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<blockquote data-quote="Sir Dunk A Lot" data-source="post: 1272088" data-attributes="member: 234910"><p>There is definitely some blindness going on... but I'm not sure you see well enough to make that assertion. We are BAD at defense, BAD at rebounding, and BAD at scoring against quality competition. You know, things that are supposed to get better with good coaching. We have not gotten better in the slightest, and while I am glad they did play hard the last 35 minutes of the game, we lack what it takes to compete for 40 minutes. That being said, it is on both the players and the coaches and I am not giving people a free pass.</p><p></p><p>Malcolm had a chance to have an impact and get us back into the game, and he choked. We started shooting contested 3's with 5 minutes left, and couldn't get a rebound when it mattered. This is a team game... and from the top (coaching) to the bottom (players) we just don't have what it takes to get things done against quality competition. When you stop being competitive, there is something wrong. We shouldn't be okay with a 14 point home loss to a good team and say "well, at least we didn't get beat by 20". That is a very, VERY sad standard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sir Dunk A Lot, post: 1272088, member: 234910"] There is definitely some blindness going on... but I'm not sure you see well enough to make that assertion. We are BAD at defense, BAD at rebounding, and BAD at scoring against quality competition. You know, things that are supposed to get better with good coaching. We have not gotten better in the slightest, and while I am glad they did play hard the last 35 minutes of the game, we lack what it takes to compete for 40 minutes. That being said, it is on both the players and the coaches and I am not giving people a free pass. Malcolm had a chance to have an impact and get us back into the game, and he choked. We started shooting contested 3's with 5 minutes left, and couldn't get a rebound when it mattered. This is a team game... and from the top (coaching) to the bottom (players) we just don't have what it takes to get things done against quality competition. When you stop being competitive, there is something wrong. We shouldn't be okay with a 14 point home loss to a good team and say "well, at least we didn't get beat by 20". That is a very, VERY sad standard. [/QUOTE]
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