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Duhon: Knicks Didn't Take Friday Game Seriously

Oct 30, 2009 11:53 PM EST
Chris Duhon told the media that his teammates were not serious about Friday's game in Charlotte. Duhon said the Knicks dropped their double overtime loss against the Bobcats by not preparing properly prior to tip-off.

"They were fooling & joking around. Weren't taking game seriously, nobody was focused, even in layup line," wrote Tina Cervasio. "When they realized they could come back, it was too late."

The Knicks were down 19 points after one period but mounted a huge fourth-quarter comeback to force the extra sessions.

Via Twitter (Tina Cervasio, MSG Network)
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I fully agreed with Duhon's analysis. Last night, they came in an away game without strong will to win.
If Duhon felt this way, why didn't he voice out his concern and opinion to his teammate ?
Why nobody in the team speak up ?
This is partly due to MDA who should have tried to create a leader in the team. MDA had been successful where he had an leader like Nash in Suns, LJ in USA team.

We need to have a player who comes in every game with hungriness for victory and this will have great impact on other player's mental readiness.

So far, we have not seen any.

Do we need to wait such a leader until the next summer ?
I don't think so.

I forgot the game started at 7 so I tune in and we're down like 32-15. I watched for a few minutes. Turned that crap off and went out. See we came all the way back (why) just to go to overtime to lose anyway?

Yeah...that's pretty bad.

0-2.

As to the fooling around I pointed out last game that Jordan Hill had no business joking around and laughing wildly both on the bench and after the loss on the court. Even Clyde touched on that at the end saying it's inexcusable.

So to hear that these guys were clowning around is not surprising. They're not taking the SEASON seriously at all. Do they not realize they are auditioning for their next job and the "Who cares about this year we won't be here next season anyway." excuse won't cut it? That they're shaving potentially millions in salary off their next contract? Because they want to clown around like CHILDREN?

Ridiculous.