Large shoes to fill?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Dean">Dean</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dean">dean</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dean">dean</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emulate">emulate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Large">Large</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="large">large</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>” <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="here">here</span>. “<span word="Large">Large</span>” <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dean">dean</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stature">stature</span>; <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="personality">personality</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Buss">Buss</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Lakers">Lakers</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 80, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="outsized">outsized</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span>. <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="won">won</span> 10 <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="downright">downright</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="control">control</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lakers">Lakers</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jeanie">Jeanie</span>, <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lakers">Lakers</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="emulate">emulate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span>.</p>
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