Something From the Season
June 3, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles
Excerpt from an Elliotte Friedman article earlier in 08-09:
“My first real “beat” in the sports media business was reporting on the Raptors for The Fan 590, a Toronto all-sports radio station. That was 1995-96, and it was an incredible learning experience.
One of the lessons came from head coach Brendan Malone. He explained that “the most important guys on your roster are the best four players and the four who play the fewest. If they buy into what you are doing, the middle group falls in line. If not, you’re in trouble.”
I thought a lot about Malone’s insight as the Canadiens’ season unravelled. There are only 12 active players on an NBA roster and up to 23 in the NHL, so the numbers get skewed a bit, but the philosophy still fits. Carbonneau clearly was having trouble at both ends. He’s brutally honest which, as a media member, I will never criticize, but players don’t appreciate it as much as we do.”
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