Comments on: Second Opinion: The Staff

By: Dissident Aggressor

Dissident Aggressor — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:14:08 +0000

—” We see examples in many sports of management with enough money to make the decisions and the arrogance to think that they have attended enough games to make quality decisions.”—

This statement perfectly describes the ownership/management of the “other” Dallas football team.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:23:39 +0000

SH is not a reasonable contender for Coach of the Year, and I say this as an ardent supporter of the man. Here is why.

SH is still walking the learning curve in going from NCAA to the pro level of football. He has made mistakes as any rookie does along this path, and I personally believe he has learned from most of these mistakes, and no just because he doesn’t pull a “Jim Zorn” during a press conference and publicly admit to making mistakes, doesn’t mean he hasn’t realized them, and learned from them. I also believe Shellas has shown a tremendous amount of resolve under fire to hold onto that unified vision and direction he has had for this team.

So rookie coach of the year? Assuming we do not count the partial season in 2007 coaching Morrow’s team, then Shellas earns my vote in a heartbeat, but overall MLS Coach of the Year? No. I would say let’s give him a look in 2010.

I actually believe a 2010 Coach of the Year award is a reasonable possibility IF he can truly earn it by keeping this team on this track of playing consistently solid football, as he has done in the second half of this season.

By: Mott the Hoople

Mott the Hoople — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:11:45 +0000

Coach of the year???? OMG . Man how quick you guys turn around. Man..That’ something..

By: Teddy

Teddy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:53:23 +0000

Dave,

Just when I think you couldn’t possibly get any worse, you go and write a thing like this . . . and totally redeem yourself! But seriously, you make some really good points that I hope fans and upper management alike listen to. (Note: SH has been in place only 16 months.)

And I think SH has a ligit shot at the coach of the year honors. He’s got the WoW story factor: rabbit poop to caviar.

By: twotone

twotone — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:20:12 +0000

methinks SH is in the middle of the pack in the Coach of the Year voting.

-Warzycha is up there after being a first year coach and still has the Supporter’s Shield in his grasp
-Sigi is taking an expansion team to the playoffs
-Preki, even though they cannot stand him in LA, They lead the West with the most injuries of any team
-Arena is handcuffed by 2 major salaries that dont even play the majority of the team’s matches and is in first place with this club.
-Kinnear, its every year with this guy. He’s the Greg Popovich of MLS

By: texgator

texgator — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:32:54 +0000

Hyndman has a legitimate claim for Coach of the Year. He completely turned over this roster in a single season and lead the team on it’s hottest streak in years. The results speak for themselves. We might have issues with the way he deals with players or the media, but you can’t argue with the record since July…the team is on a Supporter’s Shield pace for well over 1/3 of the season. That’s some quality consistency.

By: Pegasus

Pegasus — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:57:01 +0000

As long as it’s a positive direction I agree. Until recently I didn’t think the direction was positive as many of the off season aquisitions were busts. However, SH has solidified around speed and now this team has it in droves. Along with a few others getting healthy (George John) the results have been impressive. I agree the staff deserve a chance and that is a complete turnaround from my opinion from just a couple of months.

By: rsw73

rsw73 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:57:42 +0000

Hear! Hear!

By: Chazsoccer

Chazsoccer — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:41:27 +0000

Dave – thanks for sharing your insights. I agree wholeheartedly with you on the points: Developing and implementing a system of play takes time and focus from the team, the coaching staff, and the management.

Shoot, it took Sigi three years to bring the Crew around. While I have devoted most of my life to watching countless hours of the the beautiful game, I am a rank amateur when it comes to making judgments on the limited public information available to us fans.

I am hopeful because the team seems to be focused on the same goal and agreed to how they will try to achieve it.
There is a lot to be said for team work that flows naturally.