The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.
Athletes that can't listen, can condition.
It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it.
A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches.
If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work.
The less determined and the less motivated weed themselves out.