or to call it what it is right now, your first game."

He continued: "You can't play, and you can't play well. And when you're in your first game and your team doesn't play well, people know a few things about you. People tell you how you don't have talent, how you don't listen to what the coach has to say. It's a vicious cycle. Every player has been called out that way. I think that's the wrong way to look at the players. I feel that when you give them the opportunity to showcase, and really work in practice, and have a solid coaching staff, you get them to play well. That's just a belief in us, a belief that we're going to do that. Then you're not going to give them any bad advice. "

And yes, his comments were taken at face value.

"If I were playing today, I'd play," said Sveum, "but I don't think that