Quote:Stop trying to spin it.  Player after player keep echoing the same sentiment about Gus.  Just accept the fact that players want to play for the guy.  They do. 

 

I'm not calling him a "closer" - but he's an asset in acquiring talent. That's real.  Yes, he has appeal over some other coaches out there to free agents.  Why is that such a tough thing not to hate on??  SMH. 

 

 Yawn at the knee-jerker telling me to think.  I'm 2 steps ahead of you and you are woefully uninformed on what players are saying about Gus.

 

I'm not uninformed. I'm just not taking their lip service/ rhetoric as literal as you are. I'm going by the factors, too, i.e. contract/ opportunity for bigger roles/ etc etc. Players "shmooze" the new fans/ employer all the time. I'm sure some of it is genuine and they do like Bradley, so lets not act as if I'm saying they don't....but we still have seen little to label Bradley the nickname suggested in the OP. 

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