I saw pretty good ball movement.against the Dubs. Just couldnt hit anything.
Our defense looks okay, but there was no effort. Everyone looked tired or just flat out quit. Avery needs to come back now. He may be able to provide a spark.
There's nothing "okay" about this defense, and you contradict yourself in the second half of your statement. There's zero defensive effort on this team from anyone besides Garnett, and that isn't new to last night. It's a pattern with the season.
Everything is not fine. Danny has assembled a bunch of pieces that have not remotely fit together. This is a .500 team with little or no playoff future, with or without Avery Bradley, unless changes are made.
When you use lines like "there's zero defensive effort on this team from anyone besides Garnett," it's hard to take you seriously. That kind of over the top hyperbole doesn't really add anything of substance.
Who do you think honestly plays hard on that end? Serious question.
I think there have been lapses from everyone, and moments were it looks like the effort is lacking. I also think that when you are frustrated by the way you are playing, somehow you end up being a step slower, you end up losing your man more, and things pile up on you.
Overall, though, I don't think it's a lack of effort from anyone. I think it's a lack of execution, confidence, and rhythm right now.
Either way, I guess that point could be debated. And, I can understand if fans look at this team right now and come to the conclusion that they aren't trying hard enough. And, I know folks don't like these kinds of semantics, but when someone says "zero defensive effort," I take them literally. Zero means zero. That's obviously not the case. You can question whether the team is putting out enough defense effort, but you can't realistically say it's at "zero."
Again, sorry for being so semantic, but these are just the kind of completely exaggerated comments that really bother me.