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Message: [QUOTE="nathano11, post: 2373619, member: 2266"] I agree with it. He is making the young players accountable for the loss. Sure they are inexperienced, but he is actually trying to make them believe that they should be good enough to win these games without the big guns, which they obviously are because they came so close. If he said that he expected to lose and that he was happy with the competitive loss then that would reinforce to the players that they aren't on level pegging with teams like Melbourne. By demanding they step up to the plate and not settle for second best, it is making them rise to the next level and become confident in the fact that they can compete with the best. I'd be surprised if Griffin wasn't privately very happy with how the team played against Melbourne, but he is just letting it be known that we shouldn't get caught up in the great performance because in reality they still lost. I agree if we have a few losses and the players lose confidence his attitude could have an effect, but I really think he is letting the players know that they are definately good enough to win these games without their stars [/QUOTE]

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