The Sixers started the season poorly but they had an excuse: Joel Embiid and Paul George weren't on the field yet. Now that the duo is back, things are not going better in Philadelphia and the defeat in Miami was, obviously, one too many.
How to know? Because Nick Nurse's troops now have the worst record in the league (2-11, tied with Washington) and because the press conference after the match did not start on time.
“Sorry for the delay. We had a little meeting. I'm not going to go into detail but I'm happy to answer any questions about the match.”, declared the Philadelphia coach in front of journalists.
A useful meeting? Answer to the next match
This is the famous crisis meeting, which some teams organize in difficult times. The opportunity for the coach to come back to certain specific points.
“I just try to repeat these things, to come back to things that we can improve”insists Nick Nurse, who had just mentioned Philadelphia's very average defense since the start of the season. “Offensively too, rotating the ball, respecting instructions. Make these players believe that they are better shooters and scorers than they are showing right now. We need them to step up and do it. »
Did this speech, during this meeting, go down well with the players? Did they hear the message?
“We can only find out in the next match,” replies the coach. “We will only see it during training, with the level of concentration and energy. But otherwise, yes, I think so. The players were attentive and very communicative. »
