We hear this all the time from GM's in every sport. Bryan famously repeated this phrase, and then wound up with train wrecks like Turk and Bargs. I believe they picked AB even after they did the psychological testing that showed that he didn't care what anyone thought.
I was reminded of this watching the Masai Ujiri interview when he mentioned, in response to George's question, "Are there any traits that are big red flags in a rookie," or something like that. MU's immediate response was "laziness." Oddly enough both Turk and AB were lazy. AB admitted to it in an interview. Turk didn't need to admit to it, you could see it.
It seems like the common characteristic of MU's dream team (which to this point includes the coach and starting five from Bryan's days) is a willingness to work. Am I just making this up in my own mind, or do you think this would be a deciding characteristic of future picks and FA acquisitions?
Lord knows the league has plenty of talented guys who are happy to coast.
I was reminded of this watching the Masai Ujiri interview when he mentioned, in response to George's question, "Are there any traits that are big red flags in a rookie," or something like that. MU's immediate response was "laziness." Oddly enough both Turk and AB were lazy. AB admitted to it in an interview. Turk didn't need to admit to it, you could see it.
It seems like the common characteristic of MU's dream team (which to this point includes the coach and starting five from Bryan's days) is a willingness to work. Am I just making this up in my own mind, or do you think this would be a deciding characteristic of future picks and FA acquisitions?
Lord knows the league has plenty of talented guys who are happy to coast.
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