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Old Wed Apr 11, 2001, 02:41pm
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In a conversation I once had with Durwood Merrill, he says to always leave the mask on during confrontation. He says taking the mask off is an indication that the conversation has escalated and someone is about to go. In his theory, he feels the mask on and the mask off are signals to players and coaches.

Arguing with mask on = "I'm putting up with this but not for long."

Arguing with mask off = "Somebody's fixing to go!"

Review the Roberto Alomar spitting incident. The discussion begins with mask on. It quickly erodes when the mask comes off. This is just an example.

I think the mask is a tool for reading body language.
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