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[QUOTE="HoustonCuse, post: 3890122, member: 87"]
I listened to a few of the clips. The first one, with the opening remarks was good. After that, frankly they come off as insanely weak. I stopped after the 1,000th “like” but what I gathered was that they won’t take any criticism about their play because they don’t feel “loved enough.” I guess that over time I’ve gathered that this is somehow a thing with players but it is sort of mind blowing that they are this weak. Do they believe they will be coddled and loved on in the NBA? It’s sports. Performance is the only thing that matters. Not playing well and coach calls you on it? That’s accountability. Don’t whine because the coach isn’t crying in the locker room and giving you tender hugs.

It reminds me of these guys who go to the NBA, flame out and then you’ll see them bitterly talking about how “it’s a business” and such, implying they weren’t treated fairly. Somehow forgetting that their entire goal and focus was to get drafted, get that money. That money comes from it being a business and it comes with pretty stringent performance requirements. And very few tearful hugs from coaches, GMs, owners, etc.
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