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Originally Posted by ballocks
imo, the reason 'why' is because that thought shouldn't even cross your mind. as a pro- heck, as a player- you should be a slave to basketball (for lack of a better term). letting that other stuff dictate how hard you play on certain nights is the first step on the road to failure, imo. you can't get in the habit of varying the amount of effort you exert.
peace
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Pretty much my line of thought as well.
There are many reasons he would want to make an effort--not the least of which being to improve his trade value so he will make himself more attractive to a decent NBA team--but there is a definite lack of pride that he displayed which makes me discount his sportsmanship.
Losing sucks, and we know this all too well. But nobody, especially somebody with his talent, should be resigned to it.