Del Negro rips Clippers
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, March 31, 2013 with 3 comments
Losing to a Houston Rockets team with James Harden didn't sit well with Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro who ripped into his team after the disappointing loss as the Rockets were without leading scorer James Harden.
“They played harder than we did,” Del Negro said. “We were terrible. Our effort was terrible. Our attitude was terrible. Our urgency was terrible. I’m very disappointed. I didn’t see the fight in us tonight. We need guys to step up.
“We were soft. We were sloppy. Our urgency was poor. Our defense was poor. Our transition defense was poor. Our post defense was poor. Our pick-and-roll defense was poor. I could go on and on.”
“They played harder than we did,” Del Negro said. “We were terrible. Our effort was terrible. Our attitude was terrible. Our urgency was terrible. I’m very disappointed. I didn’t see the fight in us tonight. We need guys to step up.
“We were soft. We were sloppy. Our urgency was poor. Our defense was poor. Our transition defense was poor. Our post defense was poor. Our pick-and-roll defense was poor. I could go on and on.”
I like what he had to say. He has to remind them he's not going to baby them just because they're a highlight reel team. Blake especially needs it since he's young. He has a lot of raw potential, and he needs the criticism if he wants to learn to refine it.
ReplyDeleteThey better shape up before CP3 heads back East.
DeleteNo doubt. Whether it's Griffin or Jordan dunking or Crawford and Butler putting up shots, it all has to start with CP3. He's the floor general, and he's pretty damn good and deciding the best hands in which to put the ball.
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