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[QUOTE="kingtidge, post: 5349127, member: 994"]
Who's the team captain?

Who's the guy Red has sat down with and said "We need to do this, this, and this on defense. I know you get it, and I need you to be the lynchpin on the court and lead this team by example and get on the guys that are dragging. Take the reigns, son."

A coach can only do so much in-game from the sideline and needs a good floor-general.

If you watched Red's Miami postgame presser, he took responsibility for the fact the team did not play defense but basically said he does not know why they didn't.

He said they didn't do what he coached them to do.

I like the honesty but this is an unacceptable situation. I also like Red and it's painful to watch him answer questions staring down at the table with his arms folded looking pained. He is clearly distraught and feeling the pressure and I do feel bad for him. No one wanted it to go this way, least of all him.

People follow leaders in the most basic sense.

Either these players simply won't follow his direction or they are not clear on what they are being asked to do, and hence can't execute what they don't understand.

Whatever the reasons for this, it's not acceptable and Red is getting paid $2mil+ a year to figure it out and get the players to play to their potential.

Big boy pants are on. Good coaches earn their wedge.
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