12-23-2020, 09:41 AM
(12-23-2020, 12:03 AM)cj1895 Wrote: I despise this take. The players have performance incentives in their contracts. Fringe players need good tape to stay in the league another year. Saying they “still play hard” is because if they want a paycheck they have to play hard. It makes no difference who the incompetent coach is that’s calling the shots.
I've seen plenty of games where whole teams just lay down and it's obvious they aren't putting in any effort when they are losing .