, again, I'm basing this solely off of both coaching staffs, which both said the same thing following the game. If you plot out on a chart how you played, you are constantly going to have outliers. I'm not doubting that there needs to be accountability on everyone, but I don't think this is a game that really warrants any type of analysis for either team. A game like this is such an outlier that it's almost less likely to happen than the 10-4 defeat by AIC at the hands of PC earlier this year or the 9-0 loss to UConn last season. Those games are much more common. And both coaching staffs will chalk up this game the same way they would a game they won 9-0. It's not indicative of the greater bodies of work on both sides.
I'm not justifying anything, I'm not putting a positive spin on anything, and I'm not saying anything. But a game like this is hardly a reason to blow up either side and say that they're not being accountable or ignoring player mistakes. Bentley played very well in their first 8 games sans Sacred Heart. Merrimack, Harvard, Maine, all of them - they didn't win because they ran into goalies that weren't going to be defeated. Almost every analyst besides me has said that. And the AHA hasn't won squat this year out of conference, so all of that gets taken with a grain of salt by other analysts not named me.
I'm saying that the amount of mistakes on both sides of the rink were too plentiful to say that both coaches aren't giving their teams accountability. And if a coach makes them accountable, then you're gonna say that he's losing his team and is antagonizing his players. Everybody's accountable in a game like this, even me for enjoying it in a sick, twisted fashion (except that my voice is crap today). So I'd just assume I'll take a look as always at the game storyline (which are pretty easy to point out for both AIC and Bentley) and move on. On a larger body of work, the Falcons have not played poorly this year. They've fared better than the rest of the league (except for maybe Air Force) in the non-conference games (which says everything about the league this year). AIC has not pplayed poorly (they were in that game against PC through partway into the 2nd then fell apart). I'm not saying they're not accountable, and I'm not saying the coaches aren't accountable. But I'm saying that the accountability for a game like this is so widespread, that it's almost impossible to quantify and do anything with when teams are practicing and preparing, except maybe that both coaches probably made their team do 7 AM burpies or Herbies to put this one to bed.
I'm saying this game, in terms of analysis, is a throwaway for all parties involved. Both of these squads are a helluva lot better than an 8-7 final score.
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