« Reply #208 on: May 16, 2019, 10:20:02 AM »
Rozier didn't quit. He tried his heart out. He just failed.
It is not the same thing.
I think a lot of observers disagree. His defense and hustle this past season seemed to regress sharply. That’s a reflection of effort.
Rozier's defense went as his offense went. The more he struggled on offense the more up and down his defense became. This is natural. It is what happens to most players. Especially young players.
In fact, it happened to the team as the whole throughout the year. When they struggled on offense, their defense dropped off.
Rozier was trying. He was just failing.
Failure is not quitting.
I don't think that's true. A lot of players, when their shot isn't falling, will try to affect the game in other ways like trying even harder on defense.
I don't think it's fair to say Rozier "quit" but before he ever made these comments there was a pretty strong consensus that Rozier's effort was severely lacking and these comments cast that characterization in an even worse light.
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