Terrible Effort Tonight. Ridiculous for a Tourney Game

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Body language and energy was awful from the jump

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Wonder why?
Thanks scott

Listless. It's usually a point guard but the glue to this team was WW.
And still only lost by 5 and missed a shitload of FT's.
shite. Just shite.

Pinson played like he was paid.

I don’t think that’s fair. It was 59-54 and a couple nba 3’s won it for them. We were better for sure, but the kids played hard.

They were handed a shite fricking sandwich and they showed effort. But it was impossible adversity to overcome

Yep.

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I don’t think that’s fair. It was 59-54 and a couple nba 3’s won it for them. We were better for sure, but the kids played hard. They were handed a shite fricking sandwich and they showed effort. But it was impossible adversity to overcome

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Man I really don’t agree. I’m not going to say any of the players flat out didn’t try (I think they did), but I look at effort and energy differently. Defensively and on the glass they reacted to the ball with hustle, but on offense things seemed listless. And then our press was not nearly as aggressive as it normally is. We didn’t do well in situations where we needed to initiate the action. To me, that’s an energy issue. The team played like their mind was preoccupied (not like this would be a surprise) and they were a step slow.

I think that’s an area that Wade did really well at- his teams almost always seemed motivated, and even if they weren’t to start the game, he would get them ready to roll shortly. Plus he was great at preparation and sometimes great preparation makes you move faster on the court because you’re more sure of yourself. We were missing that tonight.

That’s what happens when you lose your General.

The General that led them to 7-11 over the last 18 games? I saw the same energy as all year. Driving to hole and missing layups because you're out of control. That was the WW MO this year.....chaos. When you play a well coached disciplined team, that "and1" crap don't fly. Bye bye WW. Don't let the door hit your arse on the way out.

I've been watching basketball for about seventy years. Never saw a "Technical" for six men on the court prior to yesterday.
"Ridiculous" is a good definition.

Stupid fouls were part of the whole season. I appreciated the fact that we finally made a defensive effort this season, but not without getting all of the key players on the bench in foul trouble.