Ime Udoka on loss to Jazz: "Guys looked like they didn't want to play"

I wish he had gone harder on them.

 

I have a feeling that Ime doesn't believe Jalen should be on the team next year.

 

Brutha he’s gone hard on them all year. These are grown ass men playing hoops for money. You either show wanting to play or sit next to me on the bench. Damn

 

I wonder who he was talking about. Lol so hard to figure out

 

“Soft”
“Scared”

Tonight:
“Didn’t want to play”
“Habits are hard to break. Mentalities are hard to change. That’s why we are where we are record wise and not achieving our goals”
“Better off saying you don’t want to play and get people out there who want to play”

Soft, scared, didn’t want to play…damning words

 

Ime needs to hold everyone accountable, that includes Dillon Brooks.

 

and some guys looked like they wanted to play for the Jazz

 

Fred and Dillon did. That’s why they played so people need to quit blaming them. Like Ime said, Fred has been carrying the team.

 

This is why I said…the outcome of the game was meaningless but the game wasn’t. Not if you’re trying to build a team.

 

An infuriating effort tonight.

You won't hang any banners for it, but a young team where we've been, it seems it would have been real nice point of pride to say we were a winning team at the end of the year.

They clearly did not give a f**k.

 

Ime defending FVV is ridiculous. Where is McHale when you need him, the ball got sticky

 

I think you can guage how pissed Udoka is by the length of his post-game press conference. This one barely got over 2 minutes.

Glass half full, they seemed to have finally fixed the microphone problem that's been plaguing them all season.
Best sounding post-game of the season.

Alright, I'm reaching.

 

Maybe, I don't know, but how many times has Jalen had to be benched this year? It could be just tough love, trying to get Jalen to care...but either way, it's a really bad look.

 

You would hope that in a game like this Jalen Green and Jabari Smith would step up a little bit.

Yikes...

 

Ime seems thoroughly tired of Jalen. Interesting that even during March when reporters would load the questions implying this was some new Jalen, Ime would still always call it a “hot streak”. He knew.

 

Ime with timely brainiác observation.....

 

It might have been a blessing in disguise.

 

The Silas, losing mentality. You noticed down the stretch the Silas players were on the bench?

 

Should have said 'This is not a Play In team.'