Here is the bottom line on Torts. The team that made the ECF was tailored to him perfectly. That is why we were able to grind our way to wins. Last seasons team was changed by Sather to have more skill. Thus it was no longer tailored to Torts, and he cannot/did not bend at all, so the team struggled.
This seasons team is a mish mosh of players. Not suited for AV's style. Not suited for Torts' style.
That's why this summer is huge. We have the space to make this an AV team fully. That is why next season will be the really telling season for AV IMO. In theory he and Sather should work hand and hand to make this an AV suited team next season. Just like it was a Torts suited team two seasons ago. The biggest knock you can make is saying why did you take a Torts team and make it a not Torts suited team last season? And then expect a coach like Torts to do well. That's the knock you can make. The knock on Torts is he did not bend or adapt to his players, which is what good coaches do. So it was the perfect storm really.
