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In sports this is the "absolute vote of confidence" Once a coach has to say "[player] has my absolute confidence in their success," you know the player is ~2 w

In sports this is the "absolute vote of confidence" Once a coach has to say "[player] has my absolute confidence in their success," you know the player is ~2 weeks from being benched.

duxup 3y ago
I agree, but I think the sports analogy is even more on point when it comes to sports management giving a vote of confidence to coaches. You only ever have to say anything like that when there are questions. Coaches and players... they talk about each other a lot.
differentView 3y ago
I've heard it called the Kiss of Death when general managers or owners publicly say similar things about their coaches.
- boringg 3y ago
  If you have to ask the question ...
BoxFour 3y ago
I think this is actually a more astute analogy than you realize, because the only reason a coach would be asked that question in the first place is because there are questions about the player’s ability to perform—-as the sibling comment here notes. Similarly, you don’t ask tech companies if they’re doing layoffs when the sector is booming. That the question is even asked probably shoots the probability of benching/layoffs up to some ridiculous amount to begin with.
s_dev 3y ago
In sports or in Irish politics were the Taoiseach might have to state he has "full confidence" of whatever individual in his administration when there are "irregularities" that have come to light. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=taoiseach%20has%20full%20confidence https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=taoiseach%20has%20full... Might be true in other countries but I'm old enough to see this pattern play out a few times.
telotortium 3y ago
"Every banker knows that if he has to prove he is worthy of credit, in fact his credit is gone." -- Walter Bagehot
- 6510 3y ago
  Or the Roman: You wouldn't be on trial if you were innocent.
qwertyuiop_ 3y ago
Didn’t know this had to look it up. This is one of the reasons why I’m on HN. TIL as a service.

In sports this is the "absolute vote of confidence" Once a coach has to say "[player] has my absolute confidence in their success," you know the player is ~2 weeks from being benched.

duxup 3y ago

I agree, but I think the sports analogy is even more on point when it comes to sports management giving a vote of confidence to coaches. You only ever have to say anything like that when there are questions. Coaches and players... they talk about each other a lot.

differentView 3y ago

I've heard it called the Kiss of Death when general managers or owners publicly say similar things about their coaches.

boringg 3y ago
If you have to ask the question ...

BoxFour 3y ago

I think this is actually a more astute analogy than you realize, because the only reason a coach would be asked that question in the first place is because there are questions about the player’s ability to perform—-as the sibling comment here notes. Similarly, you don’t ask tech companies if they’re doing layoffs when the sector is booming. That the question is even asked probably shoots the probability of benching/layoffs up to some ridiculous amount to begin with.

s_dev 3y ago

In sports or in Irish politics were the Taoiseach might have to state he has "full confidence" of whatever individual in his administration when there are "irregularities" that have come to light. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=taoiseach%20has%20full%20confidence https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=taoiseach%20has%20full... Might be true in other countries but I'm old enough to see this pattern play out a few times.

telotortium 3y ago

"Every banker knows that if he has to prove he is worthy of credit, in fact his credit is gone." -- Walter Bagehot

6510 3y ago
Or the Roman: You wouldn't be on trial if you were innocent.

qwertyuiop_ 3y ago

Didn’t know this had to look it up. This is one of the reasons why I’m on HN. TIL as a service.