Post by Boxing World Online on Mar 24, 2019 8:36:34 GMT -6
Our reporter and his blonde companion sit watching basketball at Bazz with Cassandra Lynn Scerbo, Beth Harnois, Poindexter Del Crunchy, and the Man In The Hat.
Reporter: "So, Wiz, big week coming up..."
Tess: "Says the master of the obvious..."
Cassie: "If there's one thing Bartholemew is good at, it's the obvious..."
Beth: "All right, you, two! Stop picking on poor Smackey!"
Tess: "Awww, Mom! We were just having FUN!"
Beth (narrowing her eyes): "I KNOW you didn't mean that the way it came out, so I'm going to PRETEND I didn't hear it..."
Pointy (laughing): "Heard it as soon as she said it. That's why I DUCKED..."
Man In The Hat: "AS to Smackeroo's POINT, yes, it's going to be a big week. We'll certainly learn more in our evaluation process."
Reporter: "Then again, you learn things every day in the gym, don't you?"
Man In The Hat (shaking his head): "You ever heard of Ken Whisenhunt, Smackeroo?"
Tess: "He was head coach for the Cardinals and Titans, dear..."
Reporter: "I KNOW that!"
Man In The Hat: "Well, Whisenhunt is a prime example of the dangers of reading too much into what you see in the gym. Now. You can learn things there. You can see skill sets and learn about work ethics and fighter make ups and things like that. But. There are some things you only learn when a fighter is IN THE RING."
Beth: "OK, I'm not sure what this has to do with Whisenhunt..."
Man In The Hat: "Well, that's because I haven't made that CLEAR, dear. When Whisenhunt was coaching in Arizona, he made one Derek Anderson his starting quarterback. Now, Anderson had spent the previous four seasons in Cleveland proving that he COULD NOT PLAY QUARTERBACK IN THE NFL. But, Whisenhunt was convinced he could. Well. Anderson was awful, compiling a Total QBR of just over THIRTY..."
Pointy: "Which is truly horrifying, since 50 is average..."
Man In The Hat: "Correct. At 30, you are an ALBATROSS around the neck of your team. But, Whisenhunt kept trotting out Anderson, and, after a question about that from a reporter, he threw up his hands and said, 'I KNOW he can make those plays, because I see him make them in practice every day!'. Well, I saw him NOT MAKE THEM every single SUNDAY in the GAMES where it COUNTS! The fact that he could make them in practice meant absolute bupkes, because he was playing at near-replacement level IN THE GAMES. Well. Long story short, Whisenhunt finally benched Anderson, but the team went 5-11. Anderson was released and went to Carolina as a back up. Whisenhunt coached two more years, went 13-19, and got fired. In 2014, Tennessee, for some reason, hired him, and he went 3-20 before getting fired mid-season."
Reporter: "And the takeaway here is that looking good in the gym is no substitute for looking good in the RING."
Man In The Hat (smiling): "You continue to learn, Smackeroo. You continue to learn. Now. Let's watch some ball, shall we?"
Reporter: "So, Wiz, big week coming up..."
Tess: "Says the master of the obvious..."
Cassie: "If there's one thing Bartholemew is good at, it's the obvious..."
Beth: "All right, you, two! Stop picking on poor Smackey!"
Tess: "Awww, Mom! We were just having FUN!"
Beth (narrowing her eyes): "I KNOW you didn't mean that the way it came out, so I'm going to PRETEND I didn't hear it..."
Pointy (laughing): "Heard it as soon as she said it. That's why I DUCKED..."
Man In The Hat: "AS to Smackeroo's POINT, yes, it's going to be a big week. We'll certainly learn more in our evaluation process."
Reporter: "Then again, you learn things every day in the gym, don't you?"
Man In The Hat (shaking his head): "You ever heard of Ken Whisenhunt, Smackeroo?"
Tess: "He was head coach for the Cardinals and Titans, dear..."
Reporter: "I KNOW that!"
Man In The Hat: "Well, Whisenhunt is a prime example of the dangers of reading too much into what you see in the gym. Now. You can learn things there. You can see skill sets and learn about work ethics and fighter make ups and things like that. But. There are some things you only learn when a fighter is IN THE RING."
Beth: "OK, I'm not sure what this has to do with Whisenhunt..."
Man In The Hat: "Well, that's because I haven't made that CLEAR, dear. When Whisenhunt was coaching in Arizona, he made one Derek Anderson his starting quarterback. Now, Anderson had spent the previous four seasons in Cleveland proving that he COULD NOT PLAY QUARTERBACK IN THE NFL. But, Whisenhunt was convinced he could. Well. Anderson was awful, compiling a Total QBR of just over THIRTY..."
Pointy: "Which is truly horrifying, since 50 is average..."
Man In The Hat: "Correct. At 30, you are an ALBATROSS around the neck of your team. But, Whisenhunt kept trotting out Anderson, and, after a question about that from a reporter, he threw up his hands and said, 'I KNOW he can make those plays, because I see him make them in practice every day!'. Well, I saw him NOT MAKE THEM every single SUNDAY in the GAMES where it COUNTS! The fact that he could make them in practice meant absolute bupkes, because he was playing at near-replacement level IN THE GAMES. Well. Long story short, Whisenhunt finally benched Anderson, but the team went 5-11. Anderson was released and went to Carolina as a back up. Whisenhunt coached two more years, went 13-19, and got fired. In 2014, Tennessee, for some reason, hired him, and he went 3-20 before getting fired mid-season."
Reporter: "And the takeaway here is that looking good in the gym is no substitute for looking good in the RING."
Man In The Hat (smiling): "You continue to learn, Smackeroo. You continue to learn. Now. Let's watch some ball, shall we?"