We don't know what happened makes LaMelo Ball laugh so much and his teammates on the bench Hornets. What we do know, however, is that their coach Steve Clifford, believing that Brandon Miller had been the victim of a foul, had just been expelled. And especially since Charlotte was trailing the Knicks by 25 points on home court…
Not the best image for this team, finally beaten by 21 points this Monday, which recorded a 22nd defeat in 25 outings. Obviously, the video in question caused a reaction on social networks, even reaching the ears of the team coach, little known for such excesses of anger.
He says he has not seen the sequence in question, but has “ heard “.
“ Our guys do a good job of being competitive, working hard, you know them. So to think that they're not serious or that they don't care… I don't care because I've been around teams that weren't serious (serious), these guys are “, sweeps away the coachstayed for three seasons as head coach in Orlando, after earlier experiences as an assistant with the Knicks or the Rockets.
A difference between being on a losing team and being a loser
“ Managing frustration and disappointment is a major element in sport. Some handle it well, others don't. What I know is that when we lose, they are disappointed. They came today, we did a shorter training session, not restrictive. Concentration and energy level were good. We have to find a way to maintain our game, but the attitude and the rest is not the problem », Maintains the coach whose team occupies 13th place in the East (10 wins – 35 losses).
Steve Clifford believes that “ in sports, there's a difference between being on a losing team and being a loser, okay? It's like a lot of guys who call themselves winners. They are just because they played with Michael (Jordan) or with LeBron (James). And when you watch them go to another team, it's different. So I think people should be very careful in judging players when they don't see them every day. »
Terry Rozier, who has just left, is therefore rather well placed to talk about it. And yet he makes the completely opposite reading compared to his former coach…
” It's quite the opposite “ he explains about the difference between Charlotte and Miami. “In Charlotte, we're a little used to losing. It's in the DNA. Here it's the opposite. Nobody wants to lose. Nobody accepts it.”
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Lamelo Ball | 22 | 32.3 | 43.3 | 35.5 | 86.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 23.9 |
| Terry Rozier | 30 | 35.5 | 45.9 | 35.8 | 84.5 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 23.2 |
| Miles Bridges | 34 | 37.1 | 45.9 | 35.3 | 85.8 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 20.9 |
| Brandon Miller | 39 | 30.8 | 43.5 | 37.8 | 81.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
| Gordon Hayward | 25 | 31.9 | 46.8 | 36.1 | 76.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| Pj Washington | 39 | 28.9 | 44.8 | 34.3 | 74.7 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 13.5 |
| Mark Williams | 19 | 26.8 | 64.9 | 0.0 | 71.9 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 12.7 |
| Nick Richards | 36 | 25.1 | 68.7 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 9.6 |
| Cody Martin | 15 | 26.0 | 36.9 | 32.6 | 54.5 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| Nick Smith, Jr. | 30 | 15.2 | 42.8 | 47.1 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| Bryce McGowens | 36 | 16.1 | 44.7 | 37.3 | 74.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| Theo Maledon | 13 | 15.4 | 28.8 | 16.7 | 91.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| James Bouknight | 12 | 6.1 | 43.2 | 44.4 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Ish Smith | 38 | 16.7 | 44.0 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| Jt Thor | 38 | 14.0 | 35.8 | 32.2 | 53.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| Amari Bailey | 2 | 5.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Leaky Black | 16 | 6.2 | 47.4 | 42.9 | 60.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Nate Mensah | 20 | 13.3 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 4 | 8.3 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
