I think this team is in denial.
Completely, and they're all in denial together...
The sociologists tell us that groups with high cohesion tend to not perform well (nobody wants to rock the boat). Doc is too much of a **** to rock the boat, either, so this is what we get: a completely underperforming team that knows it's underperforming and agrees to keep doing it (protecting their individual identity/belief they're great players/team) rather than try to win and risk learning that they really DON'T have "it" anymore.
This team won't play better until they dump the "cohesion" and start challenging each other to play their best...like these same players did in 08.
Did you just say that the 08 team lacked cohesion?
I think he means this team is too cohesive. We have a lockerroom of yes men who are to busy agreeing with each other, stroking each others egos and trying not to step on toes. That definitely seems to be the case, in my opinion. If that wasn't the case we probably wouldn't here stuff like "we're still the better team", "It's just the regular season" or "we're not really trying yet". I don't think we've had the guy who will go against the grain and tell guys to shut up and play ball when they try and throw out these excuses.
Bingo.
I think KG did that in 08, and it was infectious. Remember how they talked about needing to get better after blowing out a team by 20? That they weren't where they wanted to be?
I think KG's injury hurt his ability to hold other's accountable while he was working his way back to a top level himself really, really screwed up this team.
Or, Doc's complete inability (or anyone else's) to step into that role (it seems like a coach thing to do, IMHO).
Perhaps there have been some vague comments about coasting until the playoffs, or different agendas, but it still hasn't resulted in anyone doing anything differently on the court. It's just general BS, not the same as holding each other accountable; nothing has changed. Vague talk about needing to come together isn't the same as confronting individual group members to hold them accountable. It's not the same as KG directly confronting/challenging the team, making BBD cry. It isn't the same, because the group (including Doc) continues to allow individuals to do things on the court that hurt the team without consequence. It's textbook.
Recall the talk of the intensity of practice in 08? About how chippy it got? How competitive? We don't hear that anymore.
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