The coaching staff obviously did not have them motivated and prepared for this game after a very bad home loss a few days ago. Not a good sign.
Heard the pregame interview from JL saying what a great week of practice they had. I said thats not good. They always say that before a flop of a game.
Do you ever hear a coach say they had a bad week of practice?....
Pathetic. That's the only word to describe that entire performance. Drake was almost as bad in the 1st half and still led by 10.
If we play like that Wednesday, we'll lose by 30+.
Main disappointment from the player's tonight......no fire, after coming off a home loss....?
I disagree - I thought the effort was there, but they seemed in Fast Forward, need to relax and play the game. I would like to see Norris supplant Sammy at the point. He seems more composed. Sam is playing really bad basketball right now.
Need a shake-up to get three more wins. This is a good team that needs to regroup. Concentration is a big factor right now and bickering with the refs and losing composure isn't helping.
Heard the pregame interview from JL saying what a great week of practice they had. I said thats not good. They always say that before a flop of a game.
I like Les, and I still think his best years are ahead of him (as long as we give the guy a chance the next year or two by not starting the official "Let's fire Jim Les campaign"). But I agree, the "great week of practice" line has been used by Lovie Smith, Dave Wannstedt, Dick Jauron and other "great" coaches in the history of Chicago sports.
Then again, as someone else posted here, most coaches use that line from time to time. BUT some don't use it as a crutch. I'm not saying Les is, but he may need to emphasis more to the fans and the players that some players are not taking what they are learning in practice into game situations.
Let's face it, without our two best players this team is young and inexperienced. And I like Collins, but I'm not sure what is going on with him lately. He seems to be digressing as this season winds down, and that's ashame. He's a senior and I hate to see someone going out like this. Having said that though, he has shown some flashes of brilliance and maybe he can get things going in time for St. Louis if not sooner. We need him if we have any chance, and we can't get into situations where our offense and/or defense takes eight or ten minutes off in a game.