If there’s one thing Jim Boylen has done well throughout his opening week as head coach it’s providing endless quotes that leave us all wondering what the hell he’s actually on about.
Surely I’m not alone in this? I’ve spent days trying to work out what having a road-dog mentality actually means. Wasn’t Road Dog some wrestler? If not, then I still have no idea.
Maybe it sounded better in his head. It certainly reads like something a stereotypical hard ass who’s tasked with raising the level of spirit and passion of a flailing young team would say — surely Nick Nolte popped a vein in his forehead screaming something similar to Shaquille O’Neal in Blue Chips?