Quote Originally Posted by kneelb4zerg View Post
How many times can we as fans bang our heads against the D Wilson/J Thomas wall this year? I think we can all agree that Buzz isn't stupid (note, not infallible, but also not stupid). If the solution was so obvious, we wouldn't be 11-9.

I also reject the notion that he is stubborn. This is a guy who adapts his style of play to suit the talent on hand every single year. Bo Ryan he is not.

Seriously, the argument that Buzz is either stupidly or stubbornly refusing to play the guys who give us the best chance at winning is extremely bizarre.

To be fair, I'm not sure why you think that's such a bizarre statement. Buzz has said himself, he plays the guys that have earned it the most. Just because you work hard in practice etc etc, does NOT mean you give the team the best chance of winning, and deserve to play more minutes than someone who doesn't work as hard but would give MU a better chance of winning. At some point, you have to get over your loyalty to certain players, and realize they probably work harder in practice because they have to to make up for a talent deficiency. Talent wins ball games, not necessarily guys who practice the hardest.

I Coach a baseball team in the summer and I had a situation similar to this. The guys that would come to practice every week would wonder why someone who almost could never make practice(this is an adult team by the way), would start for me. It's pretty easy...He gives me the best chance of winning. You may have been at practice every day and put in more time than he does, but if he's a better ball player and gives me a better chance of winning, that's who I'm going to play, but I appreciate your efforts and all you do to help the team in other ways.