tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post5392929119367108811..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: More about the ending and resolution of conflictsEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-70120868570300568592012-04-06T05:47:07.985-05:002012-04-06T05:47:07.985-05:00Can placement make that big a difference?
Absolu...<i>Can placement make that big a difference? </i><br /><br />Absolutely. And if it comes before the game, then it's a reward for not-caring rather than a reward for giving his all in a hopeless situation.<br /><br />Which doesn't mean that it was misplaced. In order to make it work where it is, the focus shifts on the coach - on how well he reads the player, on him finding exactly the thing that will motivate the player: maybe it's the fear that he will never be good enough, so cruising along provides him with an excuse. Maybe it's stage fright. <br />And maybe the coach will shame him into realising that he *didn't* deserve recognition, and *now* he goes out to earn it. <br /><br />And either of these would be, to my mind, *more* interesting than 'you fought well, here's your reward' because fighting well and getting rewarded is such a common, boring narrative; the coach using his knowledge of this particular player to motivate him in an unusual manner sounds more interesting to me.green_knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499896006012152260noreply@blogger.com