Re the coaching saga someone should send Fozzie Phil Jackson’s memoir - 11 Rings - focus on the chapters about the 98 Bulls - eternalised as The Last Dance on Netflix - they were a team written off (even though they had the best player) and an owner who backed management i.e the CEO. For me that win (can still see MJ hitting the game winner in Utah in G6) epitomised what can be done as they worked through a season like no other. Obviously the Bulls were never that good again (to date) but the ability to focus is instructional. Personally don’t have a dog in the fight (so to speak) but hopeful that the noise that will percolate all year no matter what/when a choice is made can be shut out by the players and coaches who go to both Bledisloe and RWC - achieve in these circumstances would be a big tick in our mindset as professional’s. Keep up the great work Dylan
Thanks for the note Ash, do you mind if I reference some of it in today's newsletter?
Probably a bit late but all good,
Re the coaching saga someone should send Fozzie Phil Jackson’s memoir - 11 Rings - focus on the chapters about the 98 Bulls - eternalised as The Last Dance on Netflix - they were a team written off (even though they had the best player) and an owner who backed management i.e the CEO. For me that win (can still see MJ hitting the game winner in Utah in G6) epitomised what can be done as they worked through a season like no other. Obviously the Bulls were never that good again (to date) but the ability to focus is instructional. Personally don’t have a dog in the fight (so to speak) but hopeful that the noise that will percolate all year no matter what/when a choice is made can be shut out by the players and coaches who go to both Bledisloe and RWC - achieve in these circumstances would be a big tick in our mindset as professional’s. Keep up the great work Dylan