There was nothing to celebrate for Chris Finch. Even though the Wolves only lost by three points against the Mavs in Game 1, the defeat still hasn't gone away for the coach. So, for the traditional video session, the coach made it clear to Anthony Edwards and his gang that he was not happy.
“The video session was tough,” assures the Wolves coach. “I told the guys, 'It's been a long time since I've been this disappointed in your efforts. Your performance, attitude, diligence and attention to detail just wasn't there.' The Western Conference Finals have begun. I don't know if they had received the memo, but they certainly received it this afternoon. »
LikeAnthony Edwards And Karl-Anthony Townsin the tough during this defeat which gave the advantage of the field to the Mavericks, it was the whole team which seemed on the knees.
“We just played sluggish. The game plan was not ready to be executed. The decision making on offense wasn't very good. And we got beat when we had to fight, in transition and on offensive rebounds. These are things that cannot happen,” warns Chris Finch.
A reflection of the immaturity of the Wolves?
The match lost against the Mavericks is already the third defeat (in six games) at home for the Wolves. In the previous series, Minnesota lost its first two games in Minneapolis.
“I told our guys, 'We're 3-3 at home and we've had two similar types of performances after winning streaks.'explains Chris Finch, who in any case thinks he has awakened his training. “Immaturity can come out in different ways, and this could be one of them. »
On the players' side, we assure that we have understood the message while the coach says he is certain to see a completely different face from Wolves during the second round, next night.
“I’m sure we will play better” says the coach. “Anyway, it's hard to imagine that we could play even worse. But there are also a lot of things that Dallas will be looking to adapt to, so each of these matches is going to have its own personality. »
