It starts at the top Massy, and its not working. For whatever reason. This happened in Westphals first year, It happened last year when the Maloof's wanted to fire Westphal and Petrie talked them out of it. Cousins was doing his best not to say what he really wanted to say. Yeah, Cousins got frustrated in both the last two games, but we were down and out by the time he did. I'm not excusing it, but I certainly understand it. I hear Westphal praising Cisco for his leadership and hard work in the offseason, but he's yet to see any time on the floor. If your a young player how do you interpret that. Answer: Busting your butt and putting in the hard word gets you nothing. Not even a minute of playing time.
Everytime Westphal gets a new toy, that toy moves to the head of the line, and players like Thompson, Cisco, and Greene move down the bench. One of the main culprits, in just coming down the floor and quick shooting last night, was Salmons. Who lobbied for Salmons? Westphal!! He admitted in an interview that he asked Petrie to go after Salmons. I think Salmons can be a valuable player on the right team, but not on this team. I thought so when we aquired him, but I was willing to give it a shot. So far, its not looking like its going to work. But I'm not going to blame Salmons for being Salmons. Evans looks like a confused mess. Hayes is wondering just what the hell he's gotten himself into. Thornton looks angry, and Cousins doesn't know what to believe.
The bottom line is, what you see on the floor belongs to Westphal. When a general loses a battle, they don't fire the army. Personally, I don't want to endure any more of this. Why should I believe that this will turn around. What indicators are there that I haven't seen, that shows progress. I'm generally a positive person, but I don't ignore reality. Westphal has said that he really likes this team. I have serious doubts that this team likes him.
