Fire Carlisle

[CadBane]

RC: "I like this team. We’ve had struggles, but we’re going to keep pushing."

We like our team. That's a real quote fyi.

[twistaeffect2004]

Originally Posted by CadBane

RC: "I like this team. We’ve had struggles, but we’re going to keep pushing."

We like our team. That's a real quote fyi.

I don't know what people expect him to say. Of course he says he likes the team, it's an approach used to not belittle nor aggravate a team that is already reeling. I can guarantee that what is said behind the scenes and what's said in a public forum are different. He's simply protecting his players.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by twistaeffect2004

I don't know what people expect him to say. Of course he says he likes the team, it's an approach used to not belittle nor aggravate a team that is already reeling. I can guarantee that what is said behind the scenes and what's said in a public forum are different. He's simply protecting his players.

I just remember Nellie just insulted the team to the media at every opportunity. Maybe it was a motivational tool, but saying "we just arent a good team" and "we just dont have that much talent" over and over seemed to get a lot of people riled up.

Instead we get a coach thats trying to be optimistic despite having a team crumbling away in front of his eyes and I think he's being pretty politic despite it all. He knows we arent going anywhere but its not a coach's duty to publicly come out and say "yeah we need to trade Josh and get 'Gasoled'".

[bcrav4]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

I just remember Nellie just insulted the team to the media at every opportunity. Maybe it was a motivational tool, but saying "we just arent a good team" and "we just dont have that much talent" over and over seemed to get a lot of people riled up.

Instead we get a coach thats trying to be optimistic despite having a team crumbling away in front of his eyes and I think he's being pretty politic despite it all. He knows we arent going anywhere but its not a coach's duty to publicly come out and say "yeah we need to trade Josh and get 'Gasoled'".

Herein lies the lose-lose situation. Carlisle is too scared to call his team out in public, because he thinks his team would actually be offended. But, if they have already tuned him out, then his strategy is useless because he is making NO comments (for PC reasons), instead of at least attempting to make SOME comments (which will probably fall on deaf ears anyway).