LOUiS-D wrote:All this talk about passion and attitude is just Skip Bayless style conjecture. Winning isn't attitude. It's execution. You can have a guy like Bynum who all reports show that he doesn't really like basketball. Skill wise he's the best center in the league. If he was healthy he'd be dominating and helping teams win.
We don't have any locker room cancer on this team. Yes the team needs more time for players to adjust their roles and for offensive sets to be put in place to get the right shots. We have an abundance of skill. And yes there's probably not enough time for this unit to work out the offense, defensive rotations and chemistry. Oh well. It's not like we have a lot of flexibility. May as well sit tight.
Health is a legitimate concern, but you can't tell me with a straight face that the injury of landing on Miles Plumlee's foot was an indication of Deron being injury prone. The **** took out his landing. It happens.
Deron's execution hasn't been good either though. And he's visibly hanging back and playing super passive, which has led to the poor execution. What reason is there for him to play with such a lack of aggression if not effort or attitude? Is he worried about stepping on people's toes? Does he not have confidence in himself? Well then he's a mentally weak player, because it seems like his confidence is a roller coaster ride every year. And he's the star of the team...**** stepping on other people's toes, put your mark on the game. They should be worried about stepping on your toes, not the other way around. You can't tell me he's still injured, because physically, he's looked as explosive as ever.
I've been a Deron supporter, but come on, at some point, in year 4 with a team, after you've gotten PAID, if you still can't consistently play like a star, you deserve a lot of criticism, no excuses.
