Originally Posted by Viperstick
As bad as he was last game, Baby D was on fire to start this one. His energy & leadership got us going and gave us the cushion we needed when we decided to turn off half our cerebral cortex in the second stanza.
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Leadership is the most glaring weakness for this team right now. Is not JC the team captain? Example: coming out of the locker room with the big lead I specifically watched how they "warmed up". It was pitiful. 3+ minutes of literally standing around, walking through the layup line, and even Landers and Crosby attempting trick shots. At halftime. If any team knows you can blow a 20 pt lead in a matter of a few minutes, it's this one. I commented to a couple of "golden" Flyer basketball players who sit near me that if Wagner cuts our lead to single digits...and quickly...that (observing warmups) would be the reason. Bingo.
Sadly, this is where the captain steps in. Didn't happen. Neither did an asst coach. There's a certain maturity level this team needs to reach. They aren't there...yet.
