tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post5469833987862366259..comments2023-10-23T15:54:13.715-04:00Comments on The Dark Blue Jacket: Steve Mason and Spring FootballTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03563836029433927521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-4558515313545778982012-06-29T08:00:35.183-04:002012-06-29T08:00:35.183-04:00Gallos,
Thanks for the reply. One thing that doesn...Gallos,<br />Thanks for the reply. One thing that doesn't even really have anything to do with Mason per se is simply the effect that the theoretically improved defensive performance in front of him will have on his psyche. Maybe he'll be back just because he doesn't mind***k himself into thinking that every single puck is his sole responsibility and can relax a little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-9857373477232154332012-06-28T20:14:12.887-04:002012-06-28T20:14:12.887-04:00Hopefully, but we'll believe it when we see it...Hopefully, but we'll believe it when we see it. But your point about muscle memory matters. Hopefully Mase has been working really hard this summer. Hopefully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-9931545807372576382012-06-27T21:03:14.138-04:002012-06-27T21:03:14.138-04:00Well, I think you should feel totally free to go &...Well, I think you should feel totally free to go 'motor learning nerd' all over me. I'm always interested in learning more. And it is an oversimplification, true. Clark can't sit down and give Mason a hundred different things to learn and expect all of those to pick up. Mason already has the tools to be a good goalie. All the things you mention, quite accurately, are barriers he has to overcome. But Mason just has to return to what he has shown he can do when his head wasn't getting in the way. So the magnitude of the jump wouldn't have to be that big for it to be a big improvement in results. But, as you say, is it 'reasonable to expect'. Probably not.Galloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151870407426712857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-77488698470702160902012-06-27T20:57:04.384-04:002012-06-27T20:57:04.384-04:00I think the high contract has more of an influence...I think the high contract has more of an influence. I think the points you raise are good, but if Mason's attitude is what's driving this team in 2012-13 then we are gonna be getting a high draft pick again. One would hope that Johnson and Wiz have enough of an impact that Mason's attitude issues, if he has any, would become relatively unimportant.Galloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151870407426712857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-6277253918157112232012-06-27T20:44:17.918-04:002012-06-27T20:44:17.918-04:00Not to go all "motor learning nerd" on y...Not to go all "motor learning nerd" on you here, and I understand this is probably supposed to be read as a grand oversimplification of that process, but you've oversimplified the concepts here to the point of inaccuracy. These types of things do not simply become "automatic" and certainly not in the "learn, time off, re-learn (refresh?)" pattern you have described here. There is so much more required from Mason (DESIRE to improve, work ethic (which has been questioned in the past), mental resiliency, etc) than is implied in this post. Will Mason be better than he has been in years past? Reasonable to expect, and he certainly couldn't be much worse. Will Mason make an enormous jump this coming season? Doubtful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796383459721793585.post-26641440293255178652012-06-27T20:37:30.269-04:002012-06-27T20:37:30.269-04:00Great article, I am almost certain that someone wi...Great article, I am almost certain that someone will unlock the potential in Mason again and perhaps with the improvement at the end of the last season and our awesome D-corp, this could be the year. In purely paper terms, I would like a Bob and Steve duo. But it seems like additional issues with Mason are that he's alienated the team, the fan base, and initially became cocky and now lacks confidence. What's your opinion on whether the off-the-ice stuff should influence whether he returns?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com