re: CPM blames the loss on.....Deichmann

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I think he intentionally said what he said as a way to distance himself from the loss and say "hey my coaching was good, dumb kid couldn't hold on to the bag." This has been mainieri's MO for 10 years now, it is nothing new. He will always find someone to throw under the bus before himself taking the blame.

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This is my thing. A Mainieri postgame conference is just as, if not more likely, to include a player being the reason for the loss, rather than a coaching decision. I think the whole "they're just kids" thing gets thrown around too much, but regardless, it's just not a respectable quality.