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It’s Not About Motivation
by IwoCPO on 04/06/07 at 03:03 PM ET
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One more Datsukian thought before I head to The State That Can’t Win The Central for a long weekend. Khan(!) makes a comment halfway through his blog post regarding the signing that I must have glossed over earlier.
I don’t buy the notion that by not signing him you make him more motivated for the playoffs. He’s an extremely motivated player and his lack of playoff success has nothing to do with his desire.
I, and I think I can speak for you, have never thought for a second that Datsyuk’s playoff disappointments have been due to a lack of motivation. I have no doubt the kid’s plenty motivated to succeed.
The question is not whether he wants to, but whether he’s got the mental makeup to get it done. It’s not effort, it’s attitude and it’s responding under pressure. And there, my friends, lies the rub. Does Datsyuk have what it takes to thrive under the playoff spotlight?
It’s not motivation, Ansar. None of us are saying that. It’s sack and whether 7 million per year buys you some or not.
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P-Dat made me laugh. It sounds like a really bad rapper. 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 04/06/07 at 09:31 PM ET
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What I hope doesn’t happen… and I really, really mean hopehopehope… is that Datsyuk turns into Detroit’s ARod because of this deal. That would completely suck because it can’t possibly be any fun for Yankee fans to deal with, and we can be fairly certain that ARod himself isn’t exactly doing handstands of sheer joy over his situation with the fanbase.
So as soon as people start referring to him as P-Dat, it’s all downhill from there.
Posted by HockeyinHD on 04/06/07 at 08:11 PM ET