flranger wrote:I put this ALL on the Grizz.
They have seen him everyday, for years. They know exactly who he is. I don't blame Ja. This is who he is, and they absolutely already knew it.
Ja is just being Ja, no apologies. I'm sure there is no surprise that this is where they have ended up
They had plenty of time to get out of this without losing significant trade value. They chose to chase a dream.
Exactly. And they're done with it. Catering around him hasn't worked to the best benefit of the franchise. It's just been one fire to put out after another. So they let go of a coach and GM who were fighting, put in a coach who has a team first system, one who won't bend to an immature malcontent if anything doesn't go his way, and Ja has to now show either get on board or walk the short plank.
He actually has a choice here, and is choosing to clearly not be involved in making it work. Can anyone say he is putting in his best effort and is frustrated that it is not working? Or is he actively working to sabotage it while saying this doesn't work?
Team has a direction in place. After over-catering to Ja, team is putting team first.
